[HOT] #ValidationFriday - June 7

[Matthew Gibb]

Hi all,

With some renewed effort, we'd like to revive #ValidationFriday, a way to
encourage validation of projects in the HOT Tasking Manager. In essence,
#ValidationFriday reminds everyone to set aside some time each week, be it
15 minutes or an hour, to validate.

For encouragement, there are over 100 projects which have over 95% complete
and 95% validated. There's a lot that can be completed with some additional
dedicated effort every week! There are many more that would benefit from a
focused Validation effort.

Each week, we'll share some of these projects that are near completion to
help focus efforts toward projects that could use some attention:

5505-Kiryandongo District, Uganda [1]
5569-Post-Disaster Mapping in Brgy Uling and Brgy. Pangdan, Naga City, Cebu
[2]
5678-Thailand Malaria Elimination: Ubon-Ratchathani Border [3]
5691-Tanzania missing buildings Monduli District, Arusha [4]

How else can you participate in #ValidationFriday?
- Validate! Simply find a project and dive in!
- Learn to validate. There are a number of resources available for
validation, but a great place to start is on the Missing Maps website [5]
- Request the Validator Role on the HOT Tasking manager [6]
- Share #ValidationFriday on social media to encourage others to contribute
to projects
- Join the validation conversation! Reach out to your fellow HOT Mappers,
either through mailing lists, IRC, or the HOT Slack community (
slack.hotosm.org).

Setting some time aside each week is a small effort, and not something that
will fully complete the backlog of un-validated projects, but at the end of
the day, we need to remain good stewards of OSM in all areas of our work.

Happy #ValidationFriday, and happy mapping!

Best,

Matt
"Giblet"

[1] https://tasks.hotosm.org/project/5505
[2] https://tasks.hotosm.org/project/5569
[3] https://tasks.hotosm.org/project/5678
[4] https://tasks.hotosm.org/project/5691
[5] http://www.missingmaps.org/validate/
[6] http://bit.ly/HOTValidators

-- 
*Matthew Gibb*
mjngibb at gmail.com
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