[OSM-talk] OSM Streak: edit the map every day

[James]

Good idea, is it normal you get a
"Error connecting to OSM API"?


On Dec 3, 2017 5:22 PM, "Ilya Zverev" <ilya at zverev.info> wrote:

> Wow, that is an awesome project! I envy you students for having such
> unusual OSM activities :) And thanks to you, now I know about the
> backrest=* tag. Everyone here could benefit from it.
>
> Can you write a blog post about the PoliMappers' Adventures? Maybe it
> could get published on blog.osm.org — CWG would decide that.
>
> Also, I'd format the wiki page to have the current quest in big letters at
> the top, maybe with a picture. That way people returning to it won't have
> to scroll down to find the next quest. You don't need any software for this
> adventure.
>
> The OSM Streak project is a bit different: it is automatic, and it doesn't
> make you learn much. The goal was to have a five-minute task for a day, so
> you don't have to plan your mapping. Just start an editor, click around for
> a minute, upload. Otherwise you'd get tired after a month or two.
>
> The source code is published on github: https://github.com/Zverik/osms
> treak
>
> Ilya
>
> 04.12.2017 00:46, Michał Brzozowski пишет:
>
>> Incidentally, that's what I envisioned, as well as did Polimappers [1].
>> Great minds think alike - all in a short period ;) But unlike me you
>> actually delivered, with software to support it.
>>
>> I planned to have 30 or more challenges in some succession, not limited
>> to mapping, but also showing the OSM ecosystem (like mapper communication,
>> notes/change inspection/QA). So basically creating a competent mapper with
>> "learning by doing".
>>
>> Is the source available somewhere?
>>
>> Michał
>>
>> [1] https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/PoliMappers/Adventures
>>
>> On Sun, Dec 3, 2017 at 9:27 PM, Ilya Zverev <ilya at zverev.info <mailto:
>> ilya at zverev.info>> wrote:
>>
>>     Hi,
>>
>>     I am Ilya and I have been uploading changesets 15 days in a row. Not
>>     because I'm so into it or somebody makes me: I've made a tool that
>>     reminds me to do it. In a year I expect my HDYC activity chart to be
>>     completely filled. And you can have the same too.
>>
>>     Introducing OSM Streak: a website that gives you points for
>>     submitting changesets each day:
>>
>>     http://streak.osmz.ru/
>>
>>     You get 1 point for the first changeset, and then you get more: for
>>     example, I will receive 4 points for my next changeset tomorrow. And
>>     that is not all: it gives you a random task each day, so you don't
>>     stare at the map trying to come up with an idea. For completing a
>>     task, you get an extra point. And when you map many days in a row,
>>     you gain levels, which open more tasks.
>>
>>     Forgetting to visit a website is expectable, so OSM Streak is also a
>>     Telegram bot (find the link on the "Connect" page). With the bot,
>>     you can forget about the website: it accepts changesets and sends
>>     you tasks every day. Alternatively, you can subscribe to e-mail
>>     notifications, which will be sent on 1:00 UTC.
>>
>>     All the tasks and the website and the bot can (and should!) be
>>     translated into your language. We have English and Russian, and I
>>     would be very grateful for more translations:
>>
>>     https://www.transifex.com/openstreetmap/osm-streak/
>>     <https://www.transifex.com/openstreetmap/osm-streak/>
>>
>>     Have a truly mappy new year,
>>     Ilya
>>
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