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Robert Soden

Jul 9, 2009

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Headed to the International Open Street Map Conference to Talk Map Data in Africa

State of the Map 2009

This weekend I’m headed to State of the Map 2009 , the 3rd Annual International Open Street Map conference in Amsterdam to present on the recent import of over one hundred thousand miles of United Nations road data in Africa, part of the work done...
Robert Soden

Apr 22, 2009

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140,000 Miles of African Roads Added to Open Street Map

New Data Focuses on Congo DRC, Tanzania, Sudan, Kenya, Burundi, and Rwanda

We just finished uploading 141,107.17 miles (67 MB) of road data for Congo, DRC, Tanzania, Sudan, Kenya, Burundi, and Rwanda from FAO’s Africover project and the UN’s DEPHA to Open Street Map. OSM will play a crucial role in some of our...
Eric Gundersen

Jan 5, 2009

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Any Maps of Gaza Showing Israeli Army Movements?

Watching a War Block by Block and Looking for Details

The news reports this morning said that Gaza has been cut in half. By the time of writing this late this evening, the reports are saying that Gaza city is now encircled. I wanted to get a view of the city so I could better understand what is...