>Board of Directors I don't think there is such a thing on talk-ca.
Cheerio John On 18 July 2016 at 11:27, Ellefsen, Bjenk (STATCAN) < bjenk.ellef...@canada.ca> wrote: > Dear members of the Board of Directors, > > My name is Bjenk Ellefsen. I am working for the Data Exploration and > Integration Lab at Statistics Canada. > > I am writing to inform you that earlier this month, Statistics Canada > initiated a two-year pilot project aimed at understanding the potential of > data crowdsourcing for statistical purposes. > > We are planning to use OpenStreetMap as a platform for inviting > contributors to crowdsource information on non-residential buildings > (footprints, addresses and simple building attributes). The pilot project > will focus on the Ottawa-Gatineau region. > > We have assembled a multi-disciplinary project team, which includes people > from five divisions of Statistics Canada and also from the municipalities > of Ottawa and Gatineau. > > In November of last year, my chief, Alessandro Alasia, spoke with Paul > Norman. At that time, we were exploring the idea of crowdsourcing. We have > done quite a lot of background research and planning since then (although > much learning remains to be done). The preliminary idea has evolved in a > proof of concept proposal and, from there, into the current project. > > Earlier this month we held a first meeting/conference call with the local > (Canada/Ottawa) OSM community. We hope to strengthen these ties further in > the coming months by engaging the OSM community through Talk-ca. > > This pilot project is a major innovative undertaking for our Agency. There > are a multitude of aspects that we need to assess and learn about > (including the IT dimension, communications, legal aspects, etc.). > > For this reason, there is also a lot of excitement about the project and > much curiosity from senior management. We know that crowdsourcing is a > reality but, as far as I know, there has been no other attempt to assess > its potential from the perspective of a national statistical office. > > One of our Assistant Chief Statisticians, in particular, who is > championing the innovation projects at Statistics Canada, has a keen > interest in this project. At some point, we would like to have an > “institutional” meeting between Statistics Canada and OSM (although I am > not quite sure in which shape and form this can take place). I am open to > your suggestions. > > I am copying my colleague Bjenk Ellefsen, who is part of our team and who > will follow-up on most of the communication with the OSM community on > Talk-Ca. > > I look forward to hearing from you and to engaging the OSM community on > this project. > > I will soon write more about the project! > > Regards, > > > > Bjenk Ellefsen, PhD > > Data Exploration and Integration Lab (DEIL) | Lab pour l’exploration et > l’intégration de données (LEID) > Center for Special Business Projects | Centre des Projets Spéciaux sur les > entreprises > Statistics Canada | Statistique Canada > (343) 998-3004 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-ca mailing list > Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca > >
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