Greetings OSM folks; I wonder if you could assist.
Students are still getting locked out and are unable to complete their assignment. Also, the message they are receiving see below states that you were unable to locate me, which we know is not the case. It would be really great if we let the students finish their assignment and that we discuss what to do with the messy data as discussed in earlier parts of this stream. Any assistance would be most appreciated. Sincerely Tracey "Dear COMS2200A students, welcome to OSM and we're happy to see you engaging with our shared database. A few of our community members have taken exception to some of the things that you mapped and how you mapped them; many of your edits are not exactly following the quality standards we have set for us in OSM which leads us to believe that you may not have received the requisite training, especially where you've made edits outside of the university district. Sadly we couldn't find out who the person responsible for this class/course/ activity is. A few mappers have commented on edits that you made, and pointed out errors or problems; this should have triggered e-mails to the address used when registering but the messages seem to have been ignored. Could you please inform your teacher/course leader to get in touch with the Canadian community on the talk-ca mailing list ( lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca) so that we can discuss how to continue this exercise without degrading OSM's data quality? Please pause your editing activity until the matter is cleared up. Thank you Frederik Ramm OSMF Data Working Group On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 9:11 AM, Tracey P. Lauriault <tlaur...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you. > Lets finish this assignment and then regroup to discuss whether or not > this should be done again next year, and if so the best way to do it. > > The students will need to put together a small reflection piece on the > process, that should help. We will have identified numerous issues and > error types, and we will have learned something about students and the OSM > community. > > I am travelling quite a bit this month, if I am here I will attend the > next local. Please let me know when and where they are. > > Cheerio > Tracey > > On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 8:30 AM, James <james2...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I think some people are missing the point of the class by saying: Go map >> an african village. >> >> The point was to have students go outside and take photos of real world >> items(surveying) and upload them to mapillary >> Then the students take the mapillary photo key and add it to the item in >> OSM >> They are supposed to learn about deriving information from >> something(photo, text,etc) >> >> As I've said to Tracey, I welcome the project, maybe we will get some new >> mappers out of it, but they are new mappers(we all started out new at one >> point and we've made errors in the past) and if they can learn from the >> feedback; all the better. >> >> On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 8:22 AM, john whelan <jwhelan0...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> This is primarily to Tracey ca-talk has been cced. >>> >>> There are a number of issues here. >>> >>> First OSM is growing up. No longer is it a bunch of mappers who use the >>> edit tools or web page to view the map. The data is live and snapshots are >>> taken by various players including OSMAND at points in time. This can be >>> once a month so if there are a small number of mistakes not a big deal. If >>> there are a large number in the snapshot then OSMAND users are stuck with >>> them until the next off line map is made available. Because of bandwidth >>> costs both to the end user and to OSMAND it can be two or three months >>> before the errors are cleared. >>> >>> Second the email over Frederick's signature is extremely polite for >>> Frederick. He wrote the book on OSM and is part of the group currently >>> looking at whether we need a formal policy for handling edits by groups of >>> organised mappers. The DWG working group is the highest central authority >>> within OSM and is concerned with data quality or vandalism. I think the >>> Carlton students edits show there is a very definite need. A number of >>> mappers including myself were hoping there wouldn't be a need for something >>> quite so formal. Note to Frederick if you read this change my response to >>> the survey. >>> >>> Third OpenStreetMap is very rich in what can be mapped. In an urban >>> area it can be very complex to map. For example currently there is a push >>> within OpenStreetMap to add more information for the disabled. >>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Disabilities but exactly how one adds >>> tactile_paving = yes correctly is something I still have to work out. The >>> City of Ottawa is currently adding tactile_paving at many road >>> junctions and for blind people it is very useful as many junctions now have >>> slopes rather than curb stones which makes it difficult to know where the >>> edge of the sidewalk is for a blind person. >>> >>> In general I'd start students mapping either on a test server or on a >>> HOT project but it would need thinking about which one to map. Adding >>> information for the disabled would also work in that it adds value and is a >>> small subset of mapping. The HOT projects have a validation process so the >>> mapping can be verified and is used to large numbers of students mapping in >>> a small area. Typically they restrict what is requested to be mapped. >>> http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/2657 is an example but it would not be >>> ideal for 150 mappers at once. I'd need to discuss with someone such as >>> Pete Masters what would be ideal. It's armchair mapping but that reduces >>> the number of variables. OSM can be edited in many ways. Unfortunately >>> some which use smartphones and GPS are not especially accurate and near >>> tall buildings they can be a hundred meters out. I assume >>> http://learnosm.org/ was brought to the attention of the students? >>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Map_Features and taginfo. >>> >>> It's also interesting in the context of the Statistics Canada building >>> project, data quality is important to Stats Canada and one reason I felt >>> the original project was at risk of not being a success was the possibility >>> that a large number of new mappers would be difficult to train. Just >>> adding tags onto imported buildings was much simpler and much less error >>> prone. >>> >>> I can probably make myself available to brief the students about >>> OpenStreetMap unfortunately I have some domestic issues at the moment which >>> rules out the next couple of days. Bug me if this would be of use. >>> >>> Cheerio John >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 10 October 2017 at 23:08, Steve Singer <st...@ssinger.info> wrote: >>> >>>> On Tue, 10 Oct 2017, Tracey P. Lauriault wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Greetings OSM mappers; >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> For the benefit of background to others on the list >>>> >>>> http://www.openstreetmap.org/user_blocks/1560 >>>> >>>> Is an example of the block message that was sent to a bunch of users. >>>> >>>> (I wasn't involved in asking for or implementing the blocks or have >>>> anything to do with the assignment). >>>> >>>> I haven't looked at the edits in any details but I will make a few >>>> general comments >>>> >>>> 1. If one user comes into OSM and makes a few changes with issues >>>> because of misunderstandings or inexperience fixing those changes isn't a >>>> big deal. Most of the time someone will just fix them without saying >>>> anything. However if 30 or 300 users make lots of changes in a short >>>> amount of time with the same types of errors the volume present >>>> challenges. Large scale edits by a bunch who are doing it as part of a >>>> course, or who are employed by a company to make the changes, or who are >>>> doing so as part of a coordinated humanitarian effort have the potential to >>>> cause problems if they aren't coordinated carefully. >>>> >>>> >>>> 2. A big part of working in any open-source project particularly with >>>> OSM is that you need to communicate with the other contributors. >>>> Communication is a two way street, some people are better at it then others >>>> and it doesn't come naturally to everyone. I would hope that a course that >>>> covered the contributing to open source projects (including open data >>>> contributions) covered interacting with the community. If the course only >>>> wanted to give students experience with the tools then editing against a >>>> test or development instance of OSM would be better. >>>> >>>> The advise I would give to people new to the open source >>>> communities(and at times remind veterans) is believe that most people who >>>> are contributing are coming from a place of good intentions and to give >>>> them the benefit of the doubt and try to understand where they are coming >>>> from. >>>> >>>> When contributing to an open sourced project you need to take >>>> responsibility (as an individual) for your contributions but that doesn't >>>> mean they need to be, or will be perfect. No edits are perfect but people >>>> need to be willing to listen to and learn from feedback from other members >>>> of the community. >>>> >>>> Steve >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> I understand that students for COMS2200 have been blocked from posting >>>>> to OSM. >>>>> >>>>> There was also an unfortunate email sent to Carleton University by one >>>>> of your members that is circulating >>>>> through the administration from (james2...@gmail.com). >>>>> >>>>> The data are being contributed as part of an assignment described here >>>>> - >>>>> https://github.com/TraceyLauriault/COMS2200A >>>>> >>>>> I understand that the students are making some small and some large >>>>> mistakes that may not meet your OSM >>>>> data quality standards. The students are restricted to only be >>>>> mapping the Carleton University Campus. >>>>> >>>>> I wonder if it might be possible to unlock the restriction to let them >>>>> finish the assignment. They should >>>>> be done by next week. There are 150 students. Once the assignment is >>>>> complete I would gladly work with you >>>>> to salvage the data, delete some data, repair some data or wipe all of >>>>> the data. >>>>> >>>>> We apologize for this inconvenience and hope that you can be >>>>> empathetic and allow for the assignment to be >>>>> completed so that the students can be assessed. >>>>> >>>>> Also, perhaps there are a number of common errors and if you identify >>>>> them we may be able to fix them. >>>>> >>>>> Sincerely >>>>> Tracey >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Tracey P. Lauriault >>>>> >>>>> Assistant Professor Critical Media Studies and Big Data >>>>> Communication Studies >>>>> School of Journalism and Communication >>>>> Suite 4110, River Building >>>>> Carleton University >>>>> 1125 Colonel By Drive >>>>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=1125+Colonel+By+Drive+%0D+Ottawa+(ON)+K1S+5B6&entry=gmail&source=g> >>>>> Ottawa (ON) K1S 5B6 >>>>> 1-613-520-2600 x7443 >>>>> tracey.lauria...@carleton.ca >>>>> @TraceyLauriault >>>>> Skype: Tracey.P.Lauriault >>>>> https://carleton.ca/sjc/people-archives/lauriault-tracey/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Talk-ca mailing list >>>> Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org >>>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Talk-ca mailing list >>> Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org >>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> 外に遊びに行こう！ >> > > > > -- > *Tracey P. Lauriault* > > Assistant Professor > Critical Media Studies and Big Data > Communication Studies > School of Journalism and Communication > Suite 4110, River Building > Carleton University > 1125 Colonel By Drive > Ottawa (ON) K1S 5B6 > > 1-613-520-2600 x7443 <(613)%20520-2600> > tracey.lauria...@carleton.ca > @TraceyLauriault > Skype: Tracey.P.Lauriault > https://carleton.ca/sjc/people-archives/lauriault-tracey/ > -- *Tracey P. Lauriault* Assistant Professor Critical Media Studies and Big Data Communication Studies School of Journalism and Communication Suite 4110, River Building Carleton University 1125 Colonel By Drive Ottawa (ON) K1S 5B6 1-613-520-2600 x7443 tracey.lauria...@carleton.ca @TraceyLauriault Skype: Tracey.P.Lauriault https://carleton.ca/sjc/people-archives/lauriault-tracey/
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