Really like the concept of a "beer census", it sounds crazy enough to actually work.
This type of census would be very valuable to No-Government Agencies delivering food & supplies in case of emergencies/disasters. Great idea Ivan! *~~~~~~* *Denis Carriere* *GIS Project Manager* *Twitter: @DenisCarriere <https://twitter.com/DenisCarriere/>* *OSM: DenisCarriere <https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/DenisCarriere>* GitHub: DenisCarriere <https://github.com/DenisCarriere> Email: [email protected] On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 8:48 AM, Iván Sánchez Ortega <[email protected]> wrote: > El onsdag 31. august 2016 08.29.01 CEST usted escribió: > > "bottle area codes" > > > > I like the idea but [...] A bit like net neutrality I think postcode > would > > be more neutral. > > I kinda disagree. Postcodes won't be neutral, because (as we've seen from > previous conversations) post offices/agencies tend to squeeze money from > that > kind of data if they can. > > Call me crazy, but I think beer (with local breweries and more than one > brand, > AFAIK) might be the most neutral commodity for this scenario, as it reaches > and is demanded by illiterate population (unlike post!). > > > I'm thinking crazy experiments such as "beer census" - fill a form that > comes > with the beer cases, those get bundled up the hierarchy, then you compile > the > info, then you can send one free **addressed beer** back to everyone. All > of a > sudden you create a demand for addressability. > > > Of course, people in the ground will have the best knowledge, but I stand > in > my point: it's unwise to consider post offices/agencies the prime (or only) > source for any kind of survey of area codes. > > > -- > Iván Sánchez Ortega <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > <[email protected]> > > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >
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