[wplug-board] OpenStreetMap connections

[Justin Smith]

Talk with them individually. Simply asking them to join our mailing list may 
not generate sufficient interest. 

There are already public communication resources out there, such as the 
wiki you linked to, and each person must know that he isn't the only 
person in Pittsburgh to be active in OpenStreetMap. What has held them 
back from working cooperatively on a larger scale is most likely a lack of 
initiative - you explained what happened after the PittOSM guy left - and 
resources.

We can supply both. Tell them that there are people in WPLUG who want to 
learn about OpenStreetMap and others who, though they don't want to 
participate themselves, would like to help the participants. We can also 
offer local exposure through our mailing lists. All we need to make this 
event a success is a little grassroots participation. 

That's how I'd put it anyway. 

There are many creative ways that we could work OpenStreetMap into an 
event. Maybe we could split into groups to map an uncharted area, see 
what attractions are around, and hang out at a few of the more 
interesting places. Ah, the possibilities!

-- 
*Justin Smith*
GNU/Linux System Administrator

/"Any fool can use a computer. Many do."/


> I have gone through the OpenStreetMap data and found about 30
> people who are local and have had recent activity.
> 
> Several years ago, we set up a mailing list on the suggestion of a
> member who was planning to be very active in OpenStreetMap
> <http://www.wplug.org/mailman/listinfo/pitt-osm>.  Shortly after,
> he took a job outside the country and nobody really continued the
> effort.
> 
> I note that my suggestion, of mapping walking trails in city
> parks, is probably not viable - they seem to be well mapped
> already.  <http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=14/40.4420/-79.9200>
> But we can try to come up with something else to work on.
> More info: <http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Pittsburgh>
> 
> So I can contact the people I've identified, but what should I
> tell them?  Ask them to join the mailing list?  Or try to gauge
> their interest in holding an event by trading individual messages?
> 
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