[HOT] Fwd: [liberationtech] Map4Nepal at Stanford Information & Introductory Workshop Announcement. Please Forward!

Tue Apr 28 03:33:02 UTC 2015

Okay, great. I'll see if I can kick something off and make sure that
everyone works within the scope of tasks issued via the Tasking Manager.

Tim McNamara
@timClicks <http://twitter.com/timClicks> | timmcnamara.co.nz

On 28 April 2015 at 15:30, Heather Leson <heatherleson at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi I've been thinking about this some. Tim, I think an in person HOT
> workshop in NZ is fantastic. If you can do it, great.
>
> Daniel, I think the MapGive videos are also a great start
>
> Heather
> On Apr 28, 2015 5:50 AM, "Daniel O'Connor" <daniel.oconnor at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> http://learnosm.org/en/coordination/tasking-manager/ and related
>> resources
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 9:53 AM, Tim McNamara <
>> paperless at timmcnamara.co.nz> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks Heather.
>>>
>>> Would it be worthwhile for me to organise similar workshops? Given the
>>> issues with inexperienced mappers that have been raised in another thread,
>>> is there any advice for on-boarding new mappers? I have been directing
>>> people to micromappers.org, but a few people would be relatively happy
>>> downloading JOSM and working their way through an OSM HOT task.
>>>
>>> Tim McNamara
>>> @timClicks <http://twitter.com/timClicks> | timmcnamara.co.nz
>>>
>>>
>>> On 28 April 2015 at 08:14, Heather Leson <heatherleson at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Fyi in SF USA today
>>>>
>>>> Heather
>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>> From: "Yosem Companys" <companys at stanford.edu>
>>>> Date: Apr 27, 2015 11:06 PM
>>>> Subject: [liberationtech] Map4Nepal at Stanford Information &
>>>> Introductory Workshop Announcement. Please Forward!
>>>> To: "Liberation Technologies" <liberationtech at mailman.stanford.edu>
>>>> Cc: "Stacey Maples" <stacemaples at stanford.edu>
>>>>
>>>> From: Stacey Maples <stacemaples at stanford.edu>
>>>> Apologies for odd language of the email. I am creating/maintaining and
>>>> information page here:
>>>> http://stanfordgeospatialcenter.github.io/Map4Nepal_Resources/ and
>>>> have simply cut & pasted from that to save time. I will be adding more
>>>> information throughout the day/week.Please feel free to
>>>> forward/blog/tweet/facebook/etc... any of this information.
>>>> Mapping4Nepal at Stanford Introductory Workshops
>>>>
>>>> I'll be updating this page
>>>> <http://stanfordgeospatialcenter.github.io/Map4Nepal_Resources/> as I
>>>> schedule new workshops to introduce volunteers to the basics of using the Humanitarian
>>>> OpenStreetMap Task Manager <http://tasks.hotosm.org/> and the Tomnod
>>>> <http://www.tomnod.com/campaign/nepal_earthquake_2015/map/3f8x29y15> to
>>>> contribute to relief mapping for Nepal.
>>>> *The first Introduction to OpenStreetMap.org and the Task Manager will
>>>> be held TONIGHT, Monday April 27th, from 6pm to 7pm at the Stanford
>>>> Geospatial Center Teaching Corner in Branner Earth Science Library*
>>>> Anyone interested in co-locating for Humanitarian Mapping is welcome to
>>>> join me in the Stanford Geospatial Center Teaching Corner, during Branner
>>>> Library Hours (below) this week, beginning today at noon! You do not need
>>>> to wait until the workshop, I will be there at noon, ready to show you how
>>>> to help!
>>>> ------------------------------
>>>> Stanford Geospatial Center Teaching Corner Map4Nepal at Stanford
>>>> Co-location & Support
>>>>
>>>> Beginning at Noon, today (Monday, April 27th)I will be relocating from
>>>> my office to the *Stanford Geospatial Center Teaching Corner* in order
>>>> to help support those who are interested in contributing to mapping efforts
>>>> for disaster relief, in Nepal. The Stanford Geospatial Center Teaching
>>>> Corner is located in the Northwest Corner of the Mitchell Earth Science
>>>> Building, on the 2nd floor, in the Branner Earth Sciences Library.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Anyone with a laptop and spare time is welcome to come to the Library
>>>> and any of the *Introductory Relief Mapping *sessions I will be
>>>> holding. *You do not need to be a Stanford Affiliate!* If you are not
>>>> a Stanford affiliate, we can connect you to the Stanford Guest WiFi to work
>>>> on relief mapping, or participate in the workshops.
>>>>
>>>> Here is a map
>>>> <http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=37.42656&mlon=-122.17287#map=19/37.42656/-122.17287>:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=37.42656&mlon=-122.17287#map=19/37.42656/-122.17287
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> [image: Stanford Geospatial Center Location]
>>>> Stanford Geospatial Center Teaching Corner Hours for Map4Nepal at Stanford
>>>>
>>>> I am blocking off the schedule for the SGC Teaching Corner for the
>>>> week. If you would like to co-locate and contribute to mapping, here are
>>>> the hours the teaching corner will be available. I will be out of town over
>>>> the weekend, but depending on need and interest, I may continue *Teaching
>>>> Corner Hours* nest week, as well. *Please note that food is not
>>>> allowed in the library facilities, but drinks in spill-proof containers are
>>>> acceptable.*
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *Teaching Corner Hours:*
>>>>
>>>> *Monday - Thursday*: 9am - 9pm
>>>> *Friday* 9am - 5pm
>>>> Mapping4Nepal at Stanford Introductory Workshops
>>>>
>>>> I'll be updating this page as I schedule new workshops to introduce
>>>> volunteers to the basics of using the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Task
>>>> Manager <http://tasks.hotosm.org/> and the Tomnod
>>>> <http://www.tomnod.com/campaign/nepal_earthquake_2015/map/3f8x29y15> to
>>>> contribute to relief mapping for Nepal.
>>>> The first Introduction to OpenStreetMap.org and the Task Manager will
>>>> be held *TONIGHT, Monday April 27th, from 6pm to 7pm*Basic Information
>>>> for Contributing *RIGHT NOW*
>>>>
>>>> If you want to contribute IMMEDIATELY to ongoing Humanitarian Mapping
>>>> efforts for Nepal through Humanitarian OpenStreetMap.org, please do the
>>>> following:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Go through the 30 minute training on http://mapgive.state.gov to learn
>>>> the basics of humanitarian mapping using OpenStreetMap.org
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Then go to the HOTOSM Task Manager at http://tasks.hotosm.org/ and
>>>> select a job that you feel comfortable contributing to. Read the directions
>>>> carefully for the job, then select one of the squares next to one that is
>>>> marked as complete. This will allow you to pan to the completed square so
>>>> you can see how others are digitizing the features and mimic their work.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> It doesn't matter how long you work, or how many features you digitize.
>>>> There are currently hundreds of people mapping on HOTOSM for the Nepal
>>>> Earthquake.Every edit counts.
>>>>
>>>> You can also help assess damage, as new imagery becomes available. See this
>>>> DigitalGlobe post
>>>> <http://www.digitalglobeblog.com/2015/04/26/digitalglobe-opens-access-to-satellite-data-to-support-disaster-response-efforts-in-nepal/> for
>>>> information:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.digitalglobeblog.com/2015/04/26/digitalglobe-opens-access-to-satellite-data-to-support-disaster-response-efforts-in-nepal/
>>>> Obtaining the latest OSM Data for use in Relief Efforts
>>>>
>>>> If you are a responder, or working with any organization that needs the
>>>> most up-to-date geodata for the region, a consulting company called
>>>> Geofabrik has set up a download site for OSM data that will be updated
>>>> every 30 minutes throughout the HOTOSM activation. Find the data in various
>>>> formats (including Garmin, Shapefile, etc...) here:
>>>> http://labs.geofabrik.de/nepal/
>>>>
>>>>
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