Thanks Mikel. -- Enock On Jul 1, 2014 5:34 PM, "Mikel Maron" <mikel_ma...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Welcome Enock! > > Happy to hear that the Peace Corps initiatives triggered your interest and > brought you into the fold. > > Sounds like you are well on your way ... curious how you managed to find > other users in Ghana. This can sometimes be tricky (some suggestions at > http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/mikelmaron/diary/18630). > > Can't underestimate the value of an event to help start a community. That > could take the form of a mapping party, and there's many of us here who can > advise on making that a good experience. Key is to reach out through your > networks ... there's a good overlap between the Wikipedia and OSM > communities in other places, and I bet you could find some interest there. > > -Mikel > > > * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron > > > On Monday, June 30, 2014 6:26 PM, Enock Seth Nyamador < > kwadzo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hello, > My name is Enock Seth Nyamador from Aflao, Ghana and I've been on the list > for few weeks now. I call myself an Open Source addict :-) making me > always involved in open projects. > One of the things I do on the internet is contribute to Wikipedia. (Part > of Wikipedians in Ghana) > I got introduced to OSM when a Peace Corps volunteer in Ghana told me > about Peace Corps Mapdown [1]. I opened up my browser and started mapping > my community. > I've seen there are OSMers in Ghana but we don't have any community which > we can use to interact. After looking at other countries including Togo > (Aflao is the major boarder town to and fro Ghana / Togo) with osm > community I decided to start OSMGhana [2]. Which will lead to bringing > community together, undertaking mapping projects, organising mapping events > and raising more awareness and a lot more. > Steps I've taken is to send message via osm to mappers who have mapped > places natives / people within country can map. I've received feedback from > some and they're in support. > I'll be glad with any suggestions and advise from you all. > 1. http://pcmapdown.herokuapp.com/ > 2. http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Ghana > Regards, > Enock > > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > HOT@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > > >
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