[Talk-is] Mapping Party

[Björgvin Ragnarsson]

Hi

I think it's a great idea to focus on getting new contributors but we
should also set some goals on
what areas to cover e.g., Seljahverfi looks like it needs some love.


Björgvin

On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 9:30 PM, Brian Suda<brian.suda at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have been in contact with Björgvin and we've been hammering out some
> ideas and now it's time to bring it to the list to get your thoughts
> and help.
>
> I have been experimenting with walking-papers.org for Reykjavik to see
> how easy it is. I think we could get a lot more people involved in
> mapping Iceland if they knew they could just do a small part and
> didn't need a GPS.
>
> So here's our thoughts about a small mapping party. We can find a
> venue, most easily http://www.hugmyndahus.com/ and at the meeting do a
> series of short demos and presentations, inviting new comers. The
> agenda might be something like:
>
> 1) OSM introduction: Let people know what OSM is, why it is better
> than other maps, etc. Lots of people don't even know it exists
>
> 2) State of the Icelandic map: describe where we were, were we are now
> and the goals for the future.
>
> 3) Explain Walking Papers: We can get wifi and a printer at the venue,
> then let people print off their neighbourhood at the meeting, then we
> can all chat and maybe go for a drink.
>
> Then, a week or so later, have a second meeting. People can bring
> their walking-papers back and we can scan them in (and/or print more).
> This give people an opportunity to ask questions and for us to get
> feedback about how well they did. At this point, we can also get more
> indepth with the map editors, what is a 1st, 2nd, 3rd level road, how
> do you annotate a wooded area in iceland, etc.
>
> Who's interested in helping? I can organize some of the stuff and help
> spread the word, but I'd need the help from people on this list to
> work on #1 and #2 (and other meeting points they want). I'm happy to
> talk about #3 or if someone else has more experience, they can
> volunteer.
>
> What does everyone think and when would be best to organize this?
>
> -brian
>
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> brian suda
> http://suda.co.uk
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