NEXT MEETING

WHEN   Friday May 16, 2008 7:00-9:00pm (new starting time)

WHERE   Special Location: Giedt Hall, Room 1006 UC Davis Davis, CA 95616 Directions/Map

	TOPIC
	The OpenStreetMap Project NOTE: Special day and location! Steve Coast, Founder OpenStreetMap Foundation OpenStreetMap.org (OSM) is a map of the world which anyone can edit, where the data is given away freely. Much like Wikipedia allows the collaborative creation of an encyclopedia, OSM allows users to trace aerial imagery or use GPS units to create geometry. That geometry is then "tagged" with key/value pairs such as highway:motorway and name:Baker Street. Started in August 2004, OSM is now approaching 35,000 users around the world. The majority are in Western Europe and the UK and Germany in particular. OSM is not a complete map, however, mass participation and imports of TIGER (US public domain map dataset) and donated data from AND in relatively larges areas and countries. About the Speaker: Steve Coast is founder of OpenStreetMap and co-founder of CloudMade and has worked for many years on diverse heavy-lifting computing applications around open systems. Steve interned at Wolfram Research before studying computer science and then physics at UCL. He left early to pursue research and development work at universities and leading web companies prior to founding CloudMade. Special Meeting Date and Location! Free pizza! To accomodate Steve's visit from the UK, LUGOD has moved its meeting to Friday, May 16th. We will be meeting at 1006 Giedt Hall, UC Davis. LUGOD will be serving free pizza from the Village Bakery. This meeting is being held in conjunction with GLOBAL:geography club. A flyer is available (PDF).

	AGENDA
	Introduction of new members If you're a new member, or haven't been to LUGOD for a while, take some time to introduce yourself to us. (Who are you, what do you use Linux for, how did you discover LUGOD, etc.) News, Questions and Announcements Companies with on-topic announcements and members with Linux-related questions or news can speak up now. Also, a summary of what's been going on in the worlds of Linux, GNU, Open Source, BSD, Free Software, other Unixes, etc. Project Reports Installfest Workshop (Last: April 13th; Next: May 17th) Seth Nagao / Chris McKenzie LERT: Linux Emergency Relief Team Henry House Hands-on Linux Demo Chris McKenzie Yolo County Child Development Conference (April 26) Bill Kendrick Other Business Officer Nominations close / Elections begin Nick Schmalenberger Lending Library Donation Henry House Next meeting announcement Voluntary due collection A collection basket will be passed around. Feel free to donate, or not donate, to LUGOD. (We're a 501(c)7 non-profit.) Mini Presentation Demos and short-topic speakers are also common at meetings. None scheduled Presentation Presentations are the core of our meetings. The OpenStreetMap Project Steve Coast, Founder, OpenStreetMap Foundation Financial report Henry House What did we collect today?

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