[HOT] Activation Working Group

Severin Menard severin.menard at gmail.com
Fri May 2 19:59:58 UTC 2014


Hi Mark,

Please do


On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 8:55 PM, Mark Cupitt <markcupitt at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Severin, I agree totally, If you would like me to create it, just let
> me know. Cheers Mark
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> On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 8:37 PM, Severin Menard <severin.menard at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi Mark,
>>
>> I think yes: a Hackpad to have something flexible during the meetings,
>> and once stabilized we can put that in the OSM Wiki. Thoughts?
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Severin
>>
>>
>> On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 3:44 AM, Mark Cupitt <markcupitt at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Severin
>>>
>>> Is it worth creating a Hackpad for the agenda and points to be raised?
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Mark
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>>> Regards
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>>> Mark Cupitt
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>>> On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 8:51 AM, Severin Menard <severin.menard at gmail.com
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> Among the reactivated Working Groups, here is the Activation Working
>>>> Group. Activations are more and more numerous and successful with a
>>>> increasing number of contributors. The results are really impressive, but
>>>> we can certainly do even better.
>>>>
>>>> As for the Communication Working group (for those interested, please
>>>> fill ASAP its Doodle <http://doodle.com/3545epmy63x72gvk>) we could
>>>> start with a kick-off meeting on Mumble<https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mumble>,
>>>> and here is a Doodle to set it:
>>>>
>>>> http://doodle.com/hpwkwqiregdi7b6i <http://doodle.com/hpwkwqiregdi7b6i>
>>>>
>>>> This meeting and the ones that will follow aim at being a time to
>>>> exchange on this thrilling topic, review the experiences, documents,
>>>> procedures and set goals to be achieved for the next meeting. Because yes,
>>>> a Working Group is a group that works, that means between the meetings. And
>>>> actually, it is already happening: eg there are (more and more) people
>>>> working on data validation, both through setting procedures and monitoring
>>>> the freshly created data.
>>>>
>>>> I see 4 main topics around the Activation (but would be pleased to get
>>>> other suggestions):
>>>>
>>>> 1. All the *activities* and *documents* involved in an Activation. In
>>>> the past the Activation Working Groups mostly focused on how Activations
>>>> are triggered and start, what we could review based on the last
>>>> experiences. Crisis monitoring is certainly something we could add, in
>>>> order not to forget crisis of smaller range or simply not highly covered by
>>>> the medias. Also technical aspects like: define and prioritize AOIs (Areas
>>>> of Interests) and mapping goals, track and monitor the mapping progresses,
>>>> and set thin, flexible and efficient processes, tools, and wiki templates,
>>>> etc. But also share and document how to maintain and even grow the
>>>> contribution of the OSM contributors and communities, by communicating with
>>>> them (like this Working Group will do), proposing more different kinds of
>>>> tasks to do or setting joint events.
>>>>
>>>> 2. The *beneficiaries*, that means the humanitarian stakeholders. We
>>>> need both to make them aware of the data we produce and to make the data
>>>> useful and easy to use for them, taking more into account their needs,
>>>> constraints and tools. I got recent feedback from the GIS officers in the
>>>> UN that I will share.
>>>>
>>>> 3. The *data*. What needs to be mapped is quite known, but how to do
>>>> it to make it as clean and efficient as possible. That links to the mapping
>>>> instructions and the validation<https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_Tasking_Manager/Validating_data>but also to how the data can be reused by the humanitarian stakeholders.
>>>> There a lot of potential improvements to propose not only raw data but eg
>>>> thematic dataset, what the HOT Exports can already potentially provide (in
>>>> link with the Technical Working Group).
>>>>
>>>> 4. Last, but really not least is to *make more OSM contributors know* about
>>>> the procedures and tools used to map, monitor, communicate and activate an
>>>> OSM community, and expand the number of contributors in the Activations,
>>>> according to everyone's interest(s). This implies connecting with local OSM
>>>> communities when possible, talk with them and provide them documentation
>>>> and online training. Eg in Lubumbashi after Jorieke's stay, the contact
>>>> with the local OSM community has been maintained and voluntary online
>>>> training has been and will be provided through Mumble. So now, they are
>>>> continuing the mapping (see https://twitter.com/OSM_L) and will take
>>>> an active part on the Mapping in London on Saturday. And if ever a crisis
>>>> unfortunately hits Lubumbashi in the future, they will be able to trigger
>>>> the worldwide OSM community
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Exciting, isn't it? And actually a lot of topics and sub-topics. And
>>>> some are certainly missing. This is why this Activation Working Group will
>>>> not need one leader but several facilitators, who, by their experience,
>>>> skills and will, will make things go ahead on the topic(s) they care.
>>>>
>>>> Let us make things move on and activate the AWG!
>>>>
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>
>>>> Severin
>>>>
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