Richard, all, On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 3:18 PM, Richard Weait <rich...@weait.com> wrote: [...] > Inform the new users that they are editing a real map, made > cooperatively by many real people. Demonstrate to them a real survey > that leads to a real edit. This takes research to find a real, > non-trivial edit like adding the new pizza shop in your neighbourhood. > > Then have them look at places they know best (their own > neighbourhoods) for real and non-trivial edits that they can make from > local knowledge. Have them look for likely places that they can > survey to improve the map. Help them to make their first edits by > answering their questions while you are all together.
Potential problem with taking their own neighborhoods is that many students typically live in the same neighborhoods (on campus for example) which may cause conflicts when saving edits. Also, it may be frustrating for beginners if they find their own neighborhood already very densely mapped and being unable to come up with useful contributions. We experienced mappers will always find something to map (trees, toilets) but beginners tend to look for streets and pois first, because that's what they see on maps. > Be sure to provide the references they need to find additional help, > the wiki Map Features page, the talk-list, the help site, etc. And also the new flossmanuals resource. Better still, order a bunch of hardcopies and distrubute / lend! -- martijn van exel geospatial omnivore 1109 1st ave #2 salt lake city, ut 84103 801-550-5815 http://oegeo.wordpress.com _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
