MapGive is already done a lot of this, rather well I might add. Can't we support them and suggest new videos to create.
On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 10:19 AM, Pierre Béland <[email protected]> wrote: > Last year on the learning WG, we discussed about making videos tutorials > but it did not go further. > > This discussion on video tutorials brings in a few questions. > > For buildings, the best practice is to use JOSM. We should first make > videos for JOSM and I dont think that we should favor people using ID for > example until a building plugin is provided. > > In videos, it is important that Texts on the menu bar be readable. > > A Text section that describes action, key pressed for a specific function, > facilitates learning. For example : > - shortkey s Select features > - shortkey a Draw nodes and lines > - shortkey b Buildings > - shortkey x Surface making > > I have seen various Tutorials with a detailed Table of contents and short > videos for each task, a few minutes maximum. I think that this is the best > approach. I wonder how verbose we should be. > > A platform that facilitates translations should be used. > > Pierre > > ------------------------------ > *De :* Blake Girardot <[email protected]> > *À :* john whelan <[email protected]> > *Cc :* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > *Envoyé le :* Mardi 21 octobre 2014 8h12 > *Objet :* Re: [HOT] Video that Best Represents Our Work? > > I intend to re-do this how-to I made in answer to a question on this > list a little while back: > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=042TbopS7HM > > It was done without much preparation and to answer some specific > questions so it needs some adjustments (and I make a mistake in mapping > if you look closely), but I think it is close to what you are talking > about for a quick description of mapping buildings. > > It also uses iD as that is what the person who asked the question used > and it is what most new mappers will be using. > > There should be one like it for JOSM as well which I will do. > > I will also do a second one about roads in each editor. > > Regards, > Blake > > > > > > On 10/21/2014 7:58 AM, john whelan wrote: > > So the fantasy would be a simple screen cast video using something like > > HOT task 690 http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/690 since it uses the high > > resolution satellite imagery, Kevin Bullock's presentation > > http://vimeo.com/91880883 covers why this type is best to work from, the > > interesting bit starts 5 mins in to the presentation, locally there have > > been some clean up issues with lower resolution satellite imagery and > > mentioning the use of the JOSM building plug in as mentioned by Tom > > Taylor > > > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JkiL8wlvJqdVMgGxKXPzF22YzQ-S08Q31zZQna9CTMk/edit > > > > To come back to the original topic I think you need an overview, > > starting perhaps with a couple of interviews from two or three AID > > agencies about why the OSM maps are important to them and how they are > > used. Then flip to the sources of data which are made free to use such > > as DigitalGlobe, UN place names, and finally a few mappers putting it > > altogether. Given that the maps are useful perhaps Unicef or someone > > might have some resources for this? Or the BBC? > > > > Cheerio John > > > > On 21 October 2014 01:42, Kate Chapman <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > Hi John, > > > > There are a few videos out there, but I don't know of too many > > recent ones. You are right a simple screencast showing how to map a > > building for example would be really helpful. I made some videos in > > 2010 about mapping from imagery in Haiti and people really enjoyed > > them. > > > > Having updated ones would be great. > > > > Best, > > > > -Kate > > > > On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 5:59 PM, john whelan <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > Talking of videos are there any training videos about what HOT > > expects? > > > > The reason I ask is that although we break down to give tasks > > can we break it down even more. ie teach someone to do a simple > > task of map a building using high resolution satellite imagery, > > sounds dumb but map one in JOSM, q it to square it, tag it > > building=yes, select, <Crtl>c move the mouse to another <crtl>v, > > adjust the four corners, q again etc. > > > > The concept is we can teach people to map buildings on You-tube, > > its simple and has value. > > > > Another would teach people how to recognise a road and to tag it > > or highway=path. > > > > We may need expertise to map things like water bodies, rivers, > > streams and forests but buildings and footpaths in Africa are > > probably 80% of what needs to be mapped and you don't need a > > degree in GIS to do this. Let's delegate what we can. > > > > Cheerio John > > > > On 20 October 2014 15:55, Kate Chapman <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > Hi All, > > > > Is there a video you think best represents our work? Most > > videos seem to focus on one project or are a talk at a > > conference. Do we have anything that is less specific? > > > > Thanks, > > > > -Kate > > > > -- > > Kate Chapman > > Executive Director > > email: [email protected] <mailto: > [email protected]> > > U.S. mobile: +1 703 673 8834 > > Indonesian mobile: +62 82123068370 > > * > > * > > *Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team * > > * > > Using OpenStreetMap > > for Humanitarian Response > > & Economic Development* > > web <http://hot.openstreetmap.org> | twitter > > <http://twitter.com/hotosm> | facebook > > <http://facebook.com/hotosm> | donate > > <http://hot.openstreetmap.org/donate> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > HOT mailing list > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Kate Chapman > > Executive Director > > email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > U.S. mobile: +1 703 673 8834 > > Indonesian mobile: +62 82123068370 > > * > > * > > *Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team * > > * > > Using OpenStreetMap > > for Humanitarian Response > > & Economic Development* > > web <http://hot.openstreetmap.org> | twitter > > <http://twitter.com/hotosm> | facebook > > <http://facebook.com/hotosm> | donate > > <http://hot.openstreetmap.org/donate> > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > HOT mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > > > > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > > -- sent from my mobile device Dale Kunce http://normalhabit.com
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