Re: [HOT] Questions regarding Missing Maps Mapping Party in the Netherlands

2015-02-05 Thread john whelan
You can make a case for both, but if bandwidth or Internet connection is an
issue then I understand iD is more sensitive to this so JOSM might be more
appropriate and if you have more experienced mappers present to assist they
will almost certainly be more familiar with JOSM.  Raspberry Pi ain't the
most powerful single card computer out there but at 4.5 million and
counting the processes and documentation available mean it is often the
computer of choice for some applications.  For beginners in HOT we are
essentially trying to spend as little time as possible teaching them and
getting as much useful mapping out of them as we can.  So teach them
something simple like mapping a building in a tool that is well known to
any experienced mappers we happen to have available makes a lot of sense.

If you have a group of mappers for HOT mapping then teaching them to map a
building in JOSM is quick and simple with the JOSM building tool whilst iD
defaults to area=yes when mapping buildings and I've corrected several
hundred of these already.  area=yes doesn't render very well as a building
so we've essentially wasted the beginner's mappers time.

HOT mapping often seems to involve mapping lots of buildings, very few tags
as working from imagery it is difficult to spot shops etc.  It's boring and
repetitive to say the least after the first thousand or so.  To keep people
going some feedback would be useful, tags on a few buildings or street
names would help the feeling that you aren't working in isolation and no
one will ever look at the map you are creating.

The work in Bangladesh has shown that getting information from walking
papers into OSM to enrich the tags is not as quick or simple as it could
be.  Perhaps we need some sort of standard device with OSMAND on it to add
POI information easily for HOT mapping.

If you are trying to introduce them to OSM and not be overwhelmed then iD
may well be the best choice.  If you are trying to map buildings within a
certain time frame with inexperienced mappers then JOSM building tool
plugin leaves less room for errors and is more likely to produce usable
output for HOT.  Note these are different objectives.


Cheerio John

On 5 February 2015 at 16:40, Paul Norman  wrote:

> On 2/3/2015 11:59 PM, Willy Bakker wrote:
>
>>
>> Firstly, which editor would you recommend for beginners? In Berlin during
>> the Open Knowledge Festival I attended a HOT workshop where the iD editor
>> was used; at the mapping party in Antwerp in december they used JOSM. Which
>> one is the best for beginners?
>>
>
> Assuming that the computers are capable of running both JOSM and iD, I
> would recommend iD for beginners. I mainly use JOSM myself, but find myself
> using iD more for some edits.
>
> iD's presets make it significantly easier for mappers to tag objects
> appropriately as the raw tags are abstracted from them. JOSM's presets do
> not do this as well, still being focused on the raw tags. iD should have
> everything needed for a normal mapping workflow, while JOSM presents many
> tools useless to most mappers.
>
> Stepping through the built-in tutorial will get most people up to speed
> for what they need to know to start mapping, and gives you a starting point
> for your workshop.
>
>
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Re: [HOT] Questions regarding Missing Maps Mapping Party in the Netherlands

2015-02-05 Thread Paul Norman

On 2/3/2015 11:59 PM, Willy Bakker wrote:


Firstly, which editor would you recommend for beginners? In Berlin 
during the Open Knowledge Festival I attended a HOT workshop where the 
iD editor was used; at the mapping party in Antwerp in december they 
used JOSM. Which one is the best for beginners?


Assuming that the computers are capable of running both JOSM and iD, I 
would recommend iD for beginners. I mainly use JOSM myself, but find 
myself using iD more for some edits.


iD's presets make it significantly easier for mappers to tag objects 
appropriately as the raw tags are abstracted from them. JOSM's presets 
do not do this as well, still being focused on the raw tags. iD should 
have everything needed for a normal mapping workflow, while JOSM 
presents many tools useless to most mappers.


Stepping through the built-in tutorial will get most people up to speed 
for what they need to know to start mapping, and gives you a starting 
point for your workshop.



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Re: [HOT] Questions regarding Missing Maps Mapping Party in the Netherlands

2015-02-04 Thread Willy Bakker
Thank you very much for your feedback!
We really appreciate it.
I'll keep you posted on our final decision for an editor.

Willy



> Op 5 feb. 2015 om 00:07 heeft Pierre Béland  het volgende 
> geschreven:
> 
> JOSM is the editor used by the majority of contributors and skilled skilled 
> contributors are more familiar with it. They probably dont know ID very well 
> and this will reduce their capacity to support the new contributors.  The 
> objective is not to produce a maximum of edits but to start on good bases, to 
> make people confident they understand the principles and will be able to 
> contribute later while back at home.
> 
> We observe a lot of errors made by the beginners. It would be important also 
> during the day to look back to the edits and suggest corrections, assure that 
> everybody understand the basic principles of the mapping, how to make precise 
> and accurate mapping with the relevant tags.
> 
> For the software installation, what could simply be done in preparation of 
> Mapathons is to send short instructions for JOSM installation 
> - assure that you have java 7 installed
> - download JOSM  > The url https://josm.openstreetmap.de/download/josm.jnlp 
> is recommended for all OS.
> 
> At the beginning of the session there might be a few contributors that will 
> need support. This should normally be fixed rapidly. Using a projector, it is 
> then possbile to show how to install plugins such as Buildings and 
> UtilsPlugin2 while the skilled contributors support others.
> 
>  
> Pierre 
> 
> De : Milo van der Linden 
> À : Jan van Bekkum  
> Cc : hot  
> Envoyé le : Mercredi 4 février 2015 15h24
> Objet : Re: [HOT] Questions regarding Missing Maps Mapping Party in the   
> Netherlands
> 
> Why go through the trouble of installing? People are doing remote tasks and 
> have no gpx files, field papers or geotagged photos. Because then I would 
> certainly advise josm.
> I think time is valuable. If you have 10 computers and spend 5 minutes per 
> install, you lost an hour of a half day event..
> 
> 
> On Feb 4, 2015 8:37 PM, "Jan van Bekkum"  wrote:
> Can't you ask participants to install JOSM before they arrive?
> 
> On Wed Feb 04 2015 at 8:21:56 PM Jorieke Vyncke  
> wrote:
> Hello Willy, 
> 
> Just some of my thoughts: 
> 
> In Antwerp we used JOSM because we had loads of time. It takes maybe a little 
> longer to install JOSM, but teaching and learning how to map is on the same 
> level. You only have more mapping possibilities with JOSM... On the 
> installation, when everybody is arriving at the mapathon and setting up his 
> computer, you can let the participants already install JOSM and make them 
> create a login before the 'real training' starts.
> 
> If you are not sure about the stability of the internet connection it might 
> also be better to use JOSM, because for ID you need all the time a stable 
> internet connection. 
> 
> Further; are people bringing their own laptops or not? If you are planning to 
> work on fixed computers it might be better to work with ID, because in a lot 
> of universities, companies, etc. there are restrictions in installing JOSM or 
> other software on their computers. So if you plan to work with JOSM on fixed 
> computers it might be good check and to install JOSM already on every 
> computer of the room. If you plan to work with ID, you shouldn't have any 
> problems. 
> 
> But one of the main important things is: what is your favourite mapping 
> editor? Because this editor you probably can explain the best. Besides you, 
> as teacher, you also need some 'helpers' who can stand behind the mappers who 
> are trying to follow what you are explaining. In my opinion it's the best to 
> have at least 1 person behind 6 or 7 participants, to guide them in the 
> mapping. So these people also need to master ID or JOSM.
> 
> Please inform me about what you decided, so we can share some more advice 
> with you
> 
> And for the validation, I absolutely follow Dan. :-) 
> 
> Groetjes, Jorieke
> 
> 2015-02-04 9:30 GMT+01:00 Dan S :
> Hi,
> 
> I'd recommend using iD for beginners - and actually, I'd recommend
> using iD if this is your first time organising a mapping party,
> because if you use JOSM you will be submerged in annoying problems
> installing JOSM on people's computers and that's no fun! It can be
> done but it helps to have more experience.
> 
> For validating, I'd say any mapper who can use JOSM and has been
> involved in a couple of HOT tasks in the past. It's definitely a good
> idea of yours to validate as soon as possible, and get feedback
> straight 

Re: [HOT] Questions regarding Missing Maps Mapping Party in the Netherlands

2015-02-04 Thread Milo van der Linden
JOSM can be ran from anywhere, as long as java is installed. So there is a
risk that you need to install java during the mappathon.
On Feb 4, 2015 11:48 PM, "john whelan"  wrote:

> I seem to recall that JOSM can be run from a USB stick.
>
> Cheerio John
>
> On 4 February 2015 at 15:24, Milo van der Linden 
> wrote:
>
>> Why go through the trouble of installing? People are doing remote tasks
>> and have no gpx files, field papers or geotagged photos. Because then I
>> would certainly advise josm.
>>
>> I think time is valuable. If you have 10 computers and spend 5 minutes
>> per install, you lost an hour of a half day event..
>> On Feb 4, 2015 8:37 PM, "Jan van Bekkum"  wrote:
>>
>>> Can't you ask participants to install JOSM before they arrive?
>>>
>>> On Wed Feb 04 2015 at 8:21:56 PM Jorieke Vyncke <
>>> jorieke.vyn...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
 Hello Willy,

 Just some of my thoughts:

 In Antwerp we used JOSM because we had loads of time. It takes maybe a
 little longer to install JOSM, but teaching and learning how to map is on
 the same level. You only have more mapping possibilities with JOSM... On
 the installation, when everybody is arriving at the mapathon and setting up
 his computer, you can let the participants already install JOSM and make
 them create a login before the 'real training' starts.

 If you are not sure about the stability of the internet connection it
 might also be better to use JOSM, because for ID you need all the time a
 stable internet connection.

 Further; are people bringing their own laptops or not? If you are
 planning to work on fixed computers it might be better to work with ID,
 because in a lot of universities, companies, etc. there are restrictions in
 installing JOSM or other software on their computers. So if you plan to
 work with JOSM on fixed computers it might be good check and to install
 JOSM already on every computer of the room. If you plan to work with ID,
 you shouldn't have any problems.

 But one of the main important things is: what is your favourite mapping
 editor? Because this editor you probably can explain the best. Besides you,
 as teacher, you also need some 'helpers' who can stand behind the mappers
 who are trying to follow what you are explaining. In my opinion it's the
 best to have at least 1 person behind 6 or 7 participants, to guide them in
 the mapping. So these people also need to master ID or JOSM.

 Please inform me about what you decided, so we can share some more
 advice with you

 And for the validation, I absolutely follow Dan. :-)

 Groetjes, Jorieke

 2015-02-04 9:30 GMT+01:00 Dan S :

> Hi,
>
> I'd recommend using iD for beginners - and actually, I'd recommend
> using iD if this is your first time organising a mapping party,
> because if you use JOSM you will be submerged in annoying problems
> installing JOSM on people's computers and that's no fun! It can be
> done but it helps to have more experience.
>
> For validating, I'd say any mapper who can use JOSM and has been
> involved in a couple of HOT tasks in the past. It's definitely a good
> idea of yours to validate as soon as possible, and get feedback
> straight back to the people you're working with.
>
> Have fun!
>
> Best
> Dan
>
>
> 2015-02-04 7:59 GMT+00:00 Willy Bakker :
> > Hi,
> >
> > In the Netherlands we are organizing a Missing Maps Mapping Party
> the 14th
> > of february.
> > I'd really like your feedback on two questions we have:
> >
> > Firstly, which editor would you recommend for beginners? In Berlin
> during
> > the Open Knowledge Festival I attended a HOT workshop where the iD
> editor
> > was used; at the mapping party in Antwerp in december they used
> JOSM. Which
> > one is the best for beginners?
> >
> > Secondly, we think it is important that tasks that are done are
> validated as
> > soon as possible. Because of that we would like to 'appoint' an
> experienced
> > mapper at the mapping party to validate the done tasks. But what are
> the
> > requirements for this person? Can any experienced mapper validate
> tasks?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Willy Bakker
> >
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Re: [HOT] Questions regarding Missing Maps Mapping Party in the Netherlands

2015-02-04 Thread Pierre Béland
JOSM is the editor used by the majority of contributors and skilled skilled 
contributors are more familiar with it. They probably dont know ID very well 
and this will reduce their capacity to support the new contributors.  The 
objective is not to produce a maximum of edits but to start on good bases, to 
make people confident they understand the principles and will be able to 
contribute later while back at home.
We observe a lot of errors made by the beginners. It would be important also 
during the day to look back to the edits and suggest corrections, assure that 
everybody understand the basic principles of the mapping, how to make precise 
and accurate mapping with the relevant tags.

For the software installation, what could simply be done in preparation of 
Mapathons is to send short instructions for JOSM installation 
- assure that you have java 7 installed- download JOSM  > The url 
https://josm.openstreetmap.de/download/josm.jnlp is recommended for all OS.
At the beginning of the session there might be a few contributors that will 
need support. This should normally be fixed rapidly. Using a projector, it is 
then possbile to show how to install plugins such as Buildings and UtilsPlugin2 
while the skilled contributors support others.
 Pierre 

  De : Milo van der Linden 
 À : Jan van Bekkum  
Cc : hot  
 Envoyé le : Mercredi 4 février 2015 15h24
 Objet : Re: [HOT] Questions regarding Missing Maps Mapping Party in the 
Netherlands
   
Why go through the trouble of installing? People are doing remote tasks and 
have no gpx files, field papers or geotagged photos. Because then I would 
certainly advise josm.I think time is valuable. If you have 10 computers and 
spend 5 minutes per install, you lost an hour of a half day event..

On Feb 4, 2015 8:37 PM, "Jan van Bekkum"  wrote:

Can't you ask participants to install JOSM before they arrive?

On Wed Feb 04 2015 at 8:21:56 PM Jorieke Vyncke  
wrote:

Hello Willy, 
Just some of my thoughts: 
In Antwerp we used JOSM because we had loads of time. It takes maybe a little 
longer to install JOSM, but teaching and learning how to map is on the same 
level. You only have more mapping possibilities with JOSM... On the 
installation, when everybody is arriving at the mapathon and setting up his 
computer, you can let the participants already install JOSM and make them 
create a login before the 'real training' starts.
If you are not sure about the stability of the internet connection it might 
also be better to use JOSM, because for ID you need all the time a stable 
internet connection. 
Further; are people bringing their own laptops or not? If you are planning to 
work on fixed computers it might be better to work with ID, because in a lot of 
universities, companies, etc. there are restrictions in installing JOSM or 
other software on their computers. So if you plan to work with JOSM on fixed 
computers it might be good check and to install JOSM already on every computer 
of the room. If you plan to work with ID, you shouldn't have any problems. 
But one of the main important things is: what is your favourite mapping editor? 
Because this editor you probably can explain the best. Besides you, as teacher, 
you also need some 'helpers' who can stand behind the mappers who are trying to 
follow what you are explaining. In my opinion it's the best to have at least 1 
person behind 6 or 7 participants, to guide them in the mapping. So these 
people also need to master ID or JOSM.
Please inform me about what you decided, so we can share some more advice with 
you
And for the validation, I absolutely follow Dan. :-) 
Groetjes, Jorieke
2015-02-04 9:30 GMT+01:00 Dan S :

Hi,

I'd recommend using iD for beginners - and actually, I'd recommend
using iD if this is your first time organising a mapping party,
because if you use JOSM you will be submerged in annoying problems
installing JOSM on people's computers and that's no fun! It can be
done but it helps to have more experience.

For validating, I'd say any mapper who can use JOSM and has been
involved in a couple of HOT tasks in the past. It's definitely a good
idea of yours to validate as soon as possible, and get feedback
straight back to the people you're working with.

Have fun!

Best
Dan


2015-02-04 7:59 GMT+00:00 Willy Bakker :
> Hi,
>
> In the Netherlands we are organizing a Missing Maps Mapping Party the 14th
> of february.
> I'd really like your feedback on two questions we have:
>
> Firstly, which editor would you recommend for beginners? In Berlin during
> the Open Knowledge Festival I attended a HOT workshop where the iD editor
> was used; at the mapping party in Antwerp in december they used JOSM. Which
> one is the best for beginners?
>
> Secondly, we think it is important that tasks that are done are validated as
> soon as possible. Because of that we would like

Re: [HOT] Questions regarding Missing Maps Mapping Party in the Netherlands

2015-02-04 Thread john whelan
I seem to recall that JOSM can be run from a USB stick.

Cheerio John

On 4 February 2015 at 15:24, Milo van der Linden  wrote:

> Why go through the trouble of installing? People are doing remote tasks
> and have no gpx files, field papers or geotagged photos. Because then I
> would certainly advise josm.
>
> I think time is valuable. If you have 10 computers and spend 5 minutes per
> install, you lost an hour of a half day event..
> On Feb 4, 2015 8:37 PM, "Jan van Bekkum"  wrote:
>
>> Can't you ask participants to install JOSM before they arrive?
>>
>> On Wed Feb 04 2015 at 8:21:56 PM Jorieke Vyncke 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello Willy,
>>>
>>> Just some of my thoughts:
>>>
>>> In Antwerp we used JOSM because we had loads of time. It takes maybe a
>>> little longer to install JOSM, but teaching and learning how to map is on
>>> the same level. You only have more mapping possibilities with JOSM... On
>>> the installation, when everybody is arriving at the mapathon and setting up
>>> his computer, you can let the participants already install JOSM and make
>>> them create a login before the 'real training' starts.
>>>
>>> If you are not sure about the stability of the internet connection it
>>> might also be better to use JOSM, because for ID you need all the time a
>>> stable internet connection.
>>>
>>> Further; are people bringing their own laptops or not? If you are
>>> planning to work on fixed computers it might be better to work with ID,
>>> because in a lot of universities, companies, etc. there are restrictions in
>>> installing JOSM or other software on their computers. So if you plan to
>>> work with JOSM on fixed computers it might be good check and to install
>>> JOSM already on every computer of the room. If you plan to work with ID,
>>> you shouldn't have any problems.
>>>
>>> But one of the main important things is: what is your favourite mapping
>>> editor? Because this editor you probably can explain the best. Besides you,
>>> as teacher, you also need some 'helpers' who can stand behind the mappers
>>> who are trying to follow what you are explaining. In my opinion it's the
>>> best to have at least 1 person behind 6 or 7 participants, to guide them in
>>> the mapping. So these people also need to master ID or JOSM.
>>>
>>> Please inform me about what you decided, so we can share some more
>>> advice with you
>>>
>>> And for the validation, I absolutely follow Dan. :-)
>>>
>>> Groetjes, Jorieke
>>>
>>> 2015-02-04 9:30 GMT+01:00 Dan S :
>>>
 Hi,

 I'd recommend using iD for beginners - and actually, I'd recommend
 using iD if this is your first time organising a mapping party,
 because if you use JOSM you will be submerged in annoying problems
 installing JOSM on people's computers and that's no fun! It can be
 done but it helps to have more experience.

 For validating, I'd say any mapper who can use JOSM and has been
 involved in a couple of HOT tasks in the past. It's definitely a good
 idea of yours to validate as soon as possible, and get feedback
 straight back to the people you're working with.

 Have fun!

 Best
 Dan


 2015-02-04 7:59 GMT+00:00 Willy Bakker :
 > Hi,
 >
 > In the Netherlands we are organizing a Missing Maps Mapping Party the
 14th
 > of february.
 > I'd really like your feedback on two questions we have:
 >
 > Firstly, which editor would you recommend for beginners? In Berlin
 during
 > the Open Knowledge Festival I attended a HOT workshop where the iD
 editor
 > was used; at the mapping party in Antwerp in december they used JOSM.
 Which
 > one is the best for beginners?
 >
 > Secondly, we think it is important that tasks that are done are
 validated as
 > soon as possible. Because of that we would like to 'appoint' an
 experienced
 > mapper at the mapping party to validate the done tasks. But what are
 the
 > requirements for this person? Can any experienced mapper validate
 tasks?
 >
 > Regards,
 >
 > Willy Bakker
 >
 > ___
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 > HOT@openstreetmap.org
 > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
 >

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Re: [HOT] Questions regarding Missing Maps Mapping Party in the Netherlands

2015-02-04 Thread Milo van der Linden
Why go through the trouble of installing? People are doing remote tasks and
have no gpx files, field papers or geotagged photos. Because then I would
certainly advise josm.

I think time is valuable. If you have 10 computers and spend 5 minutes per
install, you lost an hour of a half day event..
On Feb 4, 2015 8:37 PM, "Jan van Bekkum"  wrote:

> Can't you ask participants to install JOSM before they arrive?
>
> On Wed Feb 04 2015 at 8:21:56 PM Jorieke Vyncke 
> wrote:
>
>> Hello Willy,
>>
>> Just some of my thoughts:
>>
>> In Antwerp we used JOSM because we had loads of time. It takes maybe a
>> little longer to install JOSM, but teaching and learning how to map is on
>> the same level. You only have more mapping possibilities with JOSM... On
>> the installation, when everybody is arriving at the mapathon and setting up
>> his computer, you can let the participants already install JOSM and make
>> them create a login before the 'real training' starts.
>>
>> If you are not sure about the stability of the internet connection it
>> might also be better to use JOSM, because for ID you need all the time a
>> stable internet connection.
>>
>> Further; are people bringing their own laptops or not? If you are
>> planning to work on fixed computers it might be better to work with ID,
>> because in a lot of universities, companies, etc. there are restrictions in
>> installing JOSM or other software on their computers. So if you plan to
>> work with JOSM on fixed computers it might be good check and to install
>> JOSM already on every computer of the room. If you plan to work with ID,
>> you shouldn't have any problems.
>>
>> But one of the main important things is: what is your favourite mapping
>> editor? Because this editor you probably can explain the best. Besides you,
>> as teacher, you also need some 'helpers' who can stand behind the mappers
>> who are trying to follow what you are explaining. In my opinion it's the
>> best to have at least 1 person behind 6 or 7 participants, to guide them in
>> the mapping. So these people also need to master ID or JOSM.
>>
>> Please inform me about what you decided, so we can share some more advice
>> with you
>>
>> And for the validation, I absolutely follow Dan. :-)
>>
>> Groetjes, Jorieke
>>
>> 2015-02-04 9:30 GMT+01:00 Dan S :
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I'd recommend using iD for beginners - and actually, I'd recommend
>>> using iD if this is your first time organising a mapping party,
>>> because if you use JOSM you will be submerged in annoying problems
>>> installing JOSM on people's computers and that's no fun! It can be
>>> done but it helps to have more experience.
>>>
>>> For validating, I'd say any mapper who can use JOSM and has been
>>> involved in a couple of HOT tasks in the past. It's definitely a good
>>> idea of yours to validate as soon as possible, and get feedback
>>> straight back to the people you're working with.
>>>
>>> Have fun!
>>>
>>> Best
>>> Dan
>>>
>>>
>>> 2015-02-04 7:59 GMT+00:00 Willy Bakker :
>>> > Hi,
>>> >
>>> > In the Netherlands we are organizing a Missing Maps Mapping Party the
>>> 14th
>>> > of february.
>>> > I'd really like your feedback on two questions we have:
>>> >
>>> > Firstly, which editor would you recommend for beginners? In Berlin
>>> during
>>> > the Open Knowledge Festival I attended a HOT workshop where the iD
>>> editor
>>> > was used; at the mapping party in Antwerp in december they used JOSM.
>>> Which
>>> > one is the best for beginners?
>>> >
>>> > Secondly, we think it is important that tasks that are done are
>>> validated as
>>> > soon as possible. Because of that we would like to 'appoint' an
>>> experienced
>>> > mapper at the mapping party to validate the done tasks. But what are
>>> the
>>> > requirements for this person? Can any experienced mapper validate
>>> tasks?
>>> >
>>> > Regards,
>>> >
>>> > Willy Bakker
>>> >
>>> > ___
>>> > HOT mailing list
>>> > HOT@openstreetmap.org
>>> > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
>>> >
>>>
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Re: [HOT] Questions regarding Missing Maps Mapping Party in the Netherlands

2015-02-04 Thread Jan van Bekkum
Can't you ask participants to install JOSM before they arrive?

On Wed Feb 04 2015 at 8:21:56 PM Jorieke Vyncke 
wrote:

> Hello Willy,
>
> Just some of my thoughts:
>
> In Antwerp we used JOSM because we had loads of time. It takes maybe a
> little longer to install JOSM, but teaching and learning how to map is on
> the same level. You only have more mapping possibilities with JOSM... On
> the installation, when everybody is arriving at the mapathon and setting up
> his computer, you can let the participants already install JOSM and make
> them create a login before the 'real training' starts.
>
> If you are not sure about the stability of the internet connection it
> might also be better to use JOSM, because for ID you need all the time a
> stable internet connection.
>
> Further; are people bringing their own laptops or not? If you are planning
> to work on fixed computers it might be better to work with ID, because in a
> lot of universities, companies, etc. there are restrictions in installing
> JOSM or other software on their computers. So if you plan to work with JOSM
> on fixed computers it might be good check and to install JOSM already on
> every computer of the room. If you plan to work with ID, you shouldn't have
> any problems.
>
> But one of the main important things is: what is your favourite mapping
> editor? Because this editor you probably can explain the best. Besides you,
> as teacher, you also need some 'helpers' who can stand behind the mappers
> who are trying to follow what you are explaining. In my opinion it's the
> best to have at least 1 person behind 6 or 7 participants, to guide them in
> the mapping. So these people also need to master ID or JOSM.
>
> Please inform me about what you decided, so we can share some more advice
> with you
>
> And for the validation, I absolutely follow Dan. :-)
>
> Groetjes, Jorieke
>
> 2015-02-04 9:30 GMT+01:00 Dan S :
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'd recommend using iD for beginners - and actually, I'd recommend
>> using iD if this is your first time organising a mapping party,
>> because if you use JOSM you will be submerged in annoying problems
>> installing JOSM on people's computers and that's no fun! It can be
>> done but it helps to have more experience.
>>
>> For validating, I'd say any mapper who can use JOSM and has been
>> involved in a couple of HOT tasks in the past. It's definitely a good
>> idea of yours to validate as soon as possible, and get feedback
>> straight back to the people you're working with.
>>
>> Have fun!
>>
>> Best
>> Dan
>>
>>
>> 2015-02-04 7:59 GMT+00:00 Willy Bakker :
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > In the Netherlands we are organizing a Missing Maps Mapping Party the
>> 14th
>> > of february.
>> > I'd really like your feedback on two questions we have:
>> >
>> > Firstly, which editor would you recommend for beginners? In Berlin
>> during
>> > the Open Knowledge Festival I attended a HOT workshop where the iD
>> editor
>> > was used; at the mapping party in Antwerp in december they used JOSM.
>> Which
>> > one is the best for beginners?
>> >
>> > Secondly, we think it is important that tasks that are done are
>> validated as
>> > soon as possible. Because of that we would like to 'appoint' an
>> experienced
>> > mapper at the mapping party to validate the done tasks. But what are the
>> > requirements for this person? Can any experienced mapper validate tasks?
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> >
>> > Willy Bakker
>> >
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Re: [HOT] Questions regarding Missing Maps Mapping Party in the Netherlands

2015-02-04 Thread Jorieke Vyncke
Hello Willy,

Just some of my thoughts:

In Antwerp we used JOSM because we had loads of time. It takes maybe a
little longer to install JOSM, but teaching and learning how to map is on
the same level. You only have more mapping possibilities with JOSM... On
the installation, when everybody is arriving at the mapathon and setting up
his computer, you can let the participants already install JOSM and make
them create a login before the 'real training' starts.

If you are not sure about the stability of the internet connection it might
also be better to use JOSM, because for ID you need all the time a stable
internet connection.

Further; are people bringing their own laptops or not? If you are planning
to work on fixed computers it might be better to work with ID, because in a
lot of universities, companies, etc. there are restrictions in installing
JOSM or other software on their computers. So if you plan to work with JOSM
on fixed computers it might be good check and to install JOSM already on
every computer of the room. If you plan to work with ID, you shouldn't have
any problems.

But one of the main important things is: what is your favourite mapping
editor? Because this editor you probably can explain the best. Besides you,
as teacher, you also need some 'helpers' who can stand behind the mappers
who are trying to follow what you are explaining. In my opinion it's the
best to have at least 1 person behind 6 or 7 participants, to guide them in
the mapping. So these people also need to master ID or JOSM.

Please inform me about what you decided, so we can share some more advice
with you

And for the validation, I absolutely follow Dan. :-)

Groetjes, Jorieke

2015-02-04 9:30 GMT+01:00 Dan S :

> Hi,
>
> I'd recommend using iD for beginners - and actually, I'd recommend
> using iD if this is your first time organising a mapping party,
> because if you use JOSM you will be submerged in annoying problems
> installing JOSM on people's computers and that's no fun! It can be
> done but it helps to have more experience.
>
> For validating, I'd say any mapper who can use JOSM and has been
> involved in a couple of HOT tasks in the past. It's definitely a good
> idea of yours to validate as soon as possible, and get feedback
> straight back to the people you're working with.
>
> Have fun!
>
> Best
> Dan
>
>
> 2015-02-04 7:59 GMT+00:00 Willy Bakker :
> > Hi,
> >
> > In the Netherlands we are organizing a Missing Maps Mapping Party the
> 14th
> > of february.
> > I'd really like your feedback on two questions we have:
> >
> > Firstly, which editor would you recommend for beginners? In Berlin during
> > the Open Knowledge Festival I attended a HOT workshop where the iD editor
> > was used; at the mapping party in Antwerp in december they used JOSM.
> Which
> > one is the best for beginners?
> >
> > Secondly, we think it is important that tasks that are done are
> validated as
> > soon as possible. Because of that we would like to 'appoint' an
> experienced
> > mapper at the mapping party to validate the done tasks. But what are the
> > requirements for this person? Can any experienced mapper validate tasks?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Willy Bakker
> >
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Re: [HOT] Questions regarding Missing Maps Mapping Party in the Netherlands

2015-02-04 Thread Dan S
Hi,

I'd recommend using iD for beginners - and actually, I'd recommend
using iD if this is your first time organising a mapping party,
because if you use JOSM you will be submerged in annoying problems
installing JOSM on people's computers and that's no fun! It can be
done but it helps to have more experience.

For validating, I'd say any mapper who can use JOSM and has been
involved in a couple of HOT tasks in the past. It's definitely a good
idea of yours to validate as soon as possible, and get feedback
straight back to the people you're working with.

Have fun!

Best
Dan


2015-02-04 7:59 GMT+00:00 Willy Bakker :
> Hi,
>
> In the Netherlands we are organizing a Missing Maps Mapping Party the 14th
> of february.
> I'd really like your feedback on two questions we have:
>
> Firstly, which editor would you recommend for beginners? In Berlin during
> the Open Knowledge Festival I attended a HOT workshop where the iD editor
> was used; at the mapping party in Antwerp in december they used JOSM. Which
> one is the best for beginners?
>
> Secondly, we think it is important that tasks that are done are validated as
> soon as possible. Because of that we would like to 'appoint' an experienced
> mapper at the mapping party to validate the done tasks. But what are the
> requirements for this person? Can any experienced mapper validate tasks?
>
> Regards,
>
> Willy Bakker
>
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Re: [HOT] Questions regarding Missing Maps Mapping Party in the Netherlands

2015-02-04 Thread Milo van der Linden
The first question depends; do you want to do installation on all
computers present? Or would you prefer to have people use there
computer with minimal installation? In the last case, I would go for
ID as it will limit the time needed to perform installations and will
have you up and running faster. JOSM has it's strength in integration
with GPX and geotagged photo's. But you do not need that on HOT tasks.

Second question: Anyone can validate. It just takes a little common
sense and is more of a peer review.

2015-02-04 8:59 GMT+01:00 Willy Bakker :
> Hi,
>
> In the Netherlands we are organizing a Missing Maps Mapping Party the 14th
> of february.
> I'd really like your feedback on two questions we have:
>
> Firstly, which editor would you recommend for beginners? In Berlin during
> the Open Knowledge Festival I attended a HOT workshop where the iD editor
> was used; at the mapping party in Antwerp in december they used JOSM. Which
> one is the best for beginners?
>
> Secondly, we think it is important that tasks that are done are validated as
> soon as possible. Because of that we would like to 'appoint' an experienced
> mapper at the mapping party to validate the done tasks. But what are the
> requirements for this person? Can any experienced mapper validate tasks?
>
> Regards,
>
> Willy Bakker
>
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