<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" id="gmail-m_-2317875261786912556gmail-m_5653980052648995924gmail-docs-internal-guid-b2851d41-7fff-a0f8-4e73-fa27b1150568" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">---</span></font></p><p id="gmail-m_-2317875261786912556gmail-m_5653980052648995924gmail-docs-internal-guid-b2851d41-7fff-a0f8-4e73-fa27b1150568" style="text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">tldr; <i><b>hot_tech is running the second round of an ai-assisted mapping study</b></i></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" id="gmail-m_-2317875261786912556gmail-m_5653980052648995924gmail-docs-internal-guid-b2851d41-7fff-a0f8-4e73-fa27b1150568" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;text-align:right">read: <i><b>5m | sign-up: 5m</b></i></span></p><p id="gmail-m_-2317875261786912556gmail-m_5653980052648995924gmail-docs-internal-guid-b2851d41-7fff-a0f8-4e73-fa27b1150568" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></font></p><p id="gmail-m_-2317875261786912556gmail-m_5653980052648995924gmail-docs-internal-guid-b2851d41-7fff-a0f8-4e73-fa27b1150568" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">Call to action:<i><b> <a href="https://forms.gle/bTjMiVptfActhEiRA" target="_blank">please sign up to participate</a> or share with your networks</b></i></span></font></p><p id="gmail-m_-2317875261786912556gmail-m_5653980052648995924gmail-docs-internal-guid-b2851d41-7fff-a0f8-4e73-fa27b1150568" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">best before: <i><b>Sept 17th, 2021</b></i></span></font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">apologies: <i><b>for the cross posting, trying to give everyone the opportunity. </b></i><br></span></font></p><p id="gmail-m_-2317875261786912556gmail-m_5653980052648995924gmail-docs-internal-guid-b2851d41-7fff-a0f8-4e73-fa27b1150568" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">---</span></font></p><p id="gmail-m_-2317875261786912556gmail-m_5653980052648995924gmail-docs-internal-guid-b2851d41-7fff-a0f8-4e73-fa27b1150568" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></font></p><p id="gmail-m_-2317875261786912556gmail-m_5653980052648995924gmail-docs-internal-guid-b2851d41-7fff-a0f8-4e73-fa27b1150568" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">Hi all!</span></font></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">As some of you may remember, earlier this year HOT undertook an experiment to compare tradiational mapping with AI-Assisted mapping. After the first round of results have been gathered (soon to be released), hot_tech will be undertaking round two (<b>Sept 17th, 2021) </b>and we are looking for beginner mappers (<50 changesets) to join the study. </span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The experiment is designed to compare the results of traditional remote mapping workflows (editing in ID Editor) with emerging <span>AI</span> assisted workflows (editing with RapID). To do this, we will be conducting mapping experiments of two locations (Uganda and US), with beginner mappers (<50 changesets) using the two different remote mapping workflows (RapID and ID). A more in-depth explanation of the experiment can be found </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o8vmHMCPbu6O-1Ta4a9Yd6aOhX76xRxocxfVCyXpxPU/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">here >></span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. </span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">On <b>Sept 17th, 2021, </b>we will run one mapathon of 90 minutes, with participants being randomly assigned - prior to beginning mapping - to map building footprints with either ID or RapID. Data will be gathered on the existence of map features in two locations (US and Uganda) from which we will compare the completeness of mapped features and similarity of map features when compared with an OSM reference dataset.</span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">For the mapathons we will be using convenience sampling from our networks by generating a public call for participants.</span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A couple of specific asks, please email me if:</span></p><ul style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p style="line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">You would like to be involved in any capacity (organising, recruiting, sharing, supporting, shoot me an email)</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p style="line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">You would like to support the mapathons specifically, that would be great</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">You would like to participate in the mapathons please <a href="https://forms.gle/bTjMiVptfActhEiRA" target="_blank">please sign up to participate</a> </span></li></ul><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Thanks all, I hope everyone is safe and well and looking forward to exploring this with you all soon. </span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Kindness, </span></p><font color="#888888"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">bo</span></p></font><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font color="#666666"><b></b></font></div><div><font color="#666666"><b>Bo Percival</b></font></div><div><font color="#666666">Director of Technology Innovation</font></div><div><a href="mailto:bo.percival@hotosm.org" target="_blank">bo.percival@hotosm.org</a></div><div><font color="#666666">@bopercival</font><br><div><font color="#666666">CET online hours<br></font></div><div><font color="#666666"><br></font></div><div><font color="#666666"><i>I'm sending this at a time that works for me, standing by for a time that works for you.</i></font></div></div><div><br></div><div><b><font color="#cc0000">Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team</font></b></div><div><b><font size="1" color="#666666">Usin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