On 9/8/09 3:56 PM, Thomas Dalton wrote: > 2009/9/8 Pedro Sanchez<pdsanc...@gmail.com>: >> Geographical/atlas/map kind ofproject >> >> granted, there's wikimapia and other external equivalents >> but we (Wikimedia) are lacking it > > Is there any point us doing something that already exists? What would > be better about a Wikimedia version?
Our current direction is to coordinate with external resources rather than create them from scratch, where we've got compatible goals and ideals. For instance, rather than creating our own map system from scratch we're working with OpenStreetMap to integrate mapping, using our own rendering servers with a copy of the public data and making it easier to stick maps in wiki pages for starters, with easier ways to get into the upstream system to improve location name translations and mapping data. -- brion _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
