Please keep posted about any classes about mapping...
EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD Join me > Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:30:32 +0000 > From: brian.s...@gmail.com > To: Talk-is@openstreetmap.org > Subject: [Talk-is] Mapping Party > > I have been in contact with Björgvin and we've been hammering out some > ideas and now it's time to bring it to the list to get your thoughts > and help. > > I have been experimenting with walking-papers.org for Reykjavik to see > how easy it is. I think we could get a lot more people involved in > mapping Iceland if they knew they could just do a small part and > didn't need a GPS. > > So here's our thoughts about a small mapping party. We can find a > venue, most easily http://www.hugmyndahus.com/ and at the meeting do a > series of short demos and presentations, inviting new comers. The > agenda might be something like: > > 1) OSM introduction: Let people know what OSM is, why it is better > than other maps, etc. Lots of people don't even know it exists > > 2) State of the Icelandic map: describe where we were, were we are now > and the goals for the future. > > 3) Explain Walking Papers: We can get wifi and a printer at the venue, > then let people print off their neighbourhood at the meeting, then we > can all chat and maybe go for a drink. > > Then, a week or so later, have a second meeting. People can bring > their walking-papers back and we can scan them in (and/or print more). > This give people an opportunity to ask questions and for us to get > feedback about how well they did. At this point, we can also get more > indepth with the map editors, what is a 1st, 2nd, 3rd level road, how > do you annotate a wooded area in iceland, etc. > > Who's interested in helping? I can organize some of the stuff and help > spread the word, but I'd need the help from people on this list to > work on #1 and #2 (and other meeting points they want). I'm happy to > talk about #3 or if someone else has more experience, they can > volunteer. > > What does everyone think and when would be best to organize this? > > -brian > > -- > brian suda > http://suda.co.uk > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-is mailing list > Talk-is@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-is
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