[Talk-us] Local OSM groups in the US

Martijn van Exel m at rtijn.org
Tue Jan 26 20:21:26 UTC 2016


Hi all,

A quick update on this. The Local working group met again yesterday.
Clifford is finishing up the list of active local groups. We are thinking
we should merge it with the list on
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_United_States that is
pretty outdated. That page could do with an update anyway, if you have
ideas for what should be on the landing page for the US on the OSM wiki,
just go in and add them. A new editing interface was recently installed by
our fantastic OSM systems administrator Grant, and editing the wiki has
become VERY easy. Give it a try.

I also created a new wiki page for the Local WG with links to the meeting
notes and some basic info:
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters/United_States/Local_Working_Group


We plan to meet every other week on Monday 5pm PT for now. Anyone who has
ideas or is curious about how to support / encourage more local groups is
more than welcome to join. Or share your ideas on this thread. For those
who like Slack, we have a slack channel also, here: https://osmus.slack.com/ (a
sign up link is here: https://osmus-slack.herokuapp.com/ .

Clifford will follow up once the list of local groups is updated. He will
also reach out to all local organizers individually. Stay tuned!

Martijn

On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 2:43 PM Steven Johnson <sejohnson8 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes, I'm participating in the HOT Training WG to provide overlap &
> continuity. Thanks,
>
> --SEJ
>
> Sent from my electronic tether.
>
> On 2016年1月12日, at 17:16, Ray Kiddy <ray at ganymede.org> wrote:
>
>
>
> On 1/12/16 5:23 AM, Steven Johnson wrote:
>
> Dale & list,
> TeachOSM has initiated a project with the US Census Bureau we've been
> calling 'Missing America', dedicated to mapping those marginal areas and
> vulnerable populations. We're just getting organized, but anticipate local
> communities playing a part in both mapping as well as community
> organization. Happy to chat more off list.
>
> -- SEJ
> -- twitter: @geomantic
> -- skype: sejohnson8
>
> "Wretches, utter wretches, keep your hands off beans!" - v.141, *On
> Nature, *Empedocles
>
>
> This sounds like a project that HOT would do also. Have you thought about
> connecting to them, perhaps using their tools? It may help.
>
> -  ray
>
>
>
> While Missing Maps is mostly internationally focused we always hoped to
>> support local OSM communities in the US. We would love to find more ways we
>> can support the mapping of vulnerable populations in the US. I'd like to
>> participate when you have your next call.
>>
>>
>> Great initiative and I look forward to helping out.
>>
>> Dale
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 8:08 PM, Martijn van Exel <
>> <martijn at openstreetmap.us>martijn at openstreetmap.us> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>> Eleanor, Clifford and I started talking about ways to make local OSM
>>> groups more successful, and / or how to support more of them. See our
>>> meeting notes here if you are interested:
>>> https://gist.github.com/mvexel/ffefcbf2c3012af51f16
>>>
>>> Currently we are compiling a list of local groups that are active. Here
>>> is what we have right now (after only a bit of searching Meetup by Clifford)
>>>
>>> Bay Area OSM
>>> Toronto OSM Enthusiasts
>>> OSM Colorado
>>> OSM Seattle
>>> OSM Salt Lake City
>>> OSM Tampa Bay
>>> Phoenix Geo
>>> OSM St. Louis Mid America Mappers
>>> OSM Southern California
>>> OSM Ottawa
>>> Mapping DC
>>> OSM Kansas City
>>> OSM Vancouver
>>> MapGive mapathon (DC)
>>> Do you know of any others, please let us know! With a link / contact
>>> person if possible.
>>>
>>> We will meet again in a couple of weeks. If you want to help think about
>>> and work on ways to support local OSM groups, let us know and we will make
>>> sure you get on the next call with us.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Martijn
>>>
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>>
>> --
>> sent from my mobile device
>>
>> Dale Kunce
>> http://normalhabit.com
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