[Osmf-talk] Sustainable Participation in OSM (was Tanzania)

[Simon Poole]

Hi Kate

My concerns were less around HOT projects which are probably more
inclusive than of what I'm thinking of, but the, probably rather rare,
individuals in such countries that want to and can afford to contribute
to OSM longer term.

Right now (and this is true not just for the LearnOSM) we seem to be
stuck in old tech in our materials and are probably creating the wrong
impression on potential contributors that already have all the gear (a
low end android phone) they need to contribute to OSM.

I'm saying this particularly in light of
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Zero Given that OSM can be of
even more immediate benefit to users in developing countries I don't see
why we couldn't arrange for similar exceptions for traffic to and from
OSM (except naturally that we are less well known than WP).

Simon

Am 13.08.2014 21:57, schrieb Kate Chapman:
> Hi Simon,
> 
> Both are options. Though HOT often still uses GPS, there are a couple
> reasons to do this. 
> 
> 1. GPS units are tougher and ruggedized compared to phones
> 2. GPS units are less likely to get stolen
> 3. GPS often has higher grade chips than a cheap smartphone, though we
> have been experimenting with using inexpensive smart phones as well. 
> 
> It really depends on the parameters of the project, meaning if
> participants already have smart phones then it is easy to just help them
> install software. If they don't often we end up with shared GPS. 
> 
> Best,
> 
> -Kate
> 
> 
> On Sat, Aug 9, 2014 at 10:43 AM, Simon Poole <simon at poole.ch
> <mailto:simon at poole.ch>> wrote:
> 
>     Slightly off topic, but it is something that I've been wanting to ask
>     for a while: when we are talking about using devices in developing
>     countries to collect geo data, is a GPS still the device of choice, and
>     not low-end smart phones? I'm aware that the GPS devices naturally might
>     be provided by /borrowed from a third party.
> 
>     Simon
> 
> 
>     Am 09.08.2014 18:41, schrieb Mark Iliffe:
>     > Hi Andy,
>     >
>     > I spend a lot of time in Tanzania and have done a bit of mapping
>     there, one of my experiences has been the lack of current resources
>     (like learnOSM) in Swahili. I’ll have a chat with my colleagues
>     about this as there will be (soon I hope!) more OSM mapping in Tanzania.
>     >
>     > Best,
>     >
>     > Mark
>     >
>     > On 9 Aug 2014, at 15:58, Andy Mabbett <andy at pigsonthewing.org.uk
>     <mailto:andy at pigsonthewing.org.uk>> wrote:
>     >
>     >> I have met someone from the Tanzania Development Trust, who has asked
>     >> for teaching resources for new OSM editors and data reusers, which
>     >> they can pass on to colleagues in that country.
>     >>
>     >> What would you recommend? Do we have any active mappers or OSM
>     >> advocates in that country?
>     >>
>     >> --
>     >> Andy Mabbett
>     >> @pigsonthewing
>     >> http://pigsonthewing.org.uk
>     >>
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