We can use the new Changeset Discussion feature for this. Instead of
sending a PM to the user, just leave a friendly comment on their
latest changeset. :-)
I think we should create a standard template for welcoming new PH
users. Here are some examples of what this message can contain
according to
Hi Nick,
You should check out the private data store pioneered by HOT in Indonesia.
That was used to link private household data to OSM polygons. We're looking
to do something similar with American Red Cross data -- still at the
whiteboard stage though.
Cheers,
Robert
On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at
A question raised during our workshops, which was also about the mapping of
critical infrastructure, was tagging emergency buildings that are used as an
evacuation center during an emergency, could be normal school buildings,
what kind of tags do you usually use for these objects? I could not
Dear Nick,
Replies inline.
How to tag evacuation centers? How to add details (i.e. capacity,
engineering details, roof type, etc)
Some of us use the tag evacuation_center/evacuation_centre to
building/facilities that serve as evacuation areas during crisis.
This is a very new tag and so far,
Hi Maning and others,
Thanks for the welcome remarks :) I joined the Phil. OSM mailinglist also
recently. The last month I conducted several OSM introduction and hands-on
workshops, together with staff of NOAH and VSO Bahaginan. We did 3
introduction workshops on OSM-critical
Hi Arnoud et al,
I also had some similar questions I'd been noting down. Perhaps in the Ph
Wiki Conventions page we could add a specific section discussing mapping
for DRR critical infrastructure tags?
- How to tag evacuation centers? How to add details (i.e. capacity,
engineering
,
Totor
On Sun, 10/26/14, maning sambale wrote:
Subject: [talk-ph] Welcoming new PH mappers
To: osm-ph
Date: Sunday, October 26, 2014, 10:05 PM
Hi,
Once in a while, I try to send a welcome note to new mappers
as I
stumble into their edits
Hi,
Once in a while, I try to send a welcome note to new mappers as I
stumble into their edits. I think this is a good strategy to inform
the mappers that:
1. their contributions (however small) were appreciated;
2. they can ask questions if they want to.
In some cases, recipients respond and
map features page.
If there are big or repeating problems with the edits,
I also add a comment on how I would map that.
Cheers,
Totor
On Sun, 10/26/14, maning sambale wrote:
Subject: [talk-ph] Welcoming new PH mappers
To: osm-ph
Date: Sunday
