Re: [HOT] Volunteering

2015-02-05 Thread Ahasanul Hoque
Dear Saul, Welcome to OSM projects in Bangladesh. I believe you will like adding data and love to contribute to OSM. Hope you already have got enough idea and knowledge about OSM from bunch of helping replies to your mail. Happy Mapping. Thanks in advance for your remote contribution to OSM

Re: [HOT] Volunteering

2015-02-05 Thread Saul Karamesines
Hello, Thank you all for your warm welcome and advice! I look forward to contributing to the project. Thanks again, Saul Karamesines ___ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot

Re: [HOT] Volunteering

2015-02-04 Thread Vao Matua
Saul, I affirm the advice given by Mark and Rafael. Don't be afraid to start mapping and contribute. I would also suggest going to a HOT tile that isn't complete but other editors have started on. That way you can see how other people have tagged features. Regards, Vao (Palolo) On Tue, Feb 3,

Re: [HOT] Volunteering

2015-02-03 Thread Rafael Avila Coya
Hi, Saul: The most common activity to which you can contribute to HOT is mapping through the HOT Tasking Manager [1]. There are lots of jobs you can choose from. I would advise you to start with a job that you find easy, and follow carefully the instructions. If you need learning material, you

Re: [HOT] Volunteering

2015-02-03 Thread Mark Cupitt
Hi Saul, welcome to HOT As you know, our mission is all about mapping for Humanitarian responses and we have a large of activities where you can contribute. The best place to start is at http://LearnOsm.org to get you up to speed with OpenStreetMap, Tagging schemes, editors, etc We work

[HOT] Volunteering

2015-02-03 Thread Saul Karamesines
Hello, My name is Saul Karamesines. I'm a student of Environmental Studies at Utah State University. As part of one my curriculum, my Environmental Nonprofit and Volunteer Management class requires volunteer work. I learned of your organization from a previous GIS class, and I find your