[OSM-talk] Involving Cyclists in OSM

[Clifford Snow]

On Tue, Dec 8, 2015 at 6:56 PM, Paul Norman <penorman at mac.com> wrote:

> For what points to pitch, I'd suggest
>
> - Crowd-sourced, so they can edit themselves, meaning they can get fixed
> data in minutes to days, not quarters to years
>

This is my goal. More mappers. They can use other sources, but OSM is
really the only one that they can actually improve.


>
> - Useful for cycling advocacy, as it presents a more accurate less
> car-focused set of data, and the open tools around OSM make it easier to
> draw potential options
>

Can you help me understand this better? Maybe an example.


>
> - I'd avoid "open data" as in the US that's often taken to mean working
> with government data.
>

 I agree that getting into the cities "open data"  is a can of worms. I
plan to talk how they can use OSM's data in apps, maps, etc., just for the
cost of attribution.

>
> - Areas like the North Shore in Vancouver have mountain paths which aren't
> in and will never be in "official" datasets, but are essential if you're
> cycling there. I'm not sure if there's analogous areas in the Seattle area.
>

Got a link to the area? Be fun to show.

>
> What area does the club focus on? (e.g. mountain biking, commuter cycling,
> etc)
>

Basically it's an organization that supports cyclists. Check out their
wikipedia page at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascade_Bicycle_Club.




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