Re: [Talk-us] Your opinion about SOTM US
Y, this would be the most accurate way to put this. Most often actually neither data is excellent. We have an opportunity here in the US: create the most spatially accurate and complete dataset available. On Sunday, March 15, 2015, Clifford Snow wrote: > > On Sat, Mar 14, 2015 at 7:56 PM, Alex Barth > wrote: > >> Here's a map showing where TIGER is better than OSM: >> >> https://api.tiles.mapbox.com/v4/lxbarth.647bc246/page.html?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoibHhiYXJ0aCIsImEiOiJFVXdYcUlvIn0.bbaHTEWlnAwGgyVwJngMdQ#5/39.724/-99.360 >> > > I think the correct phrase is "Here's a map showing where TIGER is > different than OSM." Just because new TIGER data is available, doesn't make > it better. In my limited experience with just small parts of two states, > new TIGER data in rural areas is often bad. > > Clifford > > > -- > @osm_seattle > osm_seattle.snowandsnow.us > OpenStreetMap: Maps with a human touch > -- Alex Barth Vice President OpenStreetMap United States Inc. ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
Re: [Talk-us] Your opinion about SOTM US
Hey Richard - thanks for your feedback, let me see.. As for 1) we are planning a Workshop / Deep Dive track parallel to the hack day on Monday, very similar to what was going on at SotM EU last June. I really enjoyed being able to go back and forth from the hack room to the workshops, and judging from the audience a lot of people did, so that is something I would really like to copy :) By the way, I am looking for someone who can take the lead in organizing that track, perhaps that would be up your alley? (Or anyone else reading this?) Other than that, I would VERY MUCH like to have a track set aside for advanced mapping topics - which can be survey techniques (I really liked zverik's talk on car mapping for example), tagging, or advanced editor use, plugin development perhaps? It all depends on who actually submits talks on these topics, so please submit! On the other hand, your point 2) about people with no OSM background - we did a mapping 101 in DC led by Mele, http://openstreetmap.us/2014/04/intro-osm-workshop/ but I think you're thinking more about getting out and about. I don't know how good the immediate surroundings of the UN building are for that, but perhaps we can do an excursion on Monday in parallel with the hack day? Again, I would need for someone to step up and lead this, but perhaps someone from the local NYC community can do this. Or if you're thinking a talk, I think you would probably the perfect person to give it :) Martijn On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 12:42 PM, Richard Weait wrote: > On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 11:40 AM, Martijn van Exel wrote: > > Hey all, > [ ... ] > > The main thing I would like to know more about is the types of > > talks you would be interested in, or even specifically which people or > > organizations you would want to see a talk from. > > Easy! Same as I always ask / hope for. :-) > > 1) I want to see deeply technical / specialized presentations specific > to OpenStreetMap. Talks that wouldn't be suitable at > non-OpenStreetMap conferences. So, talks on optimizing a rendering > stack, a la SotM-EU. Or on tagging scheme alternatives, such as > SotM-Girona. > > 2) Given the audience at DC, I'd say you'll need a beginners track. > So many people I met there had no understanding of how to do a foot > survey, and no understanding of why that is the most valuable and > interesting data in the OpenStreetMap database. So, yeah. Some > really fundamental basics. Why and how to survey. > -- Martijn van Exel skype: mvexel ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
Re: [Talk-us] Your opinion about SOTM US
On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 11:40 AM, Martijn van Exel wrote: > Hey all, [ ... ] > The main thing I would like to know more about is the types of > talks you would be interested in, or even specifically which people or > organizations you would want to see a talk from. Easy! Same as I always ask / hope for. :-) 1) I want to see deeply technical / specialized presentations specific to OpenStreetMap. Talks that wouldn't be suitable at non-OpenStreetMap conferences. So, talks on optimizing a rendering stack, a la SotM-EU. Or on tagging scheme alternatives, such as SotM-Girona. 2) Given the audience at DC, I'd say you'll need a beginners track. So many people I met there had no understanding of how to do a foot survey, and no understanding of why that is the most valuable and interesting data in the OpenStreetMap database. So, yeah. Some really fundamental basics. Why and how to survey. ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
[Talk-us] Your opinion about SOTM US
Hey all, I put together a 3 minute survey about the upcoming State of the Map US conference. The main thing I would like to know more about is the types of talks you would be interested in, or even specifically which people or organizations you would want to see a talk from. You can find the survey here: http://goo.gl/forms/YZpm2aPk2O If you don't want to fill out the survey, you can also send your opinion my way in an email. In any case, thanks in advance for taking the time. Remember, the Call for Papers will be open for another 3 weeks: http://stateofthemap.us/talk/ Thanks again, -- Martijn van Exel skype: mvexel ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
