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<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461808167337_9608" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%">This is the first
time I'm posting to the group, but I've been an avid reader of the
list for almost a year. I am looking to have kind of a mini-mapathon
for Friday, May 6<sup id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461808167337_9609">th</sup>. It will be actually a hands-on
workshop for the West Virginia GIS Conference. The maximum size is
23 and we'll be using desktop machines in one of the computer labs at
the university (WVU).</div>
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461808167337_9612" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%">I've been reading
the material on Missing Maps, especially that pertaining to hosting a
mapathon. There is the statement in a PDF to “Contact a Development
Relationship Manager or Missing Maps Coordinator with your date and
location so they can help you with the following....”; however, I
seem not to be able to find that contact info. I'm assuming that the
manager/coordinator would find an appropriate task to for us to do.
I'm not concerned about advertising the event since it's akin to the
conference only. Most of the attendees are GIS professionals like
myself. I was considerably impressed with what I saw and heard at
State of the Map US in NYC last year, having been an OSM contributor
for a few years now. I didn't even know of HOT until SOTMUS-NYC!
And it was great to participate in the mapathon on the last day.
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461808167337_9615" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%">I will be presenting
a session on crowdsource mapping which will emphasis OSM, a bit of
the National Map Corps but especially HOT. I figured, “since I'm
doing that, why not give them some hands-on work?”, so I decided to
do a mini-mapathon. Again, most will be GIS professionals but I'm
assuming no real experience with the OSM environments. I'll do a
walk-through of editing via iD and one of the videos as well. And
of course, go over squaring off the square buildings (hot topic
lately, pardon the pun.)</div>
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461808167337_9618" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%">All in all, if
anyone could direct me to “who” I need to contact, it will be
great!</div>
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461808167337_9621" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%">Best,</div>
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461808167337_9624" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%">John Bocan, GISP</div>
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