Bestfort there will be open table discussions at OSCAL. I think there is potential to generate interest about this much needed service of OSM in Albania.
*---* *Redon Skikuli* *e-mail: **[email protected] <[email protected]>* *web: **www.skikuli.com <http://www.skikuli.com>* On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 3:53 PM, Besfort Guri <[email protected]> wrote: > But also we can talk in more detials during the OSCAL conference I will be > there over the weekend so if anyone want to talk about OSM - HOT, even > other things I can share whatever they want. > > On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 3:50 PM, Besfort Guri <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear all, >> >> We talked a lot for this issues, what I suggest for Albania is a Mapathon >> for over the weekend in Tirana. >> >> Thanks, >> Besfort >> >> On Sat, Apr 11, 2015 at 2:07 PM, Luca Paolo Pescatore < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Things Lab >>> >>> https://www.facebook.com/ThingsLabTirana >>> >>> Is the group that I am supporting now, one of the member of the lab >>> wants to work with OSM. >>> >>> I will put him in contact with you. >>> >>> On Fri, Apr 10, 2015 at 2:53 PM, Mike Dupont < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Howdy, >>>> >>>> check out openlabs.com which is a group who is working on open source >>>> and knowledge projects in Albania. >>>> >>>> in 2010 I was working on the flooding in Shokder, work page here with >>>> some non dead links. >>>> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/AlbanianFloodingCrisisCamp >>>> >>>> We have a mailing list with many users from Kosovo on it, there might >>>> be some from Albania. >>>> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/gis-kosova >>>> >>>> mike >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Apr 10, 2015 at 4:54 AM, malenki <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> About a month ago I stumbled over some beginners mapping in Tirana >>>>> (capital of Albania). >>>>> Though the edits were not too useful they were tagged with >>>>> #hotosm-project-926 #PeaceCorps #PeaceCorpsAlbania source=Bing >>>>> so I thought to do nothing for the time being since the connected task >>>>> http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/926 said >>>>> | The Peace Corps Program in Tirana is training Volunteers […] >>>>> But after a month the data isn't changed/corrected and my message¹ to >>>>> the creator of the task sent on 24th of March still is not answered. >>>>> >>>>> A mentioning of the issue on IRC on March 28th also don't give results. >>>>> >>>>> My view of the issue is: >>>>> Which worth has a "training" when the trainees don't get feedback? >>>>> The creator of the task (which I assume the trainer) hasn't made a >>>>> single edit in Albania. >>>>> The data created during the task wasn't enhanced after creating it. >>>>> >>>>> Now I'd like to hand over the "issue" to people with more experience >>>>> in HOT. >>>>> >>>>> Regards >>>>> Thomas >>>>> >>>>> ¹ The message I sent: >>>>> >>>>> Mirëdita [Albanian "good day"] $User >>>>> >>>>> you created HOT task 926¹ for training volunteers in Albania. >>>>> >>>>> I welcome people mapping a country I really like and of course HOT is >>>>> an invaluable program. But when you are /training/ people you should >>>>> also teach them how to do stuff and give feedback to what they mapped. >>>>> Else they may produce just a lot of unhelpful data. >>>>> >>>>> I didn't investigate on purpose but so far I stumbled over following >>>>> issues: >>>>> >>>>> duplicate houses (mapped by the same mapper >>>>> https://www.osm.org/#map=21/41.3330021/19.7839432 >>>>> houses with offset to its basements >>>>> https://www.osm.org/#map=20/41.333141/19.782218 >>>>> houses drawn over highways >>>>> https://www.osm.org/#map=20/41.333141/19.782218 >>>>> ways of outlines only tagged with area=yes e.g.: >>>>> https://www.osm.org/#map=19/41.334339/19.788208 >>>>> In Tirana I found 103 ways which were tagged this way and >>>>> belong to HOT task 926. >>>>> >>>>> I also found a highway=road dragged over a correct highway which I just >>>>> corrected in the hope that the other stuff would be vanish due to a >>>>> training supervisor - which didn't happen. >>>>> >>>>> Please tell your trainees that, when they map the outline of a roof, >>>>> they should afterwards drag it to the ground floor of the building. The >>>>> higher the building the worse the offset due to the sloped angle of the >>>>> aerial photograph. Please also tell them about the function "make >>>>> rectangular" which every editor has. (When using JOSM, don't forget to >>>>> mention the plugin "buildings_tools" (which enables drawing and tagging >>>>> a house with two clicks) and the extrude tool). >>>>> >>>>> Best Regards from Germany >>>>> Thomas >>>>> >>>>> ¹ http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/926 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> HOT mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> James Michael DuPont >>>> Member of Free Libre Open Source Software Kosova http://www.flossk.org >>>> Saving Wikipedia(tm) articles from deletion >>>> http://SpeedyDeletion.wikia.com >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> HOT mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> >> *Besfort Guri* >> GIS Developer >> >> *IRuSP - Implemtation and Enforcement of* >> *Rural Planning Project* >> >> +386 49 87 75 75 >> Blog: http://www.bguri.net >> >> An EU funded project managed by >> EU Office in Kosovo >> Implemented by NIRAS in consortium with DLG and INSI >> >> Address: Str Shaban Polluzha, No 3, Prishtina, Kosovo >> >> >> > > > -- > > *Besfort Guri* > GIS Developer > > *IRuSP - Implemtation and Enforcement of* > *Rural Planning Project* > > +386 49 87 75 75 > Blog: http://www.bguri.net > > An EU funded project managed by > EU Office in Kosovo > Implemented by NIRAS in consortium with DLG and INSI > > Address: Str Shaban Polluzha, No 3, Prishtina, Kosovo > > >
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