FYI --> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dave Corley <davecor...@gmail.com> To: talk-nl@openstreetmap.org Cc: Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2014 18:06:37 +0100 Subject: 25th July #Maplesotho International Mapathon First off, apologies for cross posting, trying to spread the word to as large an audience as possible.
tl;dr, a group of Irish OpenStreetMap members are organising a mapathon on 25th July to map large sections of Lesotho and we are looking for individuals or groups to participate from around the world. Presently we have 3 groups participating from Lesotho, Ireland, & Germany. We will be using the HOT tasking manager to coordinate 2 large tasks - Rural - identify and map the outline of settlements, the major routes to and from these settlements and any major features (rivers, lakes etc) - Urban - Trace building outlines and complete road networks A bit of background.... In conjunction with Action Ireland Trust [1], a number of Irish OSM members from Fingal County Council [2] traveled to Lesotho for a number of weeks in 2013 and then again early in 2014 to assist and train district planners in utilising OSM data. This was done in agreement with the Ministry for Local Government and Chieftainship and the Chief Physical Planner of Lesotho. The trip culminated in an historic memorandum of understanding between Lesotho and Fingal County Council [3] Another group are planning to travel in early 2015 with the following objectives as part of their visit: - Create an OSM community in Lesotho by engaging with local communities and providing training and guidance on surveying and updating OSM - Create a basemap of the country for use by all - Create an evidence base for decision makers - Create an awakeness of Urban Design Further details can be found on the wiki page [4] Thanks, Dave (DaCor) [1] - http://actionirelandtrust.ie/ [2] - http://www.fingalcoco.ie/ [3] - http://www.corr.ie/blog/4567078398/Fingal-County-Council-sign-historic-agreement-with-Lesotho-Government/7628289 [4] - http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Lesotho_Mapathon -- Martijn van Exel http://oegeo.wordpress.com/ http://openstreetmap.us/ _______________________________________________ Talk-nl mailing list Talk-nl@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-nl
