Hi,
sorry for the late reply and thanks @Jon for the reminder ;-)
On 04/04/15 11:13, Helmut wrote:
> Dear Transformappers!
>
> Here Wendy sends some new infos about the new plattform for Greenmap.
>
> She asked me to correct my last mail, to clarify, that Greenmap-Icons
> are not yet released as opensource but their are still discussing how to
> make it.
I am responsible for the maps on demo.transformap.co. I have included
the icons with ©Greenmap. Only the code is released under PD, not the
icons. Is that okay for you?
> It is a challenge to change the direction of an 20year
> experienced organisation, where so many people spend their time for...
>
> *@Techniqians:
> What do you think about using cartoDB and improve it?
Improving it? Is it Open Source? If you are talking about
https://cartodb.com/, this seems not to be the case.
> Should they go for it?
It depends on Greenmap's needs. At the moment we are using a Semantic
Mediawiki (which is an independent instance and not linked data yet),
and our second platform is using OpenStreetMap directly.
I haven't dug into CartoDB yet, but it seems to be closed source and
using its own databases (maybe even hosted on a proprietary service).
I personally would appreciate it if Greenmap would be using
OpenStreetMap directly (as we do), but this limits mapping to objects
suitable for OSM.
> Should Greenmap better wait for our plattform?
There is no “full grown” ecosystem around TransforMap yet, and it will
take some time (think of years) until this is the case.
It doesn't have the functionality yet Greenmap would need - but we would
be very happy if we join our resources for developing a common platform!
> Should we do it too?
I would prefer to use 100% Open Source solutions and to facilitate the
“Linked Open Data” approach (as we already do with OSM).
I strongly urge to use OSM directly for all geodata. But if cartoDB is
Open Source, I would give it a try for using it for other entries like
events.
> *
>
> *Who, apart from Michael and "onYOURway" is actually developing some
> softwarecode for a mapping plattform?
This is Thomas (@toka in discourse) who is responsible for the Semantic
Mediawiki, and me (who is doing all the OpenStreetMap stuff).
> *
> Thanks
> Helmut
Thanks, Michael
>
> -------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht --------
> Betreff: [GreenMap] Are you ready to test CartoDB?
> Datum: Thu, 02 Apr 2015 22:08:31 -0400
> Von: Wendy Brawer <web@greenmap.org>
> An: list serv <greenmap@greenmap.org>
>
>
>
> hello Mapmakers,
>
> Thanks to Thomas Turnbull, we have a great resource for
> technically-minded Green Mapmakers to test, and further develop.
>
> He has been testing the CartoDB mapping platform with data exported from
> Open Green Map, as you can see here - http://cdb.io/1E46C6K
> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fcdb.io%2F1E46C6K&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHDZZ0TsCnA0gi2SGJRt8i8vUy3Zg>
>
> at this doc (no password needed) you'll also find his detailed tutorial
> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SkPJF4eO5C_NmenligqoqDEv_S6DHMUxKOkEeUx5Fyw/edit?usp=sharing>
> for exporting your Open Green Map into CartoDB and customizing how it
> looks. It's remarkable how many things you can do with your map once
> it's on https://cartodb.com/
>
> Many things have yet to be styled (or built), but CartoDB, which is open
> source, gives us the opportunity to build what we need together.
>
> Right now, we welcome the participation of people with technical skills.
> I'm not equipped! but I'm ready to help people get together, and make
> something wonderful that benefits all of us and the world we share.
>
> You can share how you did it on https://github.com/greenmap (which is,
> according to this beginners guide
> <http://opensource.com/life/15/2/beginners-guide-github>)is a place
> where every developer (or aspiring developer) can share their source
> code and stories with the world. In this way we can continually build
> an ideal Green Map platform on CartoDB together. Translation can be done
> this way too.
>
> You can add comments right to the tutorial
> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SkPJF4eO5C_NmenligqoqDEv_S6DHMUxKOkEeUx5Fyw/edit?usp=sharing>
--> page, and we can also use this for discussion:
> http://lab.greenmap.org/groups/cartodb/
>
> It will take time. But together! we can do it.
>
> Please let us know you are contributing on the Tutorial page, GitHub or
> at the Lab, and let's enjoy working together this new way - thank you all!
>
> best wishes, Wendy
>
>
> -- Wendy E. Brawer
> Founding Director
>
> Green Map System
> http://GreenMap.org
>
> web@greenmap.org
> +1 212 674 163
Michael Maier, Student of Telematics @ Graz University of Technology
OpenStreetMap Graz http://osm.org/go/0Iz@paV
http://wiki.osm.org/Graz
http://wiki.osm.org/Graz/Stammtisch
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