[Osmf-talk] Idea for improved mapping system

[Naveen Francis]

Hello all,

It would be really nice to have an awards or badges system inside OSM.

Have seen a couple of pages on that in OSM wiki. (first saw on Mikel's
userpage - North Star !!! )
Don't know why it stopped ?

Thanks,
naveenpf

[1] https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Awards
[2] https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Badges


On Sun, 18 Oct 2020 at 07:09, Christopher Beddow <
christopher.beddow at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
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