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The OpenStreetMap community has announced that it will host its second global "mapathon" during the weekend of 23–25 November; this time, the event is code-named "Operation Cowboy" and will focus on the US. Concentrating on "armchair mapping", aerial images will be surveyed at local meetings, as well as from home. Based on these surveys, the project will then complement its map material for the US. The campaign has its own official Twitter account and hash tag: #OPC2012.
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