[talk-au] Brisbane's First Ever Missing Maps Mapathon is coming soon (28th October)

David Dean ddean at ieee.org
Sun Oct 8 23:29:24 UTC 2017


Help put the world's vulnerable people on the map!


** Brisbane's First Ever Missing Maps Mapathon is coming soon (28th October)
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Hi OSM,

Brisbane is going to have its first ever Missing Maps Mapathon in a few short weeks, at Toowong Library from 15:00 - 18:00 on Saturday the 28th of October.

Details below, please register at http://openstreetmap.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f9d4c3db0d039ad4bed7a1489&id=4f10229caa&e=a657d4157e.

I hope to see you there, and please pass this message onto anyone who you think might be interested. Everyone is welcome!


** Schedule:
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We’ll be mapping throughout the afternoon, in addition to:

14:45: Registration & set-up

15:00: Introduction to Missing Maps and practical information

15:15: Missing Maps Training

16:00: Lightning talks & snacks

17:30: End of day presentation and mapping progress talk

18:00: Social event/dinner at Royal Exchange Hotel


** What is it?
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The aim of the Missing Maps Project (http://openstreetmap.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f9d4c3db0d039ad4bed7a1489&id=d2ef8b0bf5&e=a657d4157e)  is to map the most crisis-prone parts of the developing world. With your help we can directly improve the lives of some of the planet’s most vulnerable people. Both beginners and experienced mappers are welcome to join this mapathon.


** Where will we be mapping?
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We will be mapping high priority tasks from The HOT Tasking Manager (http://openstreetmap.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f9d4c3db0d039ad4bed7a1489&id=833ed9af9a&e=a657d4157e) .


** What do I need?
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Just a laptop (please bring your own with you), a mouse and enthusiasm (mouse isn’t absolutely necessary but makes the mapping A LOT faster).


** Where is it?
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This time we’re very kindly hosted by the Toowong Library, located in Toowong Village Shopping Centre at 9 Sherwood Rd, Toowong, or http://openstreetmap.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f9d4c3db0d039ad4bed7a1489&id=c00381813e&e=a657d4157e in OpenStreetMap.

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