I think we need an entry for: remote mapping aka. armchair mapping aka. heads-up digitising / vectorisation & combination
On 25 July 2015 at 00:51, Nick Allen <nick.allen...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > Personally I'd prefer a single glossary within LearnOSM [1] which is > available in many languages. If you don't know what a term or acronym means, > you won't know where to search for it, hence my preference for a single > glossary. LearnOSM is linked from a number of sources which are HOT related > and is expected to provide the answers for those who wish to donate their > time and expertise through HOT. > > For instance visit the Tasking Manager [2] now and you will find 5 of the > first 6 tasks refer to 'IDP Informal camps'. You will not find an > explanation of 'IDP' within many other glossaries. Perhaps a search of the > TM for other terms that should be included? > > The search engine of LearnOSM only searches for the title of a module or > guide, so it will not find words within the module or guide itself. It would > make sense to have all of the entries listed in alphabetic order to make > finding the terms easier, although you can also use the 'Ctrl+f' function to > search most documents. For most subjects within the glossary I believe it > would be sensible to provide a short explanation, but then link to another > site that has a fuller explanation for those who wish to explore further. > > Many people have helped to provide translations for LearnOSM and hopefully > they will continue to support HOT by continuing with their production of > translations. We've just started using Transifex [3] for our translations, > which should make the process simpler. We're more likely to be able to > provide more translations for a glossary on LearnOSM than an entry somewhere > else is able to provide. > > [1] http://learnosm.org/ > [2] http://tasks.hotosm.org/ > [3] https://www.transifex.com > > Regards > > Nick > > On 24/07/15 17:28, althio wrote: > > Hi all, > > I am not sure how to handle the glossary mixture of: > - basic OSM terms > - basic HOT terms > - advanced HOT/Activation terms > > I mean the growing glossary page could become overwhelming for a beginner. > > What do you think? > All glossay in one continuous page? One page, sections by topics? > Differents pages, one glossary by section > (beginner/JOSM/remote/Activation...)? > > > > Back to the content, a few proposals: > - We could read through the content of LearnOSM to flag terms that > need to be included in the glossary (best done by newcomers!) > - We could take a pick in the OSM wiki glossary and see if any of > those terms is used in LearnOSM > [OSM wiki glossary] http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Glossary > > > Best > > althio > > On 13 July 2015 at 22:51, Yachtsman Dev <yachtsman....@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello, > > My name is Anwaario and I am one of the LearnOSM Interns this summer. > > I have been tasked with improving the LearnOSM glossary . > > Help us make the LearnOSM glossary more informative by forwarding your > vocabulary suggestions. > > This is an ongoing project and new terms will be added and live as soon as > they are approved by my mentors. > > All replies should be sent directly to both me and the list. > > > Respectfully, > > > > Anwaario > > -- > > > skype: hahafresh > email: yachtsman....@gmail.com > phone: 415.562.6927 > intern/blog: https://yachtsmandev.wordpress.com/ > https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Anwaario > > > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > HOT@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > HOT@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > > > > -- > > Nick > > Volunteer 'Tallguy' for > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team > > http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Tallguy _______________________________________________ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
