Exactly, this is what this is about! The two examples on the website so far are from Mexico and Nicaragua. And I hope we can have more showcases on how individuals, local communities and organizations from all over the world are using OpenStreetMap data for concrete ideas, activities and products.
On 27/10/16 21:38, john whelan wrote: > Perhaps there is a perception thing that needs addressing. We don't > all live in the US for a start. > > To me there are two parts to HOT mapping, the first is to drop some > basic mapping in from imagery. The second is to develop capacity in > the local community for OpenStreetMap mapping. Perhaps we should be > highlighting more local community involvement which means giving a > slot or two in the high priority to local mapping groups rather than > dumping a thousand area=yes squiggles in the map and running off. > > Yes I'm grumpy today and my fingers are tired from adding lots of tags. > > Cheerio John > > On 27 October 2016 at 15:24, Tyler Radford <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Hi Milo, we're looking to showcase good work that has had a > demonstrated positive impact from across our community (whether > HOT staff, voting member, community member/local OSM community > leader, etc.). We took the same approach for our annual report -- > some of the projects featured were volunteer-run and not funded by > HOT (see for example Zambia https://hotosm.org/annual_report > <https://hotosm.org/annual_report> ) > > So feel free to add ideas! As Felix mentioned, the key is > humanitarian or socio-economic development impact using map data > in line with our mission. > > Best > Tyler > > *Tyler Radford* > Executive Director > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > @TylerSRadford > > *Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team* > *Using OpenStreetMap for Humanitarian Response & Economic Development* > web <http://hotosm.org/> | twitter <https://twitter.com/hotosm> | > facebook <https://www.facebook.com/hotosm> | donate > <http://hotosm.org/donate> > > > On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 2:56 PM, Milo van der Linden > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > It makes sense although I am a bit hesitant about HOT Inc. > deciding when and how to 'allow' the use of the name HOT, > wouldn't that be a community matter? Or should those that > believe an organizational structure is an unnecessary addition > to HOT leave or 'fork'? > > And if so, are any forks in place today? Groups of > (unorganized) people that act like a hottie but do not > necessarily support the idea of a HOT Inc? > > Kind regards, > > Milo > > 2016-10-27 20:47 GMT+02:00 Felix Delattre > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>: > > Generally, everything counts!! But as this is for the > website of HOT Inc., I would say the case > studies/showcases should at least somehow be connected to > any initiatives or activations from HOT Inc. The text can > then explain briefly the connection. > > Let's take the example of Managua. The public transport > map there has been done by the local community without any > help from HOT Inc. nor any activation. However HOT Inc. > helped then by giving it's name and organizational > structure in the crowd-funding campaign and that is why > there has been a connection, which is explained in the > text: > > https://hotosm.org/showcase/2016/first_central_american_transit_map > > <https://hotosm.org/showcase/2016/first_central_american_transit_map> > > Does this makes sense? > > Cheers, > Felix > > > On 27/10/16 20:39, Milo van der Linden wrote: >> I assume the things one did without the support of HOT >> Inc. do not count? >> >> 2016-10-27 17:11 GMT+02:00 Felix Delattre >> <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>>: >> >> Hi Paul, >> >> great, that you are going to write a case study! >> >> Yes, in the communications working group I've >> mentioned this some months ago, and I've heard a >> couple of times that people wanted to outreach to the >> partners to write such a case study. Until now there >> hasn't been any input, yet. And that's the reason why >> I'm asking on this list for more help to get good >> stories on results made using OSM data improved >> through HOT's initiatives. >> >> Please help out if you have been doing or you are in >> contact with anybody who has created a cool >> product/result! >> >> BTW, if it would be because of me, I'd make it a (not >> too tight) condition, that people who use the data >> for the good, share their success story with us :) >> >> Thanks, >> Felix >> >> >> >> On 26/10/16 18:28, Paul Uithol wrote: >>> Hi Felix, >>> >>> Great initiative! It's a question I often get, and >>> thus information I have been looking for at times. >>> Will try to write up a convincing case study for >>> MapUganda and Ramani Huria shortly. You probably had >>> a look at the Press/Recognition folder on the drive >>> already (there's an article from the Canadian Armed >>> Forces on Nepal there, Guardian one on MM)?And we >>> could request some of our partners to write up a >>> case study? I know some of them have amazing case >>> studies of OSM data interacting with their field ops >>> (you may already have set this in motion as well ;) >>> >>> best, >>> Paul >>> >>> On 26-10-2016 17:33, Felix Delattre wrote: >>>> >>>> Dear HOT-community, >>>> >>>> It is important to show the *outcomes* HOT has >>>> leveraged. This helps us for the inspiration of >>>> people and organizations about the possibilities of >>>> Open Data for humanitarian activities and also for >>>> our fund-raising efforts. >>>> >>>> We usually communicate results as news on the >>>> website, such as statistics of activations (how >>>> many mappers participated, how much data was >>>> collected, what extend was mapped, how many people >>>> effected, ...) and this is good! >>>> >>>> But we also want to show *tangible outcomes*, to >>>> answer the questions, what this data has been used >>>> for. Especially our partners, or communities that >>>> used the collected open data to produce impacts and >>>> products based on the data. Therefore I've created >>>> a showcases section on the website: >>>> https://hotosm.org/showcases >>>> >>>> Unfortunately there aren't a lot of good examples, >>>> yet, and I'd like to invite everybody who has a >>>> story to share to contribute to this effort. Once >>>> we have good content there I'll link the showcases >>>> to be visible on the website's general pages. >>>> >>>> If you have an account on the website (which you >>>> should have as a HOT member) you can add a new >>>> showcase by visiting this link: >>>> https://hotosm.org/node/add/showcase >>>> <https://hotosm.org/node/add/showcase> >>>> In case you don't have the permissions to do so, or >>>> you don't have an account but want to contribute >>>> with a showcase, please write me in private. >>>> >>>> Please try to make it short, visual (pictures!) and >>>> convincing. >>>> >>>> Thank you! >>>> Best, >>>> Felix >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> HOT mailing list >>>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >>>> <https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot> >>> -- >>> *Paul Uithol* >>> Project Manager >>> Email: [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]> >>> Twitter: @PaulUithol <https://twitter.com/pauluithol> >>> Skype: paul.uithol >>> Phone: NL +31 6 2423 7614 | TZ +255 7 8546 2836 | UG >>> +256 7 8573 9853 >>> Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team >>> Using OpenStreetMap for Humanitarian Response & >>> Economic Development >>> web <http://hotosm.org/> | twitter >>> <https://twitter.com/hotosm> | facebook >>> <https://www.facebook.com/hotosm> | donate >>> <http://hotosm.org/donate> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> HOT mailing list >>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >>> <https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot> >> >> _______________________________________________ HOT >> mailing list [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >> <https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot> >> >> -- >> http://www.dogodigi.net <http://www.dogodigi.net> >> *Milo van der Linden* >> web: dogodigi <http://www.dogodigi.net> tel: >> +31-6-16598808 <tel:%2B31-6-16598808> >> > _______________________________________________ HOT > mailing list [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > <https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot> > > -- > http://www.dogodigi.net <http://www.dogodigi.net> > *Milo van der Linden* > web: dogodigi <http://www.dogodigi.net> tel: +31-6-16598808 > <tel:%2B31-6-16598808> > > _______________________________________________ HOT mailing > list [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > <https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot> > > _______________________________________________ HOT mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > <https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot> > > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
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