[OSM-newbies] mapping party, how

[Andy Robinson (blackadder)]

Harald Kirsch wrote:
>Sent: 13 January 2008 9:42 AM
>To: newbies at openstreetmap.org
>Subject: [OSM-newbies] mapping party, how
>
>Casually considering a mapping party, it seems to be a rather non-social
>event if efficient mapping is the goal. All mappers are sent to
>different places with their GPS and afterwards each one sits in front of
>a separate computer osmifying the tracks. Oh, well, one person could be
>responsible for coffee, pizza, beer, etc.
>
>Any experience of the important points for a mapping party?
>
>HaraldK.
>
>
Harald,

You are right that during the mapping part it's all a bit solo unless you
are doing something as a pair (say in a car or on foot). The real social
part, and the real reason mapping parties are so much fun, is the social
side in the evening and over coffee/breakfast before you go mapping. These
periods make it really feel that you are part of something bigger, even when
you are on your own the next morning wandering or biking down a lonely
street in the rain.

Cheers

Andy