OpenStreetMap PH Public Offerings

osmph_offerings.md

OSM-PH topic outline for lightning talks, quickies, workshop, and conferences.

Introduction

Overview

OpenStreetMap (www.openstreetmap.org) is a worldwide project which aims to create and share geospatial information to anyone who wants them. The project was started because most maps you think of as free actually have legal or technical restrictions on their use, holding back people from using them in creative, productive or unexpected ways.

More and more people are contributing and using the data in various ways. Local government units and other government agencies are encouraged to use and update the data so that the public may benefit from the shared information particularly for disaster risk reduction.

This activity is a beginners workshop to contributing to OSM. At the end of the activity, the participants should be able to easily contribute to OSM using their own local knowledge and the tools that the project uses.

Objectives

At the end of the workshop, the participants should be able to:

• Understand the basic principles of how OpenStreetMap works;
• Have a working understanding of GPS/SmartPhones and their use in collecting data from the field;
• Learn how to use the iD OSM editors and understand how points, lines, and areas can represent things on a map;
• Use the data from the OSM database in a various format useful to the participants;
• Understand the role of OSM in crisis mapping.

Equipment / Facilities

• Projector (at least one, two would be very nice, with an extra computer)
• Participants bring their own laptops, or available computers (computer laboratory setup) (Strongly recommended: participants should use a mouse with a scroll button)
• Reliable and fast Internet connectivity (the available bandwidth is the only restriction to the maximum number of participants.)

Staffing / Delegation / Working Numbers

• Management: Always designate a lead

• Sizing: Ideal ratio 1 (primary trainer) : 5 (participants) + 1 ("coach / secondary trainer) (i.e. 30 participants ÷ 5 = 6; 6 +1 = 7 trainers)

  • for field activities, 1 Coach for every group of 5-7 participants
    • ensure participants are of legal age, 18+
    • ensure prior coordination with community/neighborhood/barangay/appropriate authorities

• Connectivity: up to 5 users for each mobile access point * if it's impossible to pre-test Internet connectivity, divide classes into small groups and share computers to limit bandwidth. This is essential for iD editing. (Shutdown unused computers to limit bandwidth use)

• Computers: ideally, 1 user each, but 3:1 is acceptable in some cases

  • strongly recommend the use of scroll mice
  • iD editor requires a modern browser. Recommend: Firefox, Chrome/Chromium

• Field activities

  • make sure aerial imagery is available for area of interest
  • recommend: comfortable clothing, sunblock, hats and parasols. Clipboard (for Field Papers), external batteries/PowerBank/extra batteries for SmartPhones and GNSr devices

• Mobile Devices

  • SmartPhone
    • Android - recommend: OsmAnd, GPS logger,
    • iOS - recommend: OsmAnd DVR
  • GNSSr (e.g. GPS receiver)

Course

Appreciation/Quickie

Best for BYOD/mind-seeding/marketing events, for participants without prior mapping experience, and using only the iD editor, focused on developing armchair mapping skills. No fieldwork. Should be suitable for any age level.

**Duration: **1 day (more or less)

Level: No experience required.

Essentials

Using iD editor, focused on basic field data collection and ground mapping with FieldPapers and SmartPhones for community and DRR exposures mapping.

Duration: 2 days.

Level: No experience required.

Intermediate

Using JOSM editor and focusing on advanced mapping techniques, relations, GPS data collection, extracting data from OSM for other uses (i.e. GIS)

Duration: 3 days

Level: demonstrable OSM experience, or has attended a Quickie or Essentials course.

Advanced/Training-of-Trainer

More advanced JOSM mapping, but specifically focused on developing trainers' methods and techniques

Duration: 3 days

Level: participated in an Intermediate course.