Hi all, With some renewed effort, we'd like to revive #ValidationFriday, a way to encourage validation of projects in the HOT Tasking Manager. In essence, #ValidationFriday reminds everyone to set aside some time each week, be it 15 minutes or an hour, to validate.
For encouragement, there are over 100 projects which have over 95% complete and 95% validated. There's a lot that can be completed with some additional dedicated effort every week! There are many more that would benefit from a focused Validation effort. Each week, we'll share some of these projects that are near completion to help focus efforts toward projects that could use some attention: 5505-Kiryandongo District, Uganda [1] 5569-Post-Disaster Mapping in Brgy Uling and Brgy. Pangdan, Naga City, Cebu [2] 5678-Thailand Malaria Elimination: Ubon-Ratchathani Border [3] 5691-Tanzania missing buildings Monduli District, Arusha [4] How else can you participate in #ValidationFriday? - Validate! Simply find a project and dive in! - Learn to validate. There are a number of resources available for validation, but a great place to start is on the Missing Maps website [5] - Request the Validator Role on the HOT Tasking manager [6] - Share #ValidationFriday on social media to encourage others to contribute to projects - Join the validation conversation! Reach out to your fellow HOT Mappers, either through mailing lists, IRC, or the HOT Slack community ( slack.hotosm.org). Setting some time aside each week is a small effort, and not something that will fully complete the backlog of un-validated projects, but at the end of the day, we need to remain good stewards of OSM in all areas of our work. Happy #ValidationFriday, and happy mapping! Best, Matt "Giblet" [1] https://tasks.hotosm.org/project/5505 [2] https://tasks.hotosm.org/project/5569 [3] https://tasks.hotosm.org/project/5678 [4] https://tasks.hotosm.org/project/5691 [5] http://www.missingmaps.org/validate/ [6] http://bit.ly/HOTValidators -- *Matthew Gibb* mjng...@gmail.com
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