Hi all, The latest OSM UK C.I.C newsletter just went out (see below/attached). You receive this if you are a member of the organisation or signed up to the newsletter via https://osmuk.org/join-our-newsletter/
The Advisory Board topic is a bit of a pain in the backside due to poor timing so I thought it best to raise it here. As you may or may not be aware the OSMF have tasked the Data Working Group (DWG) with writing a policy for organised editing. The Advisory Board (AB) pulled our thoughts together way back in October but because we are a relatively new group (had our first phone meeting last week) we didn't get it across the line in time to feed in to the DWGs work. Despite this, it looks like the AB will go ahead and share its proposal/thought/guidelines in the coming days. This could appear to be quite jarring with the DWG but we have the same aim (i.e. to make OSM better) so hopefully it will spark some useful discussion. Disclosure 1: I am a AB member and fed in to the text in October. Disclosure 2: There is a link via the OSMF board between the DWG and the AB so the AB's work _may_ have fed in to the DWGs but neither party officially spoke. As noted this is due to the fact that AB is relatively new rather than any desire to undermine each other. Thanks, *Rob* ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: OSM UK <[email protected]> Date: 2 December 2017 at 16:32 Subject: OSM UK: Updates from November To: [email protected] November has been a busy month - read on to find out why Geospatial Commission When the Chancellor presented his Autumn Budget to Parliament it included the announcement <https://osmuk.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ee17e966ef004aa61be763270&id=9619552c1a&e=af3cfa8132> of a new Geospatial Commission tasked with maximising the value of all UK government data linked to location. We are super excited about what this can mean for OSM and are looking forward to getting involved <https://osmuk.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ee17e966ef004aa61be763270&id=a4a28c2454&e=af3cfa8132> where we can. AGM locations Its a long time until our next AGM but planning has already started. We would like to know your preference of location. Please complete our loomio poll <https://osmuk.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ee17e966ef004aa61be763270&id=880594751b&e=af3cfa8132>. Not yet on Loomio? Sign up today - it only takes 2 minutes. Community validation tool Over on the talk-gb mailing list there has been a lot of discussion about how best to add third party Shell petrol station data to OSM. Based on your feedback Ilya has developed a Community Validation tool <https://osmuk.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ee17e966ef004aa61be763270&id=056f89bf21&e=af3cfa8132>. We'd like your view on this - is it an example that we can share as good practice? Let us know here <https://osmuk.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ee17e966ef004aa61be763270&id=130a9ea06c&e=af3cfa8132> . Advisory Board Rob has now taken his seat on OSMF's Advisory Board <https://osmuk.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ee17e966ef004aa61be763270&id=fc779d5261&e=af3cfa8132> which currently includes 5 corporate members and 5 local chapter representatives. Although relatively new the proposed Directed Editing Policy <https://osmuk.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ee17e966ef004aa61be763270&id=fd9df5387a&e=af3cfa8132> has given us something to discuss. We drafted a proposal based on the groups experience way back in October but didn't manage to share it in time. Despite the bad timing the group is likely to publish its guideline. The hope is to continue the discussion around organised editing with the goal of eventually converging on a common set of best practices. Once published it would be good to do a compare and contrast - for example, how do they effect you? 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