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# Concept Note

![](https://i.imgur.com/UmDDvga.png)

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## 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)