Meetup on Tuesday 27 Oct?
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Shekhar Krishnan
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Dear All:
My colleague Tim 'Chippy' Waters, freelance geo-hacker, OSM enthusiast and web developer from Leeds UK will be in town next Tuesday 27 October evening. I propose a meetup around 7.00pm in Cambridge to share ideas and projects. Tim and I also want to show off the Map Rectifier and Digitizer he's been developing for the New York Public Library http://maps.nypl.org which contains thousands of historical maps archived by the Maps Division. Here's more about Tim and his work http://thinkwhere.wordpress.com/projects Let me know if anyone is interested, and I'll book a room or space somewhere at MIT with a projector. Also, if you want a beta account on http://maps.nypl.org please email me off list. Best, S.K. -- Shekhar Krishnan MIT E51-185 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139 U.S.A. http://heptanesia.net http://bombayology.net http://web.mit.edu/shekhar _______________________________________________ Boston mailing list [hidden email] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/boston |
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Larry Kain
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I would like to join.
Larry Kain On Oct 23, 2009, at 12:30 PM, Shekhar Krishnan wrote: > Dear All: > > My colleague Tim 'Chippy' Waters, freelance geo-hacker, OSM > enthusiast and web developer from Leeds UK will be in town next > Tuesday 27 October evening. I propose a meetup around 7.00pm in > Cambridge to share ideas and projects. > > Tim and I also want to show off the Map Rectifier and Digitizer > he's been developing for the New York Public Library http:// > maps.nypl.org which contains thousands of historical maps archived > by the Maps Division. Here's more about Tim and his work http:// > thinkwhere.wordpress.com/projects > > Let me know if anyone is interested, and I'll book a room or space > somewhere at MIT with a projector. Also, if you want a beta account > on http://maps.nypl.org please email me off list. > > Best, > > > S.K. > -- > > Shekhar Krishnan > MIT E51-185 > 77 Massachusetts Avenue > Cambridge, MA 02139 > U.S.A. > > http://heptanesia.net > http://bombayology.net > http://web.mit.edu/shekhar > _______________________________________________ > Boston mailing list > [hidden email] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/boston _______________________________________________ Boston mailing list [hidden email] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/boston |
Christopher Schmidt-2
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by Shekhar Krishnan
On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 12:30:51PM -0400, Shekhar Krishnan wrote:
> Dear All: > > My colleague Tim 'Chippy' Waters, freelance geo-hacker, OSM enthusiast > and web developer from Leeds UK will be in town next Tuesday 27 October > evening. I propose a meetup around 7.00pm in Cambridge to share ideas > and projects. > > Tim and I also want to show off the Map Rectifier and Digitizer he's > been developing for the New York Public Library http://maps.nypl.org > which contains thousands of historical maps archived by the Maps > Division. Here's more about Tim and his work > http://thinkwhere.wordpress.com/projects > > Let me know if anyone is interested, and I'll book a room or space > somewhere at MIT with a projector. Also, if you want a beta account on > http://maps.nypl.org please email me off list. So, are we meeting? where and when? Regards, -- Christopher Schmidt MetaCarta _______________________________________________ Boston mailing list [hidden email] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/boston |
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David Zwarg-4
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by Larry Kain
I would like to join as well, but that I can't make it that day.
Count me in for another meet-up soon. z Quoting Larry Kain <[hidden email]>: > I would like to join. > > Larry Kain > On Oct 23, 2009, at 12:30 PM, Shekhar Krishnan wrote: > >> Dear All: >> >> My colleague Tim 'Chippy' Waters, freelance geo-hacker, OSM >> enthusiast and web developer from Leeds UK will be in town next >> Tuesday 27 October evening. I propose a meetup around 7.00pm in >> Cambridge to share ideas and projects. >> >> Tim and I also want to show off the Map Rectifier and Digitizer >> he's been developing for the New York Public Library >> http://maps.nypl.org which contains thousands of historical maps >> archived by the Maps Division. Here's more about Tim and his work >> http://thinkwhere.wordpress.com/projects >> >> Let me know if anyone is interested, and I'll book a room or space >> somewhere at MIT with a projector. Also, if you want a beta account >> on http://maps.nypl.org please email me off list. >> >> Best, >> >> >> S.K. >> -- >> >> Shekhar Krishnan >> MIT E51-185 >> 77 Massachusetts Avenue >> Cambridge, MA 02139 >> U.S.A. >> >> http://heptanesia.net >> http://bombayology.net >> http://web.mit.edu/shekhar >> _______________________________________________ >> Boston mailing list >> [hidden email] >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/boston > > _______________________________________________ > Boston mailing list > [hidden email] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/boston > _______________________________________________ Boston mailing list [hidden email] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/boston |
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Joshua Lieberman
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by Shekhar Krishnan
Shekhar,
Very sorry I'll be out of town, but looking forward to the next one (soon!). Josh Lieberman On Oct 23, 2009, at 12:30 PM, Shekhar Krishnan wrote: > Dear All: > > My colleague Tim 'Chippy' Waters, freelance geo-hacker, OSM > enthusiast and web developer from Leeds UK will be in town next > Tuesday 27 October evening. I propose a meetup around 7.00pm in > Cambridge to share ideas and projects. > > Tim and I also want to show off the Map Rectifier and Digitizer he's > been developing for the New York Public Library http://maps.nypl.org > which contains thousands of historical maps archived by the Maps > Division. Here's more about Tim and his work http://thinkwhere.wordpress.com/projects > > Let me know if anyone is interested, and I'll book a room or space > somewhere at MIT with a projector. Also, if you want a beta account > on http://maps.nypl.org please email me off list. > > Best, > > > S.K. > -- > > Shekhar Krishnan > MIT E51-185 > 77 Massachusetts Avenue > Cambridge, MA 02139 > U.S.A. > > http://heptanesia.net > http://bombayology.net > http://web.mit.edu/shekhar > _______________________________________________ > Boston mailing list > [hidden email] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/boston _______________________________________________ Boston mailing list [hidden email] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/boston |
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Miles Fidelman
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by Shekhar Krishnan
Is anything actually happening? If so, when and where?
Miles Fidelman Shekhar Krishnan wrote: > Dear All: > > My colleague Tim 'Chippy' Waters, freelance geo-hacker, OSM enthusiast > and web developer from Leeds UK will be in town next Tuesday 27 > October evening. I propose a meetup around 7.00pm in Cambridge to > share ideas and projects. > > Tim and I also want to show off the Map Rectifier and Digitizer he's > been developing for the New York Public Library http://maps.nypl.org > which contains thousands of historical maps archived by the Maps > Division. Here's more about Tim and his work > http://thinkwhere.wordpress.com/projects > > Let me know if anyone is interested, and I'll book a room or space > somewhere at MIT with a projector. Also, if you want a beta account on > http://maps.nypl.org please email me off list. > > Best, > > > S.K. -- Miles R. Fidelman, Director of Government Programs Traverse Technologies 145 Tremont Street, 3rd Floor Boston, MA 02111 [hidden email] 857-362-8314 www.traversetechnologies.com _______________________________________________ Boston mailing list [hidden email] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/boston |
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Shekhar Krishnan
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All:
Sorry for the late notice on this. We'll meet at the MIT Media Lab, Wiesner Building, E15, 20 Ames Street Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=E15&Buildings=go Meet downstairs (stairs go straight down from Ames Street) in 'The Cube', the workspace with sofas inside glass doors to your right once you enter the lobby. I'll confirm the room number to this list tomorrow once I get it from the ML folks. Best, Shekhar Miles Fidelman wrote: > Is anything actually happening? If so, when and where? > > Miles Fidelman > > Shekhar Krishnan wrote: >> Dear All: >> >> My colleague Tim 'Chippy' Waters, freelance geo-hacker, OSM enthusiast >> and web developer from Leeds UK will be in town next Tuesday 27 >> October evening. I propose a meetup around 7.00pm in Cambridge to >> share ideas and projects. >> >> Tim and I also want to show off the Map Rectifier and Digitizer he's >> been developing for the New York Public Library http://maps.nypl.org >> which contains thousands of historical maps archived by the Maps >> Division. Here's more about Tim and his work >> http://thinkwhere.wordpress.com/projects >> >> Let me know if anyone is interested, and I'll book a room or space >> somewhere at MIT with a projector. Also, if you want a beta account on >> http://maps.nypl.org please email me off list. >> >> Best, >> >> >> S.K. > > -- Shekhar Krishnan MIT E51-185 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139 U.S.A. http://heptanesia.net http://bombayology.net http://web.mit.edu/shekhar _______________________________________________ Boston mailing list [hidden email] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/boston |
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Christopher Schmidt
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On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 12:18:09AM -0400, Shekhar Krishnan wrote:
> All: > > Sorry for the late notice on this. We'll meet at the MIT Media Lab, > Wiesner Building, E15, 20 Ames Street Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 > http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=E15&Buildings=go > > Meet downstairs (stairs go straight down from Ames Street) in 'The > Cube', the workspace with sofas inside glass doors to your right once > you enter the lobby. I'll confirm the room number to this list tomorrow > once I get it from the ML folks. Cool. I should be there. -- Chris > Best, > > > Shekhar > > > Miles Fidelman wrote: >> Is anything actually happening? If so, when and where? >> >> Miles Fidelman >> >> Shekhar Krishnan wrote: >>> Dear All: >>> >>> My colleague Tim 'Chippy' Waters, freelance geo-hacker, OSM >>> enthusiast and web developer from Leeds UK will be in town next >>> Tuesday 27 October evening. I propose a meetup around 7.00pm in >>> Cambridge to share ideas and projects. >>> >>> Tim and I also want to show off the Map Rectifier and Digitizer he's >>> been developing for the New York Public Library http://maps.nypl.org >>> which contains thousands of historical maps archived by the Maps >>> Division. Here's more about Tim and his work >>> http://thinkwhere.wordpress.com/projects >>> >>> Let me know if anyone is interested, and I'll book a room or space >>> somewhere at MIT with a projector. Also, if you want a beta account >>> on http://maps.nypl.org please email me off list. >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> >>> S.K. >> >> > > -- > > Shekhar Krishnan > MIT E51-185 > 77 Massachusetts Avenue > Cambridge, MA 02139 > U.S.A. > > http://heptanesia.net > http://bombayology.net > http://web.mit.edu/shekhar > _______________________________________________ > Boston mailing list > [hidden email] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/boston -- Christopher Schmidt Web Developer _______________________________________________ Boston mailing list [hidden email] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/boston |
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Shekhar Krishnan
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The room is confirmed, it is in E15-135 in the Wiesner Bldg/Media Lab at
20 Ames Street Cambridge, MA 02139-4307. http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=E15&Buildings=go We'll meet at 7.00 p.m. tonight. If anyone is lost, you can call or text me on +1.617.412.6334 or find me or AIM (bombayologist) or GoogleTalk (bombayologist). Best, Shekhar Christopher Schmidt wrote: > On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 12:18:09AM -0400, Shekhar Krishnan wrote: >> All: >> >> Sorry for the late notice on this. We'll meet at the MIT Media Lab, >> Wiesner Building, E15, 20 Ames Street Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 >> http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=E15&Buildings=go >> >> Meet downstairs (stairs go straight down from Ames Street) in 'The >> Cube', the workspace with sofas inside glass doors to your right once >> you enter the lobby. I'll confirm the room number to this list tomorrow >> once I get it from the ML folks. > > Cool. I should be there. > > -- Chris > >> Best, >> >> >> Shekhar >> >> >> Miles Fidelman wrote: >>> Is anything actually happening? If so, when and where? >>> >>> Miles Fidelman >>> >>> Shekhar Krishnan wrote: >>>> Dear All: >>>> >>>> My colleague Tim 'Chippy' Waters, freelance geo-hacker, OSM >>>> enthusiast and web developer from Leeds UK will be in town next >>>> Tuesday 27 October evening. I propose a meetup around 7.00pm in >>>> Cambridge to share ideas and projects. >>>> >>>> Tim and I also want to show off the Map Rectifier and Digitizer he's >>>> been developing for the New York Public Library http://maps.nypl.org >>>> which contains thousands of historical maps archived by the Maps >>>> Division. Here's more about Tim and his work >>>> http://thinkwhere.wordpress.com/projects >>>> >>>> Let me know if anyone is interested, and I'll book a room or space >>>> somewhere at MIT with a projector. Also, if you want a beta account >>>> on http://maps.nypl.org please email me off list. >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> >>>> >>>> S.K. >>> >> -- >> >> Shekhar Krishnan >> MIT E51-185 >> 77 Massachusetts Avenue >> Cambridge, MA 02139 >> U.S.A. >> >> http://heptanesia.net >> http://bombayology.net >> http://web.mit.edu/shekhar >> _______________________________________________ >> Boston mailing list >> [hidden email] >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/boston > -- Shekhar Krishnan MIT E51-185 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139 U.S.A. http://heptanesia.net http://bombayology.net http://web.mit.edu/shekhar _______________________________________________ Boston mailing list [hidden email] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/boston |
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Alan Wu
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Note that this OSGeo meeting time conflicts with the BOSPDAUG (Boston
PDA User Group), which has had regularly scheduled meetings at 7pm on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month, usually in MIT Room 3-133: http://bospdaug.org OSGeo readers might be interested in the following announcement, extracted from an email by BOSPDAUG member Al Willis: "The Executive Office of Transportation (EOT) will be hosting a Developers Conference, free and open to the public, at the Tang Center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on November 14th, 2009. The Conference is free and open to the public. It will include plenary sessions featuring speakers from the transportation and technology community, and breakout sessions, where developers can meet to discuss EOT’s data and what applications they are working on. The Conference will also include training sessions for the Regional Transit Authorities, which provide transit services outside of Greater Boston, to help those agencies maintain their data in open and available formats on the Developers Page. The Conference will build on EOT’s historic step toward openness and transparency started by the creation of the EOT Developers Page." http://massdotdevconference.eventbrite.com/ In summary, the Mass Governor's Executive Office of Transportation (EOT) has announced the release of machine-readable information about transit and transportation to software developers of geo-aware apps. This includes transit schedules, realtime transit vehicle locations, and realtime traffic congestion information. The conference will discuss open standards, Web APIs, and potential uses for the ongoing release of this data. This is an exciting breakthrough, since it opens the way for Massachusetts software developers to match or exceed the comprehensive transit and traffic information services already available to San Francisco Bay residents (http://511.org). The BOSPDAUG membership has become increasingly interested in location-aware applications, enabled by the spreading popularity of GPS-equipped mobile platforms such as the iPhone, Android-based smartphones, and others. It would be unfortunate if OSGeo and BOSPDAUG meetings were to be regularly scheduled at the same time (except for joint meetings!). As for this evening's meetings, I regret my inability to be in two places at once 8^(. I do support the proposed on-campus location, as more conveniently accessible, and at least offering the theoretical possibility of going to one, and then the other, or alternating 8^). --Alan Wu On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 12:08 PM, Shekhar Krishnan <[hidden email]> wrote: > The room is confirmed, it is in E15-135 in the Wiesner Bldg/Media Lab at 20 > Ames Street Cambridge, MA 02139-4307. > > http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=E15&Buildings=go > > We'll meet at 7.00 p.m. tonight. If anyone is lost, you can call or text me > on +1.617.412.6334 or find me or AIM (bombayologist) or GoogleTalk > (bombayologist). > > Best, > > > Shekhar > > > Christopher Schmidt wrote: >> >> On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 12:18:09AM -0400, Shekhar Krishnan wrote: >>> >>> All: >>> >>> Sorry for the late notice on this. We'll meet at the MIT Media Lab, >>> Wiesner Building, E15, 20 Ames Street Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 >>> http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=E15&Buildings=go >>> >>> Meet downstairs (stairs go straight down from Ames Street) in 'The >>> Cube', the workspace with sofas inside glass doors to your right once you >>> enter the lobby. I'll confirm the room number to this list tomorrow once I >>> get it from the ML folks. >> >> Cool. I should be there. >> >> -- Chris >> >>> Best, >>> >>> >>> Shekhar >>> >>> >>> Miles Fidelman wrote: >>>> >>>> Is anything actually happening? If so, when and where? >>>> >>>> Miles Fidelman >>>> >>>> Shekhar Krishnan wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Dear All: >>>>> >>>>> My colleague Tim 'Chippy' Waters, freelance geo-hacker, OSM enthusiast >>>>> and web developer from Leeds UK will be in town next Tuesday 27 October >>>>> evening. I propose a meetup around 7.00pm in Cambridge to share ideas and >>>>> projects. >>>>> >>>>> Tim and I also want to show off the Map Rectifier and Digitizer he's >>>>> been developing for the New York Public Library http://maps.nypl.org which >>>>> contains thousands of historical maps archived by the Maps Division. Here's >>>>> more about Tim and his work http://thinkwhere.wordpress.com/projects >>>>> >>>>> Let me know if anyone is interested, and I'll book a room or space >>>>> somewhere at MIT with a projector. Also, if you want a beta account on >>>>> http://maps.nypl.org please email me off list. >>>>> >>>>> Best, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> S.K. >>>> >>> -- >>> >>> Shekhar Krishnan >>> MIT E51-185 >>> 77 Massachusetts Avenue >>> Cambridge, MA 02139 >>> U.S.A. >>> >>> http://heptanesia.net >>> http://bombayology.net >>> http://web.mit.edu/shekhar >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Boston mailing list >>> [hidden email] >>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/boston >> > > -- > > Shekhar Krishnan > MIT E51-185 > 77 Massachusetts Avenue > Cambridge, MA 02139 > U.S.A. > > http://heptanesia.net > http://bombayology.net > http://web.mit.edu/shekhar > _______________________________________________ > Boston mailing list > [hidden email] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/boston > Boston mailing list [hidden email] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/boston |
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Alan Wu
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I wasn't aware that EOT/DOT was planning to hold back real-time data
on bus locations. Perhaps due to misguided security concerns? "Let's keep the actual bus locations a secret. We don't want members of the general public delaying them by trying to get on board, now do we?" Anyway, I agree that this particular data holdback is most unfortunate, since the buses are the most vulnerable to traffic delays, and waiting bus riders are the most vulnerable to inclement weather. --Alan Wu On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 1:32 PM, chris csikszentmihalyi <[hidden email]> wrote: > One thing to add about the DOT initiative -- they are hosting a competition > for the best app or visualization based on the data they are now making > available, you can read about it here: > http://www.eot.state.ma.us/developers/ > > ... and the winner gets an unlimited T pass for a year! > > Also, they are currently _not_ making available the real-time bus locations > they collect through GPS. That's a pity, since it is one place where > transit experience -- especially in the cold, cold rain -- could really be > improved. If anyone does go to this event, they should lobby for opening > the bus data. > > C. > > Alan Wu wrote: > > Note that this OSGeo meeting time conflicts with the BOSPDAUG (Boston > PDA User Group), which has had regularly scheduled meetings at 7pm on > the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month, usually in MIT Room 3-133: > > http://bospdaug.org > > OSGeo readers might be interested in the following announcement, > extracted from an email by BOSPDAUG member Al Willis: > > "The Executive Office of Transportation (EOT) will be hosting a > Developers Conference, free and open to the public, at the Tang Center > at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on November 14th, 2009. > The Conference is free and open to the public. It will include > plenary sessions featuring speakers from the transportation and > technology community, and breakout sessions, where developers can meet > to discuss EOT’s data and what applications they are working on. The > Conference will also include training sessions for the Regional > Transit Authorities, which provide transit services outside of Greater > Boston, to help those agencies maintain their data in open and > available formats on the Developers Page. > The Conference will build on EOT’s historic step toward openness and > transparency started by the creation of the EOT Developers Page." > > http://massdotdevconference.eventbrite.com/ > > In summary, the Mass Governor's Executive Office of Transportation > (EOT) has announced the release of machine-readable information about > transit and transportation to software developers of geo-aware apps. > This includes transit schedules, realtime transit vehicle locations, > and realtime traffic congestion information. The conference will > discuss open standards, Web APIs, and potential uses for the ongoing > release of this data. > > This is an exciting breakthrough, since it opens the way for > Massachusetts software developers to match or exceed the comprehensive > transit and traffic information services already available to San > Francisco Bay residents (http://511.org). > > The BOSPDAUG membership has become increasingly interested in > location-aware applications, enabled by the spreading popularity of > GPS-equipped mobile platforms such as the iPhone, Android-based > smartphones, and others. It would be unfortunate if OSGeo and > BOSPDAUG meetings were to be regularly scheduled at the same time > (except for joint meetings!). > > As for this evening's meetings, I regret my inability to be in two > places at once 8^(. I do support the proposed on-campus location, as > more conveniently accessible, and at least offering the theoretical > possibility of going to one, and then the other, or alternating 8^). > > --Alan Wu > > On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 12:08 PM, Shekhar Krishnan <[hidden email]> wrote: > > > The room is confirmed, it is in E15-135 in the Wiesner Bldg/Media Lab at 20 > Ames Street Cambridge, MA 02139-4307. > > http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=E15&Buildings=go > > We'll meet at 7.00 p.m. tonight. If anyone is lost, you can call or text me > on +1.617.412.6334 or find me or AIM (bombayologist) or GoogleTalk > (bombayologist). > > Best, > > > Shekhar > > > Christopher Schmidt wrote: > > > On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 12:18:09AM -0400, Shekhar Krishnan wrote: > > > All: > > Sorry for the late notice on this. We'll meet at the MIT Media Lab, > Wiesner Building, E15, 20 Ames Street Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 > http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=E15&Buildings=go > > Meet downstairs (stairs go straight down from Ames Street) in 'The > Cube', the workspace with sofas inside glass doors to your right once you > enter the lobby. I'll confirm the room number to this list tomorrow once I > get it from the ML folks. > > > Cool. I should be there. > > -- Chris > > > > Best, > > > Shekhar > > > Miles Fidelman wrote: > > > Is anything actually happening? If so, when and where? > > Miles Fidelman > > Shekhar Krishnan wrote: > > > Dear All: > > My colleague Tim 'Chippy' Waters, freelance geo-hacker, OSM enthusiast > and web developer from Leeds UK will be in town next Tuesday 27 October > evening. I propose a meetup around 7.00pm in Cambridge to share ideas and > projects. > > Tim and I also want to show off the Map Rectifier and Digitizer he's > been developing for the New York Public Library http://maps.nypl.org which > contains thousands of historical maps archived by the Maps Division. Here's > more about Tim and his work http://thinkwhere.wordpress.com/projects > > Let me know if anyone is interested, and I'll book a room or space > somewhere at MIT with a projector. Also, if you want a beta account on > http://maps.nypl.org please email me off list. > > Best, > > > S.K. > > > -- > > Shekhar Krishnan > MIT E51-185 > 77 Massachusetts Avenue > Cambridge, MA 02139 > U.S.A. > > http://heptanesia.net > http://bombayology.net > http://web.mit.edu/shekhar > _______________________________________________ > Boston mailing list > [hidden email] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/boston > > > -- > > Shekhar Krishnan > MIT E51-185 > 77 Massachusetts Avenue > Cambridge, MA 02139 > U.S.A. > > http://heptanesia.net > http://bombayology.net > http://web.mit.edu/shekhar > _______________________________________________ > Boston mailing list > [hidden email] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/boston > > > > > > -- > > Christopher Csikszentmihalyi > > Director, Computing Culture Group > > Director, MIT Center for Future Civic Media > > E15-020A | 20 Ames Street > > Cambridge | MA | USA | 02139-5275 > > [hidden email] > > www.media.mit.edu/~csik > > 1.617.848.9659 Boston mailing list [hidden email] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/boston |
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Alan Wu
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Thanks for the clarification. You've motivated me to find a way to
lobby EOT/DOT on this issue!! During an extended stay in the SF Bay Area a couple of years ago, I made extensive use of transit information available from http://511.org . Upon my return, I made my dissatisfaction with Mass Bay transit info very clear at several public meetings. More importantly, I pointed out what was available in San Francisco, and challenged the transportation planners to make this kind of information available to third-party software developers. I like to think that this prodding, with the help of others, prompted the EOT/DOT to take the lead in fostering an open and transparent availability of transit and traffic information. --Alan Wu On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 2:21 PM, chris csikszentmihalyi <[hidden email]> wrote: > I don't think security concerns are the underlying issue -- from what I > heard it is resources. It was a part of the system that was build for > internal use, and will take resources to integrate well. But they would be > motivated to do the work if there was public interest / demand for it. > > C. > > Alan Wu wrote: > > I wasn't aware that EOT/DOT was planning to hold back real-time data > on bus locations. Perhaps due to misguided security concerns? "Let's > keep the actual bus locations a secret. We don't want members of the > general public delaying them by trying to get on board, now do we?" > > Anyway, I agree that this particular data holdback is most > unfortunate, since the buses are the most vulnerable to traffic > delays, and waiting bus riders are the most vulnerable to inclement > weather. > > --Alan Wu > > On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 1:32 PM, chris csikszentmihalyi > <[hidden email]> wrote: > > > One thing to add about the DOT initiative -- they are hosting a competition > for the best app or visualization based on the data they are now making > available, you can read about it here: > http://www.eot.state.ma.us/developers/ > > ... and the winner gets an unlimited T pass for a year! > > Also, they are currently _not_ making available the real-time bus locations > they collect through GPS. That's a pity, since it is one place where > transit experience -- especially in the cold, cold rain -- could really be > improved. If anyone does go to this event, they should lobby for opening > the bus data. > > C. > > Alan Wu wrote: > > Note that this OSGeo meeting time conflicts with the BOSPDAUG (Boston > PDA User Group), which has had regularly scheduled meetings at 7pm on > the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month, usually in MIT Room 3-133: > > http://bospdaug.org > > OSGeo readers might be interested in the following announcement, > extracted from an email by BOSPDAUG member Al Willis: > > "The Executive Office of Transportation (EOT) will be hosting a > Developers Conference, free and open to the public, at the Tang Center > at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on November 14th, 2009. > The Conference is free and open to the public. It will include > plenary sessions featuring speakers from the transportation and > technology community, and breakout sessions, where developers can meet > to discuss EOT’s data and what applications they are working on. The > Conference will also include training sessions for the Regional > Transit Authorities, which provide transit services outside of Greater > Boston, to help those agencies maintain their data in open and > available formats on the Developers Page. > The Conference will build on EOT’s historic step toward openness and > transparency started by the creation of the EOT Developers Page." > > http://massdotdevconference.eventbrite.com/ > > In summary, the Mass Governor's Executive Office of Transportation > (EOT) has announced the release of machine-readable information about > transit and transportation to software developers of geo-aware apps. > This includes transit schedules, realtime transit vehicle locations, > and realtime traffic congestion information. The conference will > discuss open standards, Web APIs, and potential uses for the ongoing > release of this data. > > This is an exciting breakthrough, since it opens the way for > Massachusetts software developers to match or exceed the comprehensive > transit and traffic information services already available to San > Francisco Bay residents (http://511.org). > > The BOSPDAUG membership has become increasingly interested in > location-aware applications, enabled by the spreading popularity of > GPS-equipped mobile platforms such as the iPhone, Android-based > smartphones, and others. It would be unfortunate if OSGeo and > BOSPDAUG meetings were to be regularly scheduled at the same time > (except for joint meetings!). > > As for this evening's meetings, I regret my inability to be in two > places at once 8^(. I do support the proposed on-campus location, as > more conveniently accessible, and at least offering the theoretical > possibility of going to one, and then the other, or alternating 8^). > > --Alan Wu > > On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 12:08 PM, Shekhar Krishnan <[hidden email]> wrote: > > > The room is confirmed, it is in E15-135 in the Wiesner Bldg/Media Lab at 20 > Ames Street Cambridge, MA 02139-4307. > > http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=E15&Buildings=go > > We'll meet at 7.00 p.m. tonight. If anyone is lost, you can call or text me > on +1.617.412.6334 or find me or AIM (bombayologist) or GoogleTalk > (bombayologist). > > Best, > > > Shekhar > > > Christopher Schmidt wrote: > > > On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 12:18:09AM -0400, Shekhar Krishnan wrote: > > > All: > > Sorry for the late notice on this. We'll meet at the MIT Media Lab, > Wiesner Building, E15, 20 Ames Street Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 > http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=E15&Buildings=go > > Meet downstairs (stairs go straight down from Ames Street) in 'The > Cube', the workspace with sofas inside glass doors to your right once you > enter the lobby. I'll confirm the room number to this list tomorrow once I > get it from the ML folks. > > > Cool. I should be there. > > -- Chris > > > > Best, > > > Shekhar > > > Miles Fidelman wrote: > > > Is anything actually happening? If so, when and where? > > Miles Fidelman > > Shekhar Krishnan wrote: > > > Dear All: > > My colleague Tim 'Chippy' Waters, freelance geo-hacker, OSM enthusiast > and web developer from Leeds UK will be in town next Tuesday 27 October > evening. I propose a meetup around 7.00pm in Cambridge to share ideas and > projects. > > Tim and I also want to show off the Map Rectifier and Digitizer he's > been developing for the New York Public Library http://maps.nypl.org which > contains thousands of historical maps archived by the Maps Division. Here's > more about Tim and his work http://thinkwhere.wordpress.com/projects > > Let me know if anyone is interested, and I'll book a room or space > somewhere at MIT with a projector. Also, if you want a beta account on > http://maps.nypl.org please email me off list. > > Best, > > > S.K. > > > -- > > Shekhar Krishnan > MIT E51-185 > 77 Massachusetts Avenue > Cambridge, MA 02139 > U.S.A. > > http://heptanesia.net > http://bombayology.net > http://web.mit.edu/shekhar > _______________________________________________ > Boston mailing list > [hidden email] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/boston > > > -- > > Shekhar Krishnan > MIT E51-185 > 77 Massachusetts Avenue > Cambridge, MA 02139 > U.S.A. > > http://heptanesia.net > http://bombayology.net > http://web.mit.edu/shekhar > _______________________________________________ > Boston mailing list > [hidden email] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/boston > > > > > > -- > > Christopher Csikszentmihalyi > > Director, Computing Culture Group > > Director, MIT Center for Future Civic Media > > E15-020A | 20 Ames Street > > Cambridge | MA | USA | 02139-5275 > > [hidden email] > > www.media.mit.edu/~csik > > 1.617.848.9659 > > > > > -- > > Christopher Csikszentmihalyi > > Director, Computing Culture Group > > Director, MIT Center for Future Civic Media > > E15-020A | 20 Ames Street > > Cambridge | MA | USA | 02139-5275 > > [hidden email] > > www.media.mit.edu/~csik > > 1.617.848.9659 Boston mailing list [hidden email] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/boston |
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Sorry I have to send apologies. I get off a plane a couple hours too
late to make it. On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 12:18 AM, Shekhar Krishnan <[hidden email]> wrote: > All: > > Sorry for the late notice on this. We'll meet at the MIT Media Lab, Wiesner > Building, E15, 20 Ames Street Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 > http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=E15&Buildings=go > > Meet downstairs (stairs go straight down from Ames Street) in 'The Cube', > the workspace with sofas inside glass doors to your right once you enter the > lobby. I'll confirm the room number to this list tomorrow once I get it from > the ML folks. > > Best, > > > Shekhar > > > Miles Fidelman wrote: >> >> Is anything actually happening? If so, when and where? >> >> Miles Fidelman >> >> Shekhar Krishnan wrote: >>> >>> Dear All: >>> >>> My colleague Tim 'Chippy' Waters, freelance geo-hacker, OSM enthusiast >>> and web developer from Leeds UK will be in town next Tuesday 27 October >>> evening. I propose a meetup around 7.00pm in Cambridge to share ideas and >>> projects. >>> >>> Tim and I also want to show off the Map Rectifier and Digitizer he's been >>> developing for the New York Public Library http://maps.nypl.org which >>> contains thousands of historical maps archived by the Maps Division. Here's >>> more about Tim and his work http://thinkwhere.wordpress.com/projects >>> >>> Let me know if anyone is interested, and I'll book a room or space >>> somewhere at MIT with a projector. Also, if you want a beta account on >>> http://maps.nypl.org please email me off list. >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> >>> S.K. >> >> > > -- > > Shekhar Krishnan > MIT E51-185 > 77 Massachusetts Avenue > Cambridge, MA 02139 > U.S.A. > > http://heptanesia.net > http://bombayology.net > http://web.mit.edu/shekhar > _______________________________________________ > Boston mailing list > [hidden email] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/boston > -- --- Raj _______________________________________________ Boston mailing list [hidden email] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/boston |
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