Steven and Martin, Thanks for all the material and ideas. This has certainly gotten me to think about the project I have proposed on a much deeper level. There are several secondary benefits to HOT that have helped me along. I've become better at public speaking, organization, management, acquiring donations, networking and volunteer recruitment. I'm sure there are many more of the sort that Martin eludes to in terms of identity as well.
Suzan Reed who is an artist/designer responded to my post with some interesting ideas. I especially like her perspective on mapping as an artist, making an emotional connection and having a mentor/partner system. Is that common in the HOT community? Here are some excerpts from her response: "You asked a question: How to get people to map and to keep mapping. For me there has to be an emotional component. I must feel I am directly affecting real people, and that they need my help. I’m currently mapping in Mali on a project that will bring donkeys, sheep, and goats to needy people in the area so they can be self sufficient. I am indeed emotionally connected to the project. I imagine people walking the long roads I’m tracing from one village to another, the way the sky must look at night, and how they might be living. I research the kinds of houses they live in and try to find photos. So for me it must be personal. I was grabbed up by John Whelan early on and became part of his “team”. Being mentored by John has been an excellent experience. He introduced me to my mapping partner who lives across the country from me, Blarneystone. We are the only two mapping in Mali. It’s a long slog, but we don’t want new mappers to join us because we would then have to correct all their mistakes. :-) So that’s my take on what keeps people mapping: personal and emotional connection to the project and a personal connection to another more advanced mapper who keeps in touch by email, not just though evaluating tasks." Best, Noah On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 9:26 AM, Martin Dittus <mar...@dekstop.de> wrote: > Busy week for me so haven’t had time to read in detail, but wanted to > briefly say that I now think that the “secondary benefits” of HOT > participation are likely of some importance; social experiences, self > image, working for a good cause, etc. This is important to consider because > in contrast to Wikipedia and other projects, most HOT volunteers don’t > actually benefit from their own contributions; most contributors don’t do > the work to help themselves. > > Some more details: > https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/dekstop/diary/37438 > > m. > > > > On 10 Dec 2015, at 19:44, Steven Johnson <sejohns...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hello Noah, > > > > Good on you for kicking this off. I was particularly drawn to the > section about training new mappers and getting them to show up for a > follow-up event. Since motivation is an intrinsic part of mapper education, > emphasis on creating events that harness that motivation are essential to > creating engaging educational materials. I'd suggest that there is a > missing link between your two questions and the A,B,C answers to the > questions. > > > > Specifically, I'd point to some of the work that Martin Dittus[1] and > Nama Budhathoki[2] are doing on mapper motivations, which can help focus > and clarify responses to your two questions about HOT data and usage. > Martin recently published an analysis[3] of contributors to Missing Maps > projects, which has a fair amount to say about keeping mappers motivated > over multiple events. Nama Budhathoki[3] has also done research into the > motivations of mappers[4]. I believe both Martin and Nama subscribe to the > HOT list, so they may want to weigh in as well. > > > > Happy to work with you to consolidate these materials on the TeachOSM > site. Cheers, > > > > > > [1] http://twitter.com/dekstop > > [2] > http://talks.dekstop.de/Martin%20Dittus%20%23hotsummit%2020150502.pdf > > [3] http://www.kathmandulivinglabs.org/team > > [4] http://abs.sagepub.com/content/57/5/548 > > > > -- SEJ > > -- twitter: @geomantic > > -- skype: sejohnson8 > > > > "Wretches, utter wretches, keep your hands off beans!" - v.141, On > Nature, Empedocles > > > > On Tue, Dec 8, 2015 at 8:28 AM, noah ahles <noah.ah...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > I'm going to take a page out of Amazon's book and write a future press > release for a new initiative within HOT that I'd like to spearhead. > > ----------------------- > > "There are thousands of articles published covering HOT and the great > work that is being done all around the world but often times the amount of > information is overwhelming, especially for new mappers and those who have > never used OSM before. In response to this, HOT has just revamped the > projects section on hotosm.org to include a comprehensive guide to > telling the story of each major activation in a compressed and easily > digestible format. Each HOT project has 4 sections of compiled information: > > > > 1. A description of the disaster, what was mapped, why it was mapped, > how/who it helped > > 2. Slideshow / geolocated photos with testimonials of end users and how > HOT data helped them achieve their goals > > 3. Published maps using HOT data/imagery to further describe how OSM > data was implemented > > 4. Any statistical analyses and conclusions using the data in that > project > > > > There is also a compilation of modules using HOT data/imagery to > implement in the classroom setting on teachosm.org. Introduce students to > GIS and how it benefits the world while building valuable and marketable > skills in OpenStreetMap, QGIS and ArcGIS. TeachOSM has also created an easy > to use workflow for teachers to customize their own modules tailored to > their curriculum. Preparing the next generation of remote humanitarian > mappers is only a click away!" > > --------------------------- > > > > I've been contributing to HOT for about two years now and have hosted > ~10 mapathons in Burlington, VT. In my experience, the single most > difficult aspect of hosting mapathons is consistently being able to recruit > new volunteers and getting volunteers who have attended a mapathon to come > to another one. > > > > I'd like to open up a discussion about how to get people excited about > HOT/facilitate recruitment efforts by revisiting two question: > > > > 1. Why is HOT data important? > > 2. How is it being used? > > > > These two questions can be answered in several ways: > > A. Creating a consolidated repository of information, images, maps, > videos, analyses that tell a story without overwhelming the user with > information. > > > > *Being concise and using a format that flows well is paramount to > keeping people's attention for long enough to get across a complete story.* > > > > B. Compiling written and video testimonials of people who have used HOT > data > > examples: https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/athaikdin/diary/37480, > http://sm4good.com/2015/11/30/maps-helped-fight-ebola-part-ii/, > http://sm4good.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/GIS-Support-Ebola-2015_EN.pdf > > These resources are great and I think they could be compiled, compressed > and made easier to digest overall for new mappers to paint a picture of who > is using the data and how it has helped them. We could be adding an > organized geojournalism side to HOT that I think would get people really > excited about projects they have already worked on and upcoming projects. > (Check out http://infoamazonia.org/ which already has a great > geojournalism framework) > > > > C. Creating modules that integrate open imagery ( > https://openaerialmap.org/) and HOT vector data that tell a story and > develop skills using OpenStreetMap, Overpass Turbo, QGIS, ArcGIS, etc. > These modules could be posted on TeachOSM. Very simple example module: > > > > Task: > > A 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal on April 25th. The WHO and Red > Cross have asked you to determine how long it will take to get from the > base camp in Kathmandu to the rural city Dhading Besi to distribute > supplies. They have also requested you determine the approximate population > in Dhading Besi Given 4 people live in each household on average. Lastly, > confirm that the route you plan has roads wide enough for trucks to travel > safely on. Write a brief summary of your findings and if supplies need to > be transferred to smaller vehicles at some point along the way find the > lat/long of that location. > > > > Deliverables: > > -Distance from Kathmandu base camp to Dhading Besi in Miles/Kilometers > and time of travel > > -Estimated population in the region > > -Lat/Long of vehicle transfer (if necessary) > > > > Workflow: > > -Use the OSM routing system > http://www.openstreetmap.org/directions?engine=osrm_car&route=27.7077%2C85.3149%3B27.9119%2C84.8880#map=11/27.7992/85.0778 > > -Use Overpass Turbo to query buildings in Dhading Besi by simply typing > in Building into the Wizard > > > > Please let me know if you have any thoughts/ideas about this initiative > or would be interested in helping get it underway! > > > > Best, > > Noah > > > > _______________________________________________ > > TeachOSM mailing list > > teach...@openstreetmap.org > > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/teachosm > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > HOT mailing list > > HOT@openstreetmap.org > > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > >
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