Hi all, OSM Geoweek (see http://osmgeoweek.org/index.html ) is rolling around again shortly and this year, like last year, the gang at Portmarnock Community School are planning another 24hr #MapLesotho Mapathon to assist with the #MapLesotho project.
Last year myself, Ciaran and Dermot attended and helped out and mapped alongside a lot of the school kids. Portmarnock CS has taken OSM to heart since then with the foundation of a mapping club that meets on a weekly basis (approx 30 kids) who learn about mapping in OpenStreetMap and practice those skills in various #MapLesotho tasks. At last years event there were a total of about 90+ students in attendance. By all accounts this is going to be well surpassed this year as interest has only grown since then. That is where you folks come in :) We're looking for experienced mappers to help out on the day by showing some of the newer mappers the basics. You don't need to be a JOSM guru as the vast majority will be using iD editor. If you know the basics of mapping buildings, roads and waterways, you will be of great help if you can spare a few hours. If you don't feel up to training but would like to come along and participate, you are more than welcome also. The more, the merrier The event will kick off on the morning of Friday 18th Nov at 8am and finish 24hrs later. We appreciate that nobody is likely to be available for the full 24 hrs however if you have a few hours to spare at any point during the 24hrs, feel free to drop in and take part. Just to give you some details about last years event: - 117 Total mappers (approx 20 in Lesotho itself) - Over 260k nodes added - Over 120k nodes modified (validation of previously mapped features) There was also a few great write ups of the event by - Dermot (mackerski) - http://www.maplesotho.com/blog/2015/12/07/90-young-mappers-and-one-flabbergasted-older-one/ - A student at Portmarnock - http://www.maplesotho.com/blog/2015/12/04/eight-and-a-half-hours-to-go-for-maplesotho/ - and a final summary by Ciaran (DeBigC) - http://www.maplesotho.com/blog/2015/12/06/post-mapathon-round-up/ If anyone is interested in attending, just let me know. Thanks, Dave _______________________________________________ Talk-ie mailing list Talk-ie@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ie
