[Talk-GB] A newbie question - 'What are you doing ?'

[Shaun McDonald]

The explanation I've found best to use since most people understand it the fastest is to ask if they know what the Wikipedia is, and then compare OSM to Wikipedia by "instead of an encyclopaedia that anyone can edit, it's a map that anyone can edit".

Shaun

On 16 Jul 2010, at 20:31, Iain Simpson wrote:

> I've just started with OSM in Stafford (52.81, -2.13) and am starting by surveying my local suburb - nearly blank on the map.
> 
> Yesterday I was walking down a nearby lane with my GPS - by a private residential caravan park -  when the owner(?) came out and asked, quite politely, what was I was doing ?
> 
> I tried to explan about OSM but I'm not sure I convinced him.
> 
> It occurred to me that it would be nice if I could have given him a card/leaflet with a brief explanation of OSM with all the links etc. This could also be given to other interested parties.
> 
> This seems such an obviously idea - it must have been done before.
> 
> Any Links
> 
> Iain
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