[OSM-talk-be] OSM Belgium

[Marc Gemis]

Thanks a lot for the update. I have to admit that I prefer mapping above
any of those items you are talking about. So I'm not a candidate, except
for working on the "Mapper of the Month" stuff.

On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 4:18 PM, Ben Abelshausen <ben.abelshausen at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I still believe that we are way too small and the only and sustainable way
> to keep improving the map is to get more people involved. Strangely enough
> we almost never work to improve our numbers.
>

Maybe because we never go "outside". IMHO we have to go to clubs that are
interested in maps. We have to invite ourselves and give presentations to
walking, cycling, geogaching etc. clubs. They might have a natural interest
for good maps. This happened recently in the UK (
http://www.mappa-mercia.org/2014/10/october-joint-social-meeting-with-beacon-roads-cycling-club.html
)

Another group are retired people. There seems to be an organization that
organizes all kind of courses for them.

Yet another group are companies. Maybe through Unizo ?

But of course this takes time and requires talents (giving presentations)
that perhaps many mappers (including myself) do not have.

Meetups are nice, but require that people know somehow about the project.
It expects that they come to us. By "forcing" a presentation upon them,
they learn about the project.

Several of my co-workers are now finaly starting to use OSM for their
cycling GPSes, because I kept talking about it. Perhaps, one day, they
start mapping themselves.

Just my .5 cents

regards

m
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