The Columbia-Area Linux Users Group (CALUG) is a friendly informal group of Columbia-area residents who share an interest in Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) in general, and Linux in particular. The CALUG meets at 7:00PM on the second Wednesday of each month. Like the software that interests us, our meetings are free - and open to everyone.
Tenable Network Security is extending the courtesy of hosting the CALUG's meetings in its East Columbia office, conveniently located at:
7063 Columbia Gateway Drive, Suite 100
Columbia, MD 21046
Enter Tenable's building thru the back at the patio with the blue picnic tables.
In addition to generously hosting the CALUG meetings, Tenable Network Security allows CALUG meeting attendees the convenience of wireless Internet access (WiFi, 802.11b/g).
Please join the CALUG at our May 9th meeting for an exciting OpenStreetMap presentation by osmdevbox and GeoDjango developer Travis Pinney!
OpenStreetMap aims to provide a free map of the entire world. It is similar to Wikipedia but consists of geospatial data. Anyone can sign-up and contribute, add missing information, correct mistakes and map their own neighborhood. Over 600,000 user accounts have been created so far. Learn how you can contribute to OpenStreetMap as well as utilize the data in your own projects.
From the OpenStreetMap main page:
[OpenStreetMap] creates and provides free geographic data and mapping to anyone who wants it. We started it because most maps you think of as free actually have legal or technical restrictions on their use, holding back people from using them in creative, productive, or unexpected ways.
Travis Pinney is a computer scientist specializing in geospatial software design and development. He applies his skills, education (BSCS from Trinity University) and 14 years of progressive programming experience providing technological consulting services to clients in the medical, geospatial, and legal fields. A long contributor to geospatial open-source software, Travis's enjoys hacking OpenStreetMap. He is currently working on osmdevbox - a project which gives developers a head-start contributing to OpenStreetMap development.
Meeting attendees are invited to arrive at 6:30PM to enjoy pizza and soda courtesy of Praxis Engineering prior to the 7:00PM presentation - so you do not need to choose between dinner and the fun of a CALUG meeting!