Re: [OSM-talk] Mapathon In Sweden, Göteborg

[Frederik Ramm]

Hi,

On 03/09/2016 11:46 AM, Daiva Marija Brazauskaitė wrote:
> my name is Daiva Brazauskaite, and I am working with student association
> called SKIP at University of Gothenburg (Göteborgs Universitet) in
> Sweden. Letting you know that we are planning to make a Mapathon on 29th
> of March. We are inviting students and people interested in learning
> mapping and using OpenStreetMap platform.

A very important pillar of OpenStreetMap is encouraging people to add
their first-hand knowledge to the world-wide pool. Some of the people
attending may come from remote places in the world where OSM lacks
detail, and they will be able to add interesting detail from memory,
perhaps aided by aerial imagery. But even those local to Göteborg could
contribute to OSM much closer to home - it seems to me that while
central Göteborg is well mapped, many smaller towns and villages around
it could benefit from someone adding detail like house numbers or POIs.

I know that many find the thought that they could help someone by
tracing data from aerial imagery appealing, even if they have no
personal relation to the area they see before them. But sometimes
grabbing a notepad and going somewhere - even if it's only a tram ride
away - to actually survey can also be a very fulfilling activity.

> We are going to choose one of
> the projects from HOT Tasking Manager lists and use OSM iD editor.

If you do limit your mapping to that, it would be great if you could
mention to attendees that what you're teaching them is just one of many
way to contribute to OSM, and especially that tracing from aerial
imagery in foreign countries is the exception, not the norm, in OSM.

Bye
Frederik

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Re: [OSM-talk] Mapathon In Sweden, Göteborg

[Tyler Radford]

Hi Daiva,

Thanks for organizing an event!

Mike's compiled some great ideas from his events. Here are some other tips
and checklists: http://www.missingmaps.org/host/

Specific tips for universities:
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Missing_Maps_mapathons:_for_students_and_universities

Tyler

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On Wed, Mar 9, 2016 at 5:01 PM, Mike Thompson  wrote:

> Daiva,
>
> Thank you for taking the initiative on planning a mapathon at your
> university!
>
> I have been recording our "lessons learned" here:
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Fort_Collins,_Colorado#Mapathon_Ideas
>
> Although a lot of the things listed are specific to our location, it
> should give you some ideas of what we do.  I know that others have been
> doing this for a lot longer than we have, so hopefully they will also
> provide you some advice.
>
> Mike
>
> On Wed, Mar 9, 2016 at 3:46 AM, Daiva Marija Brazauskaitė <
> brazauskaite.da...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> my name is Daiva Brazauskaite, and I am working with student association
>> called SKIP at University of Gothenburg (Göteborgs Universitet) in Sweden.
>> Letting you know that we are planning to make a Mapathon on 29th of March.
>> We are inviting students and people interested in learning mapping and
>> using OpenStreetMap platform. We are going to choose one of the projects
>> from HOT Tasking Manager lists and use OSM iD editor.
>>
>> Are there any advises or information on event planing?
>>
>> Thank you in advance!
>>
>> BR,
>> Daiva M. Brazauskaite
>>
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Re: [OSM-talk] Mapathon In Sweden, Göteborg

[Mike Thompson]

Daiva,

Thank you for taking the initiative on planning a mapathon at your
university!

I have been recording our "lessons learned" here:
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Fort_Collins,_Colorado#Mapathon_Ideas

Although a lot of the things listed are specific to our location, it should
give you some ideas of what we do.  I know that others have been doing this
for a lot longer than we have, so hopefully they will also provide you some
advice.

Mike

On Wed, Mar 9, 2016 at 3:46 AM, Daiva Marija Brazauskaitė <
brazauskaite.da...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> my name is Daiva Brazauskaite, and I am working with student association
> called SKIP at University of Gothenburg (Göteborgs Universitet) in Sweden.
> Letting you know that we are planning to make a Mapathon on 29th of March.
> We are inviting students and people interested in learning mapping and
> using OpenStreetMap platform. We are going to choose one of the projects
> from HOT Tasking Manager lists and use OSM iD editor.
>
> Are there any advises or information on event planing?
>
> Thank you in advance!
>
> BR,
> Daiva M. Brazauskaite
>
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[OSM-talk] Mapathon In Sweden, Göteborg

[Daiva Marija Brazauskaitė]

Hello,

my name is Daiva Brazauskaite, and I am working with student association
called SKIP at University of Gothenburg (Göteborgs Universitet) in Sweden.
Letting you know that we are planning to make a Mapathon on 29th of March.
We are inviting students and people interested in learning mapping and
using OpenStreetMap platform. We are going to choose one of the projects
from HOT Tasking Manager lists and use OSM iD editor.

Are there any advises or information on event planing?

Thank you in advance!

BR,
Daiva M. Brazauskaite
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