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Project Proposal: Map Tile Distribution and Master Directory of Map Tile Distributors

Submitted by agron on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 08:37

During a recent mapping project implementation at work I realized the open source map content is limited and that the resources to share that content are even more limited. There a few map tile servers out there all of them using resources of open source volunteers, and those servers are being hammered by millions of users. The map content is not usualy a light content, it's all bitmap images the are already compressed. Many servers go offline because they can't take the load or that they have reached their maximum bandwidth for the day.

FLOSSTalk with Arangel Angov: Hacker Spaces

Submitted by altin on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 18:53

We are sorry to inform you that, because of the weather and road conditions Arangel Angov has decided to not travel today from Skopje. The talk will be rescheduled for another saturday, stay in touch with us !
We hope that you got this message in time and thank your for your understanding.
The next FLOSSTalk will be held on Saturday, 11 February starting at 13:00 in the premises of Unicef Innovations Lab....

Geolocation for stationary computers

Submitted by agron on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 05:01

First of all, geolocation services for stationary computers like desktops and kiosks are not in high demand. People using these devices are definitely not in motion and they don't need to be guided by a navigation system.

But there are other reasons to use geolocation services that will save you a lot of zip code entering. Finding the nearest store, nearest red-box kiosk, measuring the distance between your home and the new doctors office, or figuring how long it takes to travel to some place from your current location.

FLOSSTalk with Arturo Suarez: OpenStack

Submitted by gent on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 23:19

On the 22nd of February starting from 18:00 Arturo Suarez from Stackops.com will be doing a discussion on our next FLOSSTalk about OpenStack, the free software cloud computing project. The presenation will happen at UNICEF Innovations Lab Kosovo in Prishtina which is located in Str. "Gazmend Zajmi", no 59 (check the map below).