Yes, you are right, now when I think about it. Let's focus on the fun stuff.
Björgvin On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 3:46 PM, Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason<ava...@gmail.com> wrote: > 2009/7/14 Björgvin Ragnarsson <nifgr...@gmail.com>: >> I think it's a great idea to focus on getting new contributors but we >> should also set some goals on >> what areas to cover e.g., Seljahverfi looks like it needs some love. > > I think the best goal for this sort of project is to ask people to > carry the paper around for a week and map things in their daily > routine, e.g.: > > * Their bus stop(s) > * Their grocery store > * Wherever they go for their hobby (sports, bowling, whatever) > > Sending nascent and amateur would-be mappers into the suburbian desert > probably isn't very conductive to their enjoyment of this little > exercise or their continued participation. > > Not that seljahverfi doesn't need some love, but aside from it being > boring to map it it's also pretty much impossible without a GPS or > aerial photography. Using walking papers only works when they area in > question already has a well-mapped street network. > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-is mailing list > Talk-is@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-is > _______________________________________________ Talk-is mailing list Talk-is@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-is
