Hi I've been thinking about this some. Tim, I think an in person HOT workshop in NZ is fantastic. If you can do it, great.
Daniel, I think the MapGive videos are also a great start Heather On Apr 28, 2015 5:50 AM, "Daniel O'Connor" <[email protected]> wrote: > http://learnosm.org/en/coordination/tasking-manager/ and related resources > > On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 9:53 AM, Tim McNamara <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> Thanks Heather. >> >> Would it be worthwhile for me to organise similar workshops? Given the >> issues with inexperienced mappers that have been raised in another thread, >> is there any advice for on-boarding new mappers? I have been directing >> people to micromappers.org, but a few people would be relatively happy >> downloading JOSM and working their way through an OSM HOT task. >> >> Tim McNamara >> @timClicks <http://twitter.com/timClicks> | timmcnamara.co.nz >> >> >> On 28 April 2015 at 08:14, Heather Leson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Fyi in SF USA today >>> >>> Heather >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: "Yosem Companys" <[email protected]> >>> Date: Apr 27, 2015 11:06 PM >>> Subject: [liberationtech] Map4Nepal@Stanford Information & Introductory >>> Workshop Announcement. Please Forward! >>> To: "Liberation Technologies" <[email protected]> >>> Cc: "Stacey Maples" <[email protected]> >>> >>> From: Stacey Maples <[email protected]> >>> Apologies for odd language of the email. I am creating/maintaining and >>> information page here: >>> http://stanfordgeospatialcenter.github.io/Map4Nepal_Resources/ and have >>> simply cut & pasted from that to save time. I will be adding more >>> information throughout the day/week.Please feel free to >>> forward/blog/tweet/facebook/etc... any of this information. >>> Mapping4Nepal@Stanford Introductory Workshops >>> >>> I'll be updating this page >>> <http://stanfordgeospatialcenter.github.io/Map4Nepal_Resources/> as I >>> schedule new workshops to introduce volunteers to the basics of using the >>> Humanitarian >>> OpenStreetMap Task Manager <http://tasks.hotosm.org/> and the Tomnod >>> <http://www.tomnod.com/campaign/nepal_earthquake_2015/map/3f8x29y15> to >>> contribute to relief mapping for Nepal. >>> *The first Introduction to OpenStreetMap.org and the Task Manager will >>> be held TONIGHT, Monday April 27th, from 6pm to 7pm at the Stanford >>> Geospatial Center Teaching Corner in Branner Earth Science Library* >>> Anyone interested in co-locating for Humanitarian Mapping is welcome to >>> join me in the Stanford Geospatial Center Teaching Corner, during Branner >>> Library Hours (below) this week, beginning today at noon! You do not need >>> to wait until the workshop, I will be there at noon, ready to show you how >>> to help! >>> ------------------------------ >>> Stanford Geospatial Center Teaching Corner Map4Nepal@Stanford >>> Co-location & Support >>> >>> Beginning at Noon, today (Monday, April 27th)I will be relocating from >>> my office to the *Stanford Geospatial Center Teaching Corner* in order >>> to help support those who are interested in contributing to mapping efforts >>> for disaster relief, in Nepal. The Stanford Geospatial Center Teaching >>> Corner is located in the Northwest Corner of the Mitchell Earth Science >>> Building, on the 2nd floor, in the Branner Earth Sciences Library. >>> >>> >>> Anyone with a laptop and spare time is welcome to come to the Library >>> and any of the *Introductory Relief Mapping *sessions I will be >>> holding. *You do not need to be a Stanford Affiliate!* If you are not a >>> Stanford affiliate, we can connect you to the Stanford Guest WiFi to work >>> on relief mapping, or participate in the workshops. >>> >>> Here is a map >>> <http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=37.42656&mlon=-122.17287#map=19/37.42656/-122.17287>: >>> >>> http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=37.42656&mlon=-122.17287#map=19/37.42656/-122.17287 >>> >>> >>> [image: Stanford Geospatial Center Location] >>> Stanford Geospatial Center Teaching Corner Hours for Map4Nepal@Stanford >>> >>> I am blocking off the schedule for the SGC Teaching Corner for the week. >>> If you would like to co-locate and contribute to mapping, here are the >>> hours the teaching corner will be available. I will be out of town over the >>> weekend, but depending on need and interest, I may continue *Teaching >>> Corner Hours* nest week, as well. *Please note that food is not allowed >>> in the library facilities, but drinks in spill-proof containers are >>> acceptable.* >>> >>> >>> *Teaching Corner Hours:* >>> >>> *Monday - Thursday*: 9am - 9pm >>> *Friday* 9am - 5pm >>> Mapping4Nepal@Stanford Introductory Workshops >>> >>> I'll be updating this page as I schedule new workshops to introduce >>> volunteers to the basics of using the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Task >>> Manager <http://tasks.hotosm.org/> and the Tomnod >>> <http://www.tomnod.com/campaign/nepal_earthquake_2015/map/3f8x29y15> to >>> contribute to relief mapping for Nepal. >>> The first Introduction to OpenStreetMap.org and the Task Manager will be >>> held *TONIGHT, Monday April 27th, from 6pm to 7pm*Basic Information for >>> Contributing *RIGHT NOW* >>> >>> If you want to contribute IMMEDIATELY to ongoing Humanitarian Mapping >>> efforts for Nepal through Humanitarian OpenStreetMap.org, please do the >>> following: >>> >>> >>> Go through the 30 minute training on http://mapgive.state.gov to learn >>> the basics of humanitarian mapping using OpenStreetMap.org >>> >>> >>> Then go to the HOTOSM Task Manager at http://tasks.hotosm.org/ and >>> select a job that you feel comfortable contributing to. Read the directions >>> carefully for the job, then select one of the squares next to one that is >>> marked as complete. This will allow you to pan to the completed square so >>> you can see how others are digitizing the features and mimic their work. >>> >>> >>> It doesn't matter how long you work, or how many features you digitize. >>> There are currently hundreds of people mapping on HOTOSM for the Nepal >>> Earthquake.Every edit counts. >>> >>> You can also help assess damage, as new imagery becomes available. See this >>> DigitalGlobe post >>> <http://www.digitalglobeblog.com/2015/04/26/digitalglobe-opens-access-to-satellite-data-to-support-disaster-response-efforts-in-nepal/> >>> for >>> information: >>> >>> >>> http://www.digitalglobeblog.com/2015/04/26/digitalglobe-opens-access-to-satellite-data-to-support-disaster-response-efforts-in-nepal/ >>> Obtaining the latest OSM Data for use in Relief Efforts >>> >>> If you are a responder, or working with any organization that needs the >>> most up-to-date geodata for the region, a consulting company called >>> Geofabrik has set up a download site for OSM data that will be updated >>> every 30 minutes throughout the HOTOSM activation. Find the data in various >>> formats (including Garmin, Shapefile, etc...) here: >>> http://labs.geofabrik.de/nepal/ >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. 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