[talk-ph] Fwd: [OSM-talk] Scholarship program to State of the Map 2011

Tue Sep 6 06:52:48 BST 2011

what i wanted to have really is some sort of an OSM Philippines cheatsheet
a quick reference guide to tags in the PH setting

standard tags for amenities and guidelines for road tags

this is to rapidly convert a newbie to an intermediate mapper, and
reduce/eliminate errors/guesswork,
like all of us went through when we initially started

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On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 8:05 PM, maning sambale
<emmanuel.sambale at gmail.com>wrote:

> Dear everyone,
>
> I am know collating my mental notes in preparation for the "State of
> the PH" lightning talk for SOTM2011.  And since this is a community
> presentation, I might as well ask you on what we should be presenting.
>
> The primary source materials of my talk is the wiki [0,1,2] and of
> course, this list [3].  For sure the OSM-PH data has grown tremendously
> in the the past 2 years. There a number of factors that may have
> contributed to this growth.  I would like to focus the presentation on
> on 4 main points.  Perhaps you can help me develop the discussion.
>
> 1. The osm-ph community.  Who is the "community"? What characterize a
> PH OSMer? How do we map?  What are the innovative ways we do to
> improve the map?  Are the data users part of this community?  Is the
> talk-ph list and discussions here a representative sample of the osm-ph
> community?
>
> 2. How do we use the data?  Some sample of data useage we can
> illustrate.  Maybe a ph brewed mapping application? Or other ways you
> have used the data? If there are any,
> please provide a link or description and a screenshot.
>
> 3. Issues and concerns.  Why are we growing in some areas but not
> in others?  How do you guage our relationship with other crowdsource
> mapping initiative in the country (google mapmaker, roadguide.ph,
> wikimapia)?
>
> 4.  The future.  How do you see the state of PH data in a year or two?
> What should be done to further improve and expand data coverage?
>
> If you any thoughts, just send them here or as a PM. Thanks!
>
> [0] http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Philippines
> [1] http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Philippines/Timeline
> [2]
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_Philippines/Featured_images
> [3] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph
>
> On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 2:40 AM, Eugene Alvin Villar <seav80 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Well, State of <country> talks are always well-received by the
> > attendees. You can always talk about mapping activities in the
> > Philippines. :-)
> >
> > And this wiki page needs some love:
> > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Philippines/Timeline
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 9:31 PM, maning sambale
> > <emmanuel.sambale at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> FYI, I got my visa application approved for the SOTM 2011 conf.  I
> >> will start preparing for our (possible) OSM-PH talk.  Any ideas what
> >> we should discuss for this year in behalf of the osm-ph community?
> >>
> >> On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 12:18 PM, maning sambale
> >> <emmanuel.sambale at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> FYI,
> >>>
> >>> The old nominees for the past SOTM scholarships are: Maning, Eugene and
> Murlwe
> >>>
> >>> Maning and Eugene are interested to try their luck again this time.
> >>> Murlwe declined due to personal commitments.  If there are others
> >>> interested to participate as an OSM-PH representative for this
> >>> scholarship,  please tell us, as we prepare the nominations letter.
> >>> Of course you can nominate yourself and send them directly to the
> >>> scholarship organizers.
> >>>
> >>> On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 10:18 PM, Eugene Alvin Villar <seav80 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>> Hi Andre,
> >>>>
> >>>> I agree that it's a bit tight. But I asked my officemate who went to
> >>>> the US last year and he said that he had a rush US visa application
> >>>> since he has a conference to attend in connection with his MBA. He got
> >>>> his appointment schedule in 2 weeks and the processing took 1 week.
> >>>>
> >>>> So maybe it's possible. :-)
> >>>>
> >>>> Eugene
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 4:32 PM, Andre Marcelo-Tanner
> >>>> <andre at enthropia.com> wrote:
> >>>>> Wow, when are they gonna decide
> >>>>> does anyone already have a US visa?
> >>>>> <3 months to get a visa isnt the best timetable :)
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On 3:59 AM, maning sambale wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Hoping we can finally send a Filipino rep.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> >>>>>> From: Coast, Hurricane<hurricane.coast at mapquest.com>
> >>>>>> Date: Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 4:35 AM
> >>>>>> Subject: [OSM-talk] Scholarship program to State of the Map 2011
> >>>>>> To: "talk at openstreetmap.org"<talk at openstreetmap.org>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> The State of the Map Committee is excited to announce a program to
> >>>>>> cover full travel and accommodations costs for mappers to attend
> State
> >>>>>> of the Map 2011 in Denver, Colorado (United States). We’re seeking
> >>>>>> nominations from the community for potential mappers.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> We are seeking people from places where costs would prohibit
> >>>>>> attendance, developing countries, and places that are “interesting”
> >>>>>> geopolitically. The ideal candidates for funding are from countries
> >>>>>> with a small OSM community, perhaps just a few mappers in total.
> They
> >>>>>> have made a significant start at mapping their city, either through
> >>>>>> imagery or with their own GPS, and are directly familiar with the
> >>>>>> process of OSM. They may have started communicating among
> themselves,
> >>>>>> and made plans and scoped out the process for their local district.
> >>>>>> But, the community is nowhere near critical mass, and they need the
> >>>>>> inspiration and support to take OSM to the next level.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> We need to act fast! State of the Map is just over 3 and a half
> months
> >>>>>> away, tickets and visas need to be arranged. In order to allow
> enough
> >>>>>> time for all the arrangements, the nomination period will be short,
> >>>>>> and ending at Sunday, June 25th. The number of scholarships rewarded
> >>>>>> will be based on the success of fund-raising. From the nominations
> >>>>>> received, we’ll review and invite scholars in late June.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Please send your nominations to scholarship at stateofthemap.org. For
> >>>>>> each nomination, include the mappers name, OSM user name, email
> >>>>>> address, location, and a paragraph or two on why they’d be great to
> >>>>>> have at SOTM. Self nominations are accepted.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Please forward this message to other relevant local OSM and mapping
> >>>>>> lists and social media!
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> As for regions, here are a few regions that seem to fit the bill,
> but
> >>>>>> nominations are not limited to these places at all.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Eastern and Southern Europe: Belarus, Kosovo, Bulgaria
> >>>>>> Arab States: Tunisia, Bahrain, Jordan
> >>>>>> Asia: Nepal, Afghanistan, Cambodia, Indonesia
> >>>>>> Latin America: Argentina, Bolivia, Guatemala
> >>>>>> Africa: Liberia, Ivory Coast, Swaziland
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Sponsor-a-Mapper
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> In previous years there has been a scholarship program to help
> mappers
> >>>>>> who wouldn’t otherwise be able to attend get to State of the Map.
> This
> >>>>>> year we are announces an “Sponsor-A-Mapper” program. There are
> plenty
> >>>>>> of deserving individuals from all of the world that can’t afford to
> >>>>>> attend SotM. To help them be able to come join the community in
> person
> >>>>>> in Denver why don’t you consider paying to cover a portion of the
> cost
> >>>>>> of their ticket?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> We are attempting to raise an average of $2,500 USD per mapper in
> >>>>>> order to be sure to cover their costs. This will vary slightly by
> >>>>>> transportation costs depending from where the select scholarships
> are
> >>>>>> traveling.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> The more money we raise the more mappers we can sponsor!
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> To Sponsor-a-Mapper please email scholarship at stateofthemap.org
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Thank you!
> >>>>
> >>>> _______________________________________________
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> >>>> talk-ph at openstreetmap.org
> >>>> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> cheers,
> >>> maning
> >>> ------------------------------------------------------
> >>> "Freedom is still the most radical idea of all" -N.Branden
> >>> wiki: http://esambale.wikispaces.com/
> >>> blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/
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> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> cheers,
> >> maning
> >> ------------------------------------------------------
> >> "Freedom is still the most radical idea of all" -N.Branden
> >> wiki: http://esambale.wikispaces.com/
> >> blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/
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> >>
> >
>
>
>
> --
> cheers,
> maning
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