Re: [Talk-us] Flash Map Mobs!

2015-10-19 Thread Eleanor Tutt
was under the impression you announced the day of - if you announce more in advance, text isn't so important. :) Eleanor On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 4:40 PM, Martijn van Exel <m...@rtijn.org> wrote: > Hey Eleanor, > > Thanks for sharing your ideas. > > > On Oct 18, 2015, a

Re: [Talk-us] OpenStreetMap US elections: October 12 townhall with candidates

2015-10-14 Thread Eleanor Tutt
Michael - Let me start with where we agree! I share your enthusiasm for Martijn's position statement (and I am basing that on the position statement itself - NOT Martijn's contribution history) and I will concede that it would make sense for *one* of the OSM US board members to have in-depth

[Talk-us] Join us for summer mapathon BINGO - weekend of Aug 1

2015-07-09 Thread Eleanor Tutt
Hello! We've got our next OSM US quarterly mapathon coming up the weekend of August 1st - obviously you can host a mapathon in your area any time of the year, but it's also pretty awesome to know that people are mapping across the country at the same time. :) If you want an idea for a theme, we

Re: [OSM-talk] Some thoughts against remote mapping

2015-06-17 Thread Eleanor Tutt
On Tue, Jun 16, 2015 at 4:07 AM, moltonel 3x Combo molto...@gmail.com wrote: What I've been mulling over is the home location data on the profile. Right now it's close to useless. I'd like to be able to set multiple areas (not points) and rate them can survey / good local knowledge /

Re: [Talk-us] Facts about the world

2015-04-04 Thread Eleanor Tutt
some things: On Sat, Apr 4, 2015 at 1:06 AM, Eleanor Tutt eleanor.t...@gmail.com wrote: Paul - If perception of mapping in the US isn't aligning with reality, we probably *do* need to do a better job as a chapter board of telling the full story. I believe that the story that the board

Re: [Talk-us] Facts about the world

2015-04-04 Thread Eleanor Tutt
Thanks so much, Serge - seriously. Your apology means a lot to me. Happy mapping! Eleanor On Sat, Apr 4, 2015 at 10:33 AM, Serge Wroclawski emac...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Apr 4, 2015 at 11:09 AM, Eleanor Tutt eleanor.t...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Serge. As a member of the chapter board

[Talk-us] Say hello to the scholarship winners to State of the Map US 2015

2015-04-03 Thread Eleanor Tutt
Good morning! I'm excited to be able to announce the winners of scholarships to State of the Map US 2015. We had 230+ incredible OpenStreetMap contributors from across the globe apply for scholarships, and I know the selection committee had an* incredibly difficult time* narrowing it down to 30

Re: [Talk-us] Facts about the world

2015-04-03 Thread Eleanor Tutt
Hello! While I think that (vetted, high quality) imports and armchair mapping have the ability to improve OSM, especially for things like building footprints that are hard to survey on the ground without traipsing across private property, I certainly hope that people do not view the US as

Re: [Talk-us] Facts about the world

2015-04-03 Thread Eleanor Tutt
Serge - Thanks for the detailed response! I think I do recall seeing your blog post in the past, but I reread it now and your concerns - especially who decides what gets shown on the map - very much resonate with me. Paul - If perception of mapping in the US isn't aligning with reality, we

[Talk-us] Last day for State of the Map US scholarships!

2015-03-15 Thread Eleanor Tutt
Hello, friends - today is the last day to apply for State of the Map US scholarships. Luckily, the scholarship application is quick easy - so if you need financial assistance to make it to New York City in June, you still have time to fill out an application. If you help organize your local

Re: [Talk-us] Why does the USA currently lag in OSM map quality?

2015-02-17 Thread Eleanor Tutt
+1 to Bryce's comments about reaching out to existing communities with shared interests who may be using other tools/methods currently. This conversation reminds me a of a presentation I saw on Missouri's recent attempts to survey people about internet access and map broadband coverage, including

[Talk-us] Scholarship applications open for State of the Map US!

2015-01-30 Thread Eleanor Tutt
15, 2015. *http://openstreetmap.us/2015/01/scholarships/ http://openstreetmap.us/2015/01/scholarships/* I hope to see you in New York City! Thanks, Eleanor Tutt ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo

Re: [Talk-us] Statistics of board candidate edits

2014-10-06 Thread Eleanor Tutt
At this point, the number of edits conversation seems well covered, so I'll keep this first part brief. I think there are three important areas of growth for OpenStreetMap US: 1) The OSM map itself (more completeness/coverage, whether through individual edits or well-vetted bulk data imports) 2)