On 09/03/2015 16:09, Harald Kliems wrote:
Does this sound reasonable? Anything else I should be thinking of?
I'll apologise upfront in case any of this sounds like "the bleeding obvious" - I'm sure you'll have thought through lots of this and more already...
One thing that immediately comes to mind is not to assume that people have much idea about what OpenStreetMap is - I'd definitely include some sort of brief, simple introduction (e.g. what's the difference between OSM and public domain government sources, and what's the difference between OSM and Google etc.).
I'd also try not to be too prescriptive about how people record stuff - cameras work for some people, paper and pencil for others, other methods for others again. Try and pick an area where there's a variety of new stuff to map.
With regards to the "editing" part, check at the library first what kit is available with what web browser (if it's IE only you'll be using Potlatch 2 rather than iD as the default in-browser editor, and even then only if Flash is supported). By all means mention JOSM, but I wouldn't suggest it to newbies unless they're familar with something like AutoCAD (which uses some similar control mechanisms) - and downloading and running Java software on the library computers may be restricted.
People will have different priorities - some may want to just do the "outdoor mapping" part, some the "social" bit and some the "editing" afterwards, so try and make sure that the timetable is public upfront (with contact details available in case of problems) and try and make space for whatever people want to do. Don't try and rush it - let people "discover things that they can map".
Finally - remember to have fun! Cheers, Andy _______________________________________________ Talk-us mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
