[HOT] Projects on the HOT OSM Tasking Manager - lots of them

[john whelan]

I'd like to submit it but I'm not sire how.

Sorry John

On 5 December 2015 at 18:12, Dale Kunce <dale.kunce at gmail.com> wrote:

> John, I think that is something to consider. Can you submit that as an
> issue on the TM PM github. https://github.com/hotosm/osm-tasking-manager2
>
> Many projects are around 30-50% complete and never seem to get over the
> hurdle to finish up. Overall I don't think its a problem of getting
> projects higher on the page but of TM Project Managers actually working to
> make sure tasks are completed within a reasonable time.
>
> For instance, the two projects at the top of the TM current list are both
> several months old and have extremely low participation rates. Projects
> such as these need more love from their PMs and the HOT community to make
> sure that they are completed. If a project is created with a high level of
> priority those PMs and the HOT community should make every effort to
> complete the task as fast as possible.
>
> When TM PMs are making tasks it would be really good to try and create an
> area that can be completed within a time that would be worthwhile. Projects
> that sit around at 40% for months are not useful for folks on the ground as
> there are gaps an inconsistencies that make the data problematic for
> decision making.
>
>
>
> On Sat, Dec 5, 2015 at 5:57 PM, john whelan <jwhelan0112 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I note that when looking at the task manager projects with the same
>> priority list the newer projects first.
>>
>> Perhaps it should be the other way round so that some of the older
>> projects get completed?  It would seem that very few projects do get
>> completed and one wonders of the value of a half completed project.
>>
>> Cheerio John
>>
>> On 5 December 2015 at 14:28, Blake Girardot <bgirardot at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> Dale, among others have been working to update and review all the
>>> current projects on HOT's main OSM Tasking Manager:
>>>
>>> http://tasks.hotosm.org/
>>>
>>> After much work on their part, a lot of projects have shifted up in the
>>> list.
>>>
>>> If you have not had a chance to visit the tasking manager lately, it
>>> would be a great time to do so as there are a lot of new mapping projects
>>> and existing projects that need mapping.
>>>
>>> We really need more regular mappers as we get more and more requests for
>>> HOT mapping. HOT and OSM's value is being recognized by more and more
>>> humanitarian organizations and we are very challenged to keep up with the
>>> requests we get. Any amount of time you can donate to mapping is very
>>> helpful.
>>>
>>> Tweeting and Facebooking out the MapGive "Why Map?" video would also
>>> make a huge impact. They have easy to click twitter and facebook links on
>>> their why map page:
>>>
>>> http://mapgive.state.gov/why-map/
>>>
>>> And there are links to the learn to map videos they make as well.
>>>
>>> And of course, while you are tweeting and sharing about HOT, please help
>>> spread the word about our first ever direct fundraising effort:
>>>
>>> https://donate.hotosm.org/
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Blake
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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