Re: [HOT] Missing Maps launch tomorrow, and LearnOSM
Charlotte, Although I'm very noisy on this list, I'm actually a very small cog in a great big machine. I know of this article http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/nov/06/-sp-missing-maps-baraka-democratic-republic-congo-drc, and I know that Facebook twitter are being used extensively. I'll be at this event in London UK. For both facebook twitter search on hotosm /or Missing Maps project. Hope this helps Regards Nick On 07/11/14 06:16, Charlotte Wolter wrote: Nick, Are we sending out a press release, so someone other than the readers of the HOT list actually will know that it's happening? Charlotte :41 AM 11/6/2014, you wrote: Hi, Missing Maps (http://www.missingmaps.org/ ) has its official launch tomorrow, 7th November. I've deliberatly not put a time in this message, as its a pretty worldwide launch and it's going to depend on your and their time zone. As well as the people who attend the mapathons, there will also be many joining in 'remotely'. Of course, some of the people will have already done some mapping with HOT in the past, but my experience of helping at mapathons tells me that less than 5% will know what they are doing, and the rest will be fairly new, but may have done some research looked at help guides etc. At a conservative guess / estimate there will be 300 mappers, the vast majority of them new, helping with various projects tomorrow. I think this is a very conservative estimate, and would hope to see considerably more - perhaps double my first figure, and I wouldn't be surprised if there were even more! Most of these mappers will look for guidance to LearnOSM (http://learnosm.org/en/). Because of the way LearnOSMÂ is set up I don't think we can get stats. for hits on the site (I'm quite happy to be contradicted on this). If you've done any exploring on the LearnOSM site you'll have noticed that's it's not just for 'new mappers' and it has some very comprehensive guides on some complex subjects. It's good! But it needs constant attention - the editing tools and processes are constantly evolving, and what was a current guide last month, may now need a slight update. LearnOSM is also multilingual, or at least it should be. There are many sections that need more translations. There are guides on how to simply produce these translations (https://github.com/hotosm/learnosm/blob/gh-pages/CONTRIBUTING.md). Now (last week would have been better!) would be a good time to have a read through LearnOSM, and if you see something that needs sorting out, either sort it, or send a message asking for someone else to do it. If you've managed to master mapping, then getting something amended or updated on https://github.com/hotosm/learnosm https://github.com/hotosm/learnosm is only a minor stumbling block, and could have a big impact on 700 people who will potentially read it over the next few days. *New Mappers* - we need to know what is missing, or needs rephrasing. Let us know, please. Regards -- Nick Volunteer 'Tallguy' for https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Tallguy http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Tallguy Treasurer, website Bonus Ball admin for http://www.6thswanleyscouts.org.uk/ http://www.6thswanleyscouts.org.uk/ (treasu...@6thswanleyscouts.org.uk mailto:treasu...@6thswanleyscouts.org.uk) ___ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot Charlotte Wolter 927 18th Street Suite A Santa Monica, California 90403 +1-310-597-4040 techl...@techlady.com Skype: thetechlady -- Nick Volunteer 'Tallguy' for https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Tallguy Treasurer, website Bonus Ball admin for http://www.6thswanleyscouts.org.uk/ (treasu...@6thswanleyscouts.org.uk mailto:treasu...@6thswanleyscouts.org.uk) ___ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
Re: [HOT] Missing Maps launch tomorrow, and LearnOSM
Thanks for ABC link, Brad. A few others... http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/nov/06/-sp-missing-maps-baraka-democratic-republic-congo-drc http://blogs.redcross.org.uk/emergencies/2014/11/missing-maps-save-lives-click-mouse/ http://www.msf.org.uk/article/missing-maps-launch-unprecedented-collaboration-gets-underway https://www.mapbox.com/blog/mapping-missing-maps/ If you keep an eye on twitter: @theMissingMaps #MissingMaps, I think there'll be more coming... Cheers Pete Pete Masters Missing Maps Project Coordinator MSF UK +44 7921 781 518 @pedrito1414 @theMissingMaps facebook.com/MissingMapsProject Although I check emails more frequently, I work two days a week on the Missing Maps Project – if you want to catch me, see this calendar. From: Brad Hards br...@frogmouth.net To: hot@openstreetmap.org Date: 07/11/2014 09:20 Subject:Re: [HOT] Missing Maps launch tomorrow, and LearnOSM It made news in Australia (ABC is the national broadcaster): http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/missing-maps-citizen-cartography-with-msf/5873868 Brad ___ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) 3rd Floor, 67 -74 Saffron Hill, London EC1N 8QX Tel: +44 (0)20 7404 6600 | Fax: +44 (0)20 7404 4466 Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is an independent international medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid in more than 60 countries. Discuss, debate and get the latest news from MSF: Online | Facebook | Google+ | Instagram | Pinterest | Storify | Twitter | Youtube | Subscribe to emails Donate to MSF UK MSF (UK) is a company limited by guarantee | English Charity Reg No.1026588 | English Registration No. 2853011 ___ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
Re: [HOT] Missing Maps launch tomorrow, and LearnOSM
HI folks, First off, congratulations on the Missing Maps Launch. You really are so very inspiring. As mentioned, a few of us are at the Crisismappers Conference and will raise a glass to you. Heather Heather Leson heatherle...@gmail.com Twitter: HeatherLeson Blog: textontechs.com On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 4:29 AM, Pete Masters pete.mast...@london.msf.org wrote: Thanks for ABC link, Brad. A few others... http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/nov/06/-sp-missing-maps-baraka-democratic-republic-congo-drc http://blogs.redcross.org.uk/emergencies/2014/11/missing-maps-save-lives-click-mouse/ http://www.msf.org.uk/article/missing-maps-launch-unprecedented-collaboration-gets-underway https://www.mapbox.com/blog/mapping-missing-maps/ If you keep an eye on twitter: @theMissingMaps #MissingMaps, I think there'll be more coming... Cheers Pete *Pete Masters* Missing Maps Project Coordinator MSF UK +44 7921 781 518 *@pedrito1414* https://twitter.com/TheMissingMaps *@theMissingMaps* https://twitter.com/TheMissingMaps *facebook.com/MissingMapsProject* https://www.facebook.com/MissingMapsProject Although I check emails more frequently, I work two days a week on the Missing Maps Project – if you want to catch me, *see this calendar* https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=ui161p5fak6u6h3oq23824cgj0%40group.calendar.google.comctz=Europe/London . From:Brad Hards br...@frogmouth.net To:hot@openstreetmap.org Date:07/11/2014 09:20 Subject:Re: [HOT] Missing Maps launch tomorrow, and LearnOSM -- It made news in Australia (ABC is the national broadcaster): http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/missing-maps-citizen-cartography-with-msf/5873868 Brad ___ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) 3rd Floor, 67 -74 Saffron Hill, London EC1N 8QX Tel: +44 (0)20 7404 6600 | Fax: +44 (0)20 7404 4466 Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is an independent international medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid in more than 60 countries. Discuss, debate and get the latest news from MSF: *Online* http://www.msf.org.uk/?utm_campaign=msfemailsutm_source=emailfooterutm_medium=emailutm_content=home | *Facebook* http://www.facebook.com/msf.english | *Google+* https://plus.google.com/+DoctorsWithoutBorders-M%C3%A9decinsSansFronti%C3%A8res/posts | *Instagram* http://instagram.com/doctorswithoutborders/ | *Pinterest* http://www.pinterest.com/msfenglish/ | *Storify* http://storify.com/MSF_uk | *Twitter* http://twitter.com/msf_uk | *Youtube* http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCId9tO5LYlJKgNQKEzgjYOg?sub_confirmation=1 | *Subscribe to emails* http://www.msf.org.uk/email-signup?utm_campaign=msfemailsutm_source=emailfooterutm_medium=emailutm_content=emailsignup *Donate to MSF UK* http://www.msf.org.uk/make-a-donation?utm_campaign=msfemailsutm_source=emailfooterutm_medium=emailutm_content=donate MSF (UK) is a company limited by guarantee | English Charity Reg No.1026588 | English Registration No. 2853011 ___ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot ___ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
[HOT] Missing Maps launch tomorrow, and LearnOSM
Hi, Missing Maps (http://www.missingmaps.org/) has it's official launch tomorrow, 7th November. I've deliberatly not put a time in this message, as its a pretty worldwide launch it's going to depend on your their time zone. As well as the people who attend the mapathons, there will also be many joining in 'remotely'. Of course, some of the people will have already done some mapping with HOT in the past, but my experience of helping at mapathons tells me that less than 5% will know what they are doing, and the rest will be fairly new, but may have done some research looked at help guides etc.. At a conservative guess / estimate there will be 300 mappers, the vast majority of them new, helping with various projects tomorrow. I think this is a very conservative estimate, and would hope to see considerably more - perhaps double my first figure, and I wouldn't be surprised if there were even more! Most of these mappers will look for guidance to LearnOSM (http://learnosm.org/en/). Because of the way LearnOSM is set up I don't think we can get stats. for hits on the site (I'm quite happy to be contradicted on this). If you've done any exploring on the LearnOSM site you'll have noticed that's it's not just for 'new mappers' and it has some very comprehensive guides on some complex subjects. It's good! But it needs constant attention - the editing tools and processes are constantly evolving, and what was a current guide last month, may now need a slight update. LearnOSM is also multilingual, or at least it should be. There are many sections that need more translations. There are guides on how to simply produce these translations (https://github.com/hotosm/learnosm/blob/gh-pages/CONTRIBUTING.md). Now (last week would have been better!) would be a good time to have a read through LearnOSM, and if you see something that needs sorting out, either sort it, or send a message asking for someone else to do it. If you've managed to master mapping, then getting something amended or updated on https://github.com/hotosm/learnosm is only a minor stumbling block, and could have a big impact on 700 people who will potentially read it over the next few days. *New Mappers* - we need to know what is missing, or needs rephrasing. Let us know, please. Regards -- Nick Volunteer 'Tallguy' for https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Tallguy Treasurer, website Bonus Ball admin for http://www.6thswanleyscouts.org.uk/ (treasu...@6thswanleyscouts.org.uk mailto:treasu...@6thswanleyscouts.org.uk) ___ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
Re: [HOT] Missing Maps launch tomorrow, and LearnOSM
If there is one section that needs immediate love, I propose we look at the iD section (http://learnosm.org/en/editing/id-editor/). Most newbies are introduced to this tool before diving into JOSM (my preferred editor though). PS. We will host the first event tomorrow since we are the earliest time zone among the scheduled events. :) On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 6:41 PM, Nick Allen nick.allen...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Missing Maps (http://www.missingmaps.org/) has it's official launch tomorrow, 7th November. I've deliberatly not put a time in this message, as its a pretty worldwide launch it's going to depend on your their time zone. As well as the people who attend the mapathons, there will also be many joining in 'remotely'. Of course, some of the people will have already done some mapping with HOT in the past, but my experience of helping at mapathons tells me that less than 5% will know what they are doing, and the rest will be fairly new, but may have done some research looked at help guides etc.. At a conservative guess / estimate there will be 300 mappers, the vast majority of them new, helping with various projects tomorrow. I think this is a very conservative estimate, and would hope to see considerably more - perhaps double my first figure, and I wouldn't be surprised if there were even more! Most of these mappers will look for guidance to LearnOSM (http://learnosm.org/en/). Because of the way LearnOSM is set up I don't think we can get stats. for hits on the site (I'm quite happy to be contradicted on this). If you've done any exploring on the LearnOSM site you'll have noticed that's it's not just for 'new mappers' and it has some very comprehensive guides on some complex subjects. It's good! But it needs constant attention - the editing tools and processes are constantly evolving, and what was a current guide last month, may now need a slight update. LearnOSM is also multilingual, or at least it should be. There are many sections that need more translations. There are guides on how to simply produce these translations (https://github.com/hotosm/learnosm/blob/gh-pages/CONTRIBUTING.md). Now (last week would have been better!) would be a good time to have a read through LearnOSM, and if you see something that needs sorting out, either sort it, or send a message asking for someone else to do it. If you've managed to master mapping, then getting something amended or updated on https://github.com/hotosm/learnosm is only a minor stumbling block, and could have a big impact on 700 people who will potentially read it over the next few days. New Mappers - we need to know what is missing, or needs rephrasing. Let us know, please. Regards -- Nick Volunteer 'Tallguy' for https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Tallguy Treasurer, website Bonus Ball admin for http://www.6thswanleyscouts.org.uk/ (treasu...@6thswanleyscouts.org.uk) ___ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot -- cheers, maning -- Freedom is still the most radical idea of all -N.Branden wiki: http://esambale.wikispaces.com/ blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/ -- ___ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
Re: [HOT] Missing Maps launch tomorrow, and LearnOSM
On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 6:55 PM, maning sambale emmanuel.samb...@gmail.com wrote: PS. We will host the first event tomorrow since we are the earliest time zone among the scheduled events. :) Sorry, the first one is Jakarta since it will start early morning. :) -- cheers, maning -- Freedom is still the most radical idea of all -N.Branden wiki: http://esambale.wikispaces.com/ blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/ -- ___ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
Re: [HOT] Missing Maps launch tomorrow, and LearnOSM
+1, The iD-editor section should be linked within the beginner table of content because it is only visible in the second level of menu after clicking on detailed editing. On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 5:55 AM, maning sambale emmanuel.samb...@gmail.com wrote: If there is one section that needs immediate love, I propose we look at the iD section (http://learnosm.org/en/editing/id-editor/). Most newbies are introduced to this tool before diving into JOSM (my preferred editor though). PS. We will host the first event tomorrow since we are the earliest time zone among the scheduled events. :) On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 6:41 PM, Nick Allen nick.allen...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Missing Maps (http://www.missingmaps.org/) has it's official launch tomorrow, 7th November. I've deliberatly not put a time in this message, as its a pretty worldwide launch it's going to depend on your their time zone. As well as the people who attend the mapathons, there will also be many joining in 'remotely'. Of course, some of the people will have already done some mapping with HOT in the past, but my experience of helping at mapathons tells me that less than 5% will know what they are doing, and the rest will be fairly new, but may have done some research looked at help guides etc.. At a conservative guess / estimate there will be 300 mappers, the vast majority of them new, helping with various projects tomorrow. I think this is a very conservative estimate, and would hope to see considerably more - perhaps double my first figure, and I wouldn't be surprised if there were even more! Most of these mappers will look for guidance to LearnOSM (http://learnosm.org/en/). Because of the way LearnOSM is set up I don't think we can get stats. for hits on the site (I'm quite happy to be contradicted on this). If you've done any exploring on the LearnOSM site you'll have noticed that's it's not just for 'new mappers' and it has some very comprehensive guides on some complex subjects. It's good! But it needs constant attention - the editing tools and processes are constantly evolving, and what was a current guide last month, may now need a slight update. LearnOSM is also multilingual, or at least it should be. There are many sections that need more translations. There are guides on how to simply produce these translations (https://github.com/hotosm/learnosm/blob/gh-pages/CONTRIBUTING.md). Now (last week would have been better!) would be a good time to have a read through LearnOSM, and if you see something that needs sorting out, either sort it, or send a message asking for someone else to do it. If you've managed to master mapping, then getting something amended or updated on https://github.com/hotosm/learnosm is only a minor stumbling block, and could have a big impact on 700 people who will potentially read it over the next few days. New Mappers - we need to know what is missing, or needs rephrasing. Let us know, please. Regards -- Nick Volunteer 'Tallguy' for https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Tallguy Treasurer, website Bonus Ball admin for http://www.6thswanleyscouts.org.uk/ (treasu...@6thswanleyscouts.org.uk) ___ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot -- cheers, maning -- Freedom is still the most radical idea of all -N.Branden wiki: http://esambale.wikispaces.com/ blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/ -- ___ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot ___ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
