--- description: weekly online mapathons, live support tags: general --- [TOC] --- # Concept Note ![](https://i.imgur.com/UmDDvga.png) --- ## Goals ### Short-term * Movement of people in Luzon is restricted due to ongoing community quarantine, to manage the Covid-19 contagion, and map-py folks hopes to engage many online folks looking for productive ways to spend their time during the lockdown * Conduct webinars/online training on: * OSM editing: iD/RapiD, JOSM, Vespucci, Maps, OsmAnd, etc * Mapathons * Using OSM data? * Basic/Intermediate GIS? * Drones * Others tools in the OSM ecosystem * ? * Contribute to mapping initiatives that are impactful, offers foundational improvement of OSM features, highlight LoCo initiatives ### Short-term * start with easy-to-contribute initiatives, and slowly level-up to more challenging ones. ### Long-term * Continue the promotion of PnM/LoCo over-arching goals * strive to make it regular and sustainable, even after Covid-19 ## Candidate Initiatives 5 is highest. 0 no score | Initiative | Beginner-friendly | Impact to OSM | Covid19 Relevance | Editor | Notes | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | [OSMaPaaralan](https://is.gd/mr9413) | 3 | ==5== | 1 | Standard | Geocoding, Roads (with RapiD) | | [MapaPampanga](https://tasks.hotosm.org/contribute?organisation=HOT%20Philippines&campaign=PhilAWARE) | ==5== | 3 | 1 | Standard | limited to PAM | | [HIV Testing Centers / LBGTQ* Spaces](https://www.mapcontrib.xyz/t/8839cf) | 4 | 3 | 1 | MapContrib | Thematic | | CAR Road Hazards | | | | | Land-slides; Thematic; limited to CAR | | [Hospital and Emergency Signs Verification](https://www.mapillary.com/project/verification/usMHvGnVesxuilQmJn7mn8) | ==5== | 2 | 3 | Mapillary VT | Limited to Mapillary imagery availability | | [Mental Health aWHEREness](https://www.mapcontrib.xyz/t/db00dc) | 4 | 3 | 3 | MapContrib | Thematic; may be useful post-crisis | [Polygonize hospital nodes](https://maproulette.org/challenge/12979) | 5 | 4 | 5 | Standard | Limited to whatever is already on OSM. | [Healthcare POI mapping](https://www.mapcontrib.xyz/t/35127d) | ==5== | 1 | ==5== | MapContrib | limited to participants' favorite neighborhoods | what else? :thinking_face: | | | | ## Intermediate ++ Sessions [Pad for technical sessions ideas](/sSY7DivRTZS3BVRBqz_Y3Q) ## Calendar The calendar pad has been moved [here](/pUi_aIJiS4SEGwREjhCOSg#Calendar). ## e-Meetings * [2020-04-04 e-meeting](/SkRmJ0y0S4-Lvg7Li3RwDg) * [2020-03-28 E-meeting](/riG7tAw8RaartrWmf4xUhA) * [2020-03-21 e-Meeting](/p9u5W5k5Sf-Ox9-4CzAoig) * [2020-03-17 Brainstorming](/ylny2eCERuK5mOug90Ff-Q)