> Hi all, > > The Software Freedom Day Mapping Fiesta was last weekend and here is a > summary of the results.
Hey Richard, Thanx for the coast to coast report ! I know small is beautiful and getting a few people with GPS's isn't that hard (well ;-) ), but I'm shooting for a wider grassroots participation for the long term. Just like there are maintainers for sections of Wikipedia, I think we should strive to get local maintainers for the map. I don't think it would be easy to get people to take responsibility for their sector so maybe an easier way would be to get schools in the bandwagon. They could take responsibility for the map in their area. I can't imagine more interesting an activity for GPS beginners in high schools (geography class ??) than updating a sector in their city/neighborhood and taking care of map accuracy. I think I'll drop a line to my School board to let them know about our mapping activity (3 small hours !!) and hopefully transfer enough hype that they feel it would be a great pedagogical and social activities. I suggest all party organizers do the same. The more people maintain the map, the easier and the more accurate it is. Plus, it's less work for party organizers .. sort of :-) Cheers, Yves from Sherbrooke _______________________________________________ Talk-ca mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca
