[Osmf-talk] Idea for improved mapping system

[Christopher Beddow]

I feel like we could take the How Did You Contribute stats from Pascal Neis
and prototype some badges based on that.

Anyone could do this, just build it separately from the OpenStreetMap
website, for now anyway, as a proof of concept.

The stats are all there to analyze. Give somebody a badge for being a local
expert inside a city or country, with a minimum number of changesets. Other
badges based on adding, modifying, or deleting data. Maybe a Cleanup
Specialist if deleting a lot for example.

For bad changesets and edits, points and a gamification can help. If you
get a flagged changeset, you get a message that you can fix it with help,
and that you can earn a badge for it like a "Mentee Level 1", showing you
have been approved by other Mappers for fixing a mistake, but you could get
the same badge for making a series of perfect edits endorsed by an existing
mapper. Or a bad edit blocks you from getting it, but you get informed that
you can qualify if you work with somebody to fix the mistake. Motivational!

Then badges based on data types: a road runner who adds a lot of roads,
badges for fixing speed limits, a POI Hound, etc. Then maybe in apps like
street complete or vespucci you can get recommended to fix or enrich the
nearby map in a way that's tailored to your specialty.

I would love to have little stickers or pins at a state of the map
conference which show the badges I got on OSM, and I could find other
Mappers who have a strange interest in adding utility poles or electric car
chargers or hiking trails just like me. You could even have a badge for
contributing to the map on every continent, or for contributing a minimum
number with survey as a source, with GPS as a source, or a language badge
for adding like 50+ place names in any particular language like Spanish or
Swahili.

You could set all this up outside OSM but any user could log onto this site
and see what badges they qualify for. As I aid the data and stats all
exist, just time to categorize them. I'm happy to help think about this.

It would be fun to take some inspiration from scouting organizations (Boy
Scouts, Girl Scouts etc) for merit badge scenarios which is separate from a
sort of rank/title, and sketch out what helps a mapper qualify for these.

On Sat, Oct 17, 2020, 19:05 Clifford Snow <clifford at snowandsnow.us> wrote:

> Oscar,
> I saw your post on Slack and glad to see you are also posting on a mailing
> list. I'd suggest asking on the talk list,
> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk, to reach more people. The
> OSMF-Talk mailing list is for Foundation related issues. The Foundation is
> more about running the servers, licensing, etc. The Foundation isn't
> directly involved in day to day mapping. On the other hand, we are always
> looking for more Working Group volunteers. You can find a list of the
> Working Groups at https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Working_Groups. If
> anyone of the groups interests you, feel free to reach out to them. Each
> group has an email that you can contact them for more information.
>
> Best,
> Clifford
>
>
> On Sat, Oct 17, 2020 at 4:51 PM TheAdventurer64 <
> little.banana.peel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> A user and I were talking about implementing a system for better mapping,
>> as described here:
>> https://osmus.slack.com/archives/C029HV951/p1602968516431900
>> This addition would have many benefits, including:
>> * More mapping. We have tons of new mappers each day, as well as a great
>> editor for them. However, many of these new mappers leave after just a few
>> edits. Examples:
>> https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/lukastheg03
>> https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Th3Roomi3
>> _______________________________________________
>> osmf-talk mailing list
>> osmf-talk at openstreetmap.org
>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/osmf-talk
>>
>
>
> --
> @osm_washington
> www.snowandsnow.us
> OpenStreetMap: Maps with a human touch
> _______________________________________________
> osmf-talk mailing list
> osmf-talk at openstreetmap.org
> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/osmf-talk
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/osmf-talk/attachments/20201017/4f378f92/attachment.htm>