[talk-au] Murray River mapping by a newby?

[Sebastian S.]

Another aspect to work on is to write down or brush up some of the agreed ways of doing things.
In my experience this is a good opportunity for a newbie. Someone new reads wikis and instructions differently. Finds mistakes or unclear bits.
Together with the mailing list as a feedback pool this is another area to work on.
However not is not everyone's cup of tea.


On 8 April 2020 7:31:20 pm AEST, Little Maps <mapslittle at gmail.com> wrote:
>Hello everyone, I’m Ian, I’m new to this group and pretty new to OSM.
>Being stuck inside for the foreseeable future, I’m keen to do something
>useful. 
>
>I live on the Murray River and have noticed that many sections of the
>river along the NSW-Vic border could benefit from some extra work. In
>lots of places, the boundaries of the river, local government areas,
>reserves and tree cover are all mapped differently, creating a mess of
>intertwining boundaries. I hope I’m not offending anyone who has done
>great work on the river in the past.
>
>I’ve got a lot of time on my hands and am happy to try to improve the
>mapping, taking on small chunks at a time. (I imagine it’s an enormous
>job to do it all.) However I realise that it would be easy to stuff up
>a lot of adjoining relationships so am keen to solicit advice from this
>sage group.
>
>Is this a task you think worthy of working on? Is it something that can
>be done by a relative newby? (I worked as a research scientist for 25
>years before I retired, but not in spatial sciences, so I’m used to
>working accurately and methodically on big projects). More to the
>point, if the task is worthwhile, is it possible to invite a mentor or
>two to provide advice and feedback on techniques and results before I
>make any big changes, so the results reach your high standards?
>
>Thanks very much for your interest, I look forward to your feedback.
>Best wishes and stay healthy. Cheers Ian
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