[Talk-us-nps] Lets Get Started

[Mike Thompson]

As a frequent visitor to the National Parks and an avid OSM mapper I think
this is great.

I missed US SOTM, but I wonder if it would be beneficial if someone could
facilitate a meeting between local mappers and the local park staff?  I
happen to be near Rocky Mountain NP, but this would apply to other mappers
and other parks as well.  I think it is always good to have made that in
person contact.  If we are doing some field surveying, it would be nice to
let the park staff know, even if our actions are completely within the
regulations.


On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 4:01 PM, Clifford Snow <clifford at snowandsnow.us>wrote:

> Thanks to everyone for joining the OpenStreetMap National Parks Mailing
> List.
>
> If you haven't seen the State Of The Map US presentations by Nate Irwin
> and Mamata Akella they are now available.
>
> Nate's "Improving Data Collection in OpenStreetMap to Better Map Our
> National Parks"
> http://vimeopro.com/openstreetmapus/state-of-the-map-us-2013/video/68099567
> Presentation: http://www.nps.gov/npmap/slides/places-of-interest
>
> Mamata's "Why the U.S. National Park Service Contributes Back to OSM"
> Video:
> http://vimeopro.com/openstreetmapus/state-of-the-map-us-2013/video/68099832
>
> Presentation:
>
> http://www.nps.gov/npmap/slides/improving-osm-data-in-our-national-parks.pdf
>
>
> I see this group as a means to improve OSM and NPS maps. To accomplish
> this we need to improve the wiki, decide what tags need to be approved,
> import NPS data into OSM and plan and coordinate mapping parties.
> Additionally I think we need publicize our work.
>
> I would like to solicit you thoughts on what our goals should be and how
> we should proceed.
>
> --
> Clifford
>
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