[Talk-GB] Wales Mapathon

[Philip Barnes]

I am very interested in Merthyr, it is an area I know well. 

Its where my parents grew up and I spent many a long summer holiday roaming the mountains with my cousin. He is still there, and, like me, approaching retirement but we have not made it yet. 

I continued visiting my grandmother regularly when she was alive.

OSM in the UK is a hobby for the vast majority of the community which makes holding a meetting when the majority of the community are at work, school or university seem not very inclusive.

Phil (trigpoint) 

On Monday, 18 October 2021, Cj Malone wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> 
> As some of you remember Rupert [1] is interested in OSM use within the
> NHS. There are 2 main goals, improve OSM data (and access to it) and
> build a local community/involve other communities in South
> Wales/Merthyr Tydfil.
> 
> We'll be doing a call on regular Thursdays at 16:00, Rupert will be
> talking about the project, and we can start some remote mapping. This
> is still a proof of concept on his part, but he is particularly
> interested in housing stock and wellbeing data (Parks, cycle
> infrastructure, health sites, etc). Since there was a bit of an issue
> with Micron on the previous Tasking Manager tasks the current ones are
> invite only. It'll be pretty open to anyone to join, as long as you
> know how to map buildings with the correct level of detail, and
> understand the goals of the project.
> 
> We don't want a few of us to quickly map the area, building a local
> community is a key part of this. Hopefully we will be able to train
> local people and get them involved with OSM. Not just the local
> surveying side of the project, but also part of the "remote" mapping.
> 
> If anyone is local to South Wales, or knows someone who is, please join
> the call and/or contact Rupert.
> 
> It'll be on OSMFs Big Blue Button. No account is required. All are
> welcome. [3]
> 
> Cj
> 
> [1] Rupert Allan <mail at rupertallan.com>
> [2] https://tasks.hotosm.org/explore/?team=127
> [3] https://osmvideo.cloud68.co/user/cj--apo-frj-kfo
> 
> 
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