http://learnosm.org/en/coordination/tasking-manager/ and related resources
On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 9:53 AM, Tim McNamara <paperl...@timmcnamara.co.nz> wrote: > Thanks Heather. > > Would it be worthwhile for me to organise similar workshops? Given the > issues with inexperienced mappers that have been raised in another thread, > is there any advice for on-boarding new mappers? I have been directing > people to micromappers.org, but a few people would be relatively happy > downloading JOSM and working their way through an OSM HOT task. > > Tim McNamara > @timClicks <http://twitter.com/timClicks> | timmcnamara.co.nz > > > On 28 April 2015 at 08:14, Heather Leson <heatherle...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Fyi in SF USA today >> >> Heather >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: "Yosem Companys" <compa...@stanford.edu> >> Date: Apr 27, 2015 11:06 PM >> Subject: [liberationtech] Map4Nepal@Stanford Information & Introductory >> Workshop Announcement. Please Forward! >> To: "Liberation Technologies" <liberationt...@mailman.stanford.edu> >> Cc: "Stacey Maples" <stacemap...@stanford.edu> >> >> From: Stacey Maples <stacemap...@stanford.edu> >> Apologies for odd language of the email. I am creating/maintaining and >> information page here: >> http://stanfordgeospatialcenter.github.io/Map4Nepal_Resources/ and have >> simply cut & pasted from that to save time. I will be adding more >> information throughout the day/week.Please feel free to >> forward/blog/tweet/facebook/etc... any of this information. >> Mapping4Nepal@Stanford Introductory Workshops >> >> I'll be updating this page >> <http://stanfordgeospatialcenter.github.io/Map4Nepal_Resources/> as I >> schedule new workshops to introduce volunteers to the basics of using the >> Humanitarian >> OpenStreetMap Task Manager <http://tasks.hotosm.org/> and the Tomnod >> <http://www.tomnod.com/campaign/nepal_earthquake_2015/map/3f8x29y15> to >> contribute to relief mapping for Nepal. >> *The first Introduction to OpenStreetMap.org and the Task Manager will be >> held TONIGHT, Monday April 27th, from 6pm to 7pm at the Stanford Geospatial >> Center Teaching Corner in Branner Earth Science Library* >> Anyone interested in co-locating for Humanitarian Mapping is welcome to >> join me in the Stanford Geospatial Center Teaching Corner, during Branner >> Library Hours (below) this week, beginning today at noon! You do not need >> to wait until the workshop, I will be there at noon, ready to show you how >> to help! >> ------------------------------ >> Stanford Geospatial Center Teaching Corner Map4Nepal@Stanford >> Co-location & Support >> >> Beginning at Noon, today (Monday, April 27th)I will be relocating from my >> office to the *Stanford Geospatial Center Teaching Corner* in order to >> help support those who are interested in contributing to mapping efforts >> for disaster relief, in Nepal. The Stanford Geospatial Center Teaching >> Corner is located in the Northwest Corner of the Mitchell Earth Science >> Building, on the 2nd floor, in the Branner Earth Sciences Library. >> >> >> Anyone with a laptop and spare time is welcome to come to the Library and >> any of the *Introductory Relief Mapping *sessions I will be holding. *You >> do not need to be a Stanford Affiliate!* If you are not a Stanford >> affiliate, we can connect you to the Stanford Guest WiFi to work on relief >> mapping, or participate in the workshops. >> >> Here is a map >> <http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=37.42656&mlon=-122.17287#map=19/37.42656/-122.17287>: >> >> http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=37.42656&mlon=-122.17287#map=19/37.42656/-122.17287 >> >> >> [image: Stanford Geospatial Center Location] >> Stanford Geospatial Center Teaching Corner Hours for Map4Nepal@Stanford >> >> I am blocking off the schedule for the SGC Teaching Corner for the week. >> If you would like to co-locate and contribute to mapping, here are the >> hours the teaching corner will be available. I will be out of town over the >> weekend, but depending on need and interest, I may continue *Teaching >> Corner Hours* nest week, as well. *Please note that food is not allowed >> in the library facilities, but drinks in spill-proof containers are >> acceptable.* >> >> >> *Teaching Corner Hours:* >> >> *Monday - Thursday*: 9am - 9pm >> *Friday* 9am - 5pm >> Mapping4Nepal@Stanford Introductory Workshops >> >> I'll be updating this page as I schedule new workshops to introduce >> volunteers to the basics of using the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Task >> Manager <http://tasks.hotosm.org/> and the Tomnod >> <http://www.tomnod.com/campaign/nepal_earthquake_2015/map/3f8x29y15> to >> contribute to relief mapping for Nepal. >> The first Introduction to OpenStreetMap.org and the Task Manager will be >> held *TONIGHT, Monday April 27th, from 6pm to 7pm*Basic Information for >> Contributing *RIGHT NOW* >> >> If you want to contribute IMMEDIATELY to ongoing Humanitarian Mapping >> efforts for Nepal through Humanitarian OpenStreetMap.org, please do the >> following: >> >> >> Go through the 30 minute training on http://mapgive.state.gov to learn >> the basics of humanitarian mapping using OpenStreetMap.org >> >> >> Then go to the HOTOSM Task Manager at http://tasks.hotosm.org/ and >> select a job that you feel comfortable contributing to. Read the directions >> carefully for the job, then select one of the squares next to one that is >> marked as complete. This will allow you to pan to the completed square so >> you can see how others are digitizing the features and mimic their work. >> >> >> It doesn't matter how long you work, or how many features you digitize. >> There are currently hundreds of people mapping on HOTOSM for the Nepal >> Earthquake.Every edit counts. >> >> You can also help assess damage, as new imagery becomes available. See this >> DigitalGlobe post >> <http://www.digitalglobeblog.com/2015/04/26/digitalglobe-opens-access-to-satellite-data-to-support-disaster-response-efforts-in-nepal/> >> for >> information: >> >> >> http://www.digitalglobeblog.com/2015/04/26/digitalglobe-opens-access-to-satellite-data-to-support-disaster-response-efforts-in-nepal/ >> Obtaining the latest OSM Data for use in Relief Efforts >> >> If you are a responder, or working with any organization that needs the >> most up-to-date geodata for the region, a consulting company called >> Geofabrik has set up a download site for OSM data that will be updated >> every 30 minutes throughout the HOTOSM activation. Find the data in various >> formats (including Garmin, Shapefile, etc...) here: >> http://labs.geofabrik.de/nepal/ >> >> >> -- >> Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. 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