OpenStreetMap
Over the weekend we had a great time micro-mapping Hyde Park in Northbridge, and made some new friends! Some attendees of the recent Geogeeks/QGIS Users’ Group presentation evening joined our mapping adventures for the first time.
We have now run three casual mapping parties in the “Social Mapping Sunday” series, and they are always a bit different but each one has been as fun as the last.
In Shenton Park, lots of brand new mappers showed up and were introduced to OSM for the first time. About 13 of us in total! Meeting in the park and walking to nearby features to map worked well.
We didn’t come prepared with specific material to introduce new mappers, and we ended up spending a lot of time installing apps and setting up user accounts, etc. This was not a problem per-se, because it needs to be done. But it would have been smoother if we had a link to send people to which helped people get set up with the basics.
A couple of weeks ago a small group of local Perth mappers came together in Claremont to meet with the local OSM community, learn a little more about contributing to OSM, and do some on the ground data gathering. Here, I will ~~ramble about~~ reflect on the experience and the planning of the event.
Although the turnout was small - just 6 of us - the event met its goal and I am considering it a success! I am Hoping that the humble little gathering will be the beginning of an ongoing community building activity.