If there are any validators able to help out with this mapathon for Tanzania we'd be very grateful https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/osm-triple-mapping-party-dar-es-salaam-london-vilnius-tickets-22109616458 ThanksJanet
Janet Chapman - Campaigns Manager and Project Officer http://hiaragirlpower.blogspot.com/ TANZANIA DEVELOPMENT TRUSTRegistered Charity no 270462Every pound given to TDT goes directly to projects in Tanzaniawww.TanzDevTrust.org > From: [email protected] > Subject: HOT Digest, Vol 74, Issue 4 > To: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2016 12:00:07 +0000 > > Send HOT mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of HOT digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Request to those organising a maperthon. -, validation > support (Martin Noblecourt) > 2. Subject: Re: Request to those organising a maperthon. - > validation support (Andrew Patterson) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2016 09:59:14 +0200 > From: Martin Noblecourt <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [HOT] Request to those organising a maperthon. -, > validation support > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > Hi, > > I actually like your last idea Blake! > I understand how it can be frustrating for validators like John to see loads > of new mappers do errors on some projects, we're trying to do our best in > capacity building when running mapathons but mistakes are always possible. > The closest we can put the validator to the new mapper is the best in my > opinion: ideally in the same room (which is why we target to get validators > during mapathons), or else simultaneously (or almost) if the validators are > not there... so a way to identify the "main" validators for a task would > indeed be interesting. Maybe I'm putting the cart before the wheels but > having a way for people to "register" as validator to a project could be > interesting for the projects managers? (and then a button "send a message to > all validators" on which we can notify of upcoming mapathons :-) ) > > Finally, let's not forget that mapathons are not only a great way to bring > new contributors but also to create awareness on OSM amongst people that are > not familiar with it, including NGO workers and local communities, so it > ultimately servers the purpose of the HOT community of bringing data to the > people needing it :-) > > Best regards. > > Martin > > > Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2016 17:33:10 +0200 > From: Blake Girardot<[email protected]> > To: Mike Thompson<[email protected]>, john whelan > <[email protected]> > Cc:"[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [HOT] Request to those organising a maperthon. - > validation support > Message-ID:<[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > > Hi, > > We do have an unused "validation" email group that was created with the > idea that people who were available and interested in doing validations > could share ideas, questions, tips, etc > > And people who were running mapathons could easily notify people who > liked to do validation that they were running a mapathon and could use > some validation help during that time (not all mapathons need additional > validators) > > I am happy to dust it off and make it easy to join and send > notifications too and make anyone who is interested a manager of the > email group. > > It does not quite address Mike's question as to how to know someone(s) > are active and committed to validations on a particular project. But it > could help with that if people who were doing validations for a project > sent a notice to the group with an informative subject line like > "Project 1234 has validators dedicated to it" > > Another option for Mike's question is for people who are making an > effort to validate a project contacted the project creator and put a > note in a box at the bottom of the instructions or description that said > something like "This project has active validators, please send a notice > to the validators list if you would like a review of your mapping for an > event or individually" > > Anyway, kind of over complicated I know, but some ideas. > > cheers > blake > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2016 12:17:55 +0100 > From: Andrew Patterson <[email protected]> > To: Blake Girardot <[email protected]> > Cc: OSM HOT <[email protected]> > Subject: [HOT] Subject: Re: Request to those organising a maperthon. - > validation support > Message-ID: > <CAJLBankOEbgAxE5sdRv9T=ECzFwnqvXF7sPu+tZj=cG=mtf...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Blake > > I know how much I have learnt about HOT tasks and also how to use JOSM from > HOT digests as I began to get up to speed, and have now tentatively started > to validate the occasional and more simple completed tasks, and I would > certainly benefit from a parallel digest for validation > > > > Andrew > > > > -- > Andrew Patterson > > The information contained in this e-mail and any > files transmitted with it is confidential and intended for the addressee > only. > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/hot/attachments/20160404/63ed04fb/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > > > ------------------------------ > > End of HOT Digest, Vol 74, Issue 4 > **********************************
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