[Ica-osgeo-labs] Help Launch GeoBadges.org during OSMGeoWeek!

[Suchith Anand]

Hi Chris,

Thanks for this excellent initiative which i am sure the Geo4All community will actively participate and support.

We will also be happy to discuss ideas for Geo4All Badges for acknowledging contributions for Open Principles in GeoEducation . It can be anything from running workshops/training programs/summer schools using OSGeo software, creating open educational contents,  promoting Geo4All ideas and principles , being a Geo4All ambassador etc. This is a great opportunity to acknowledge the contributions for our volunteers. We should discuss ideas for this.

All - please let us know your thoughts/ideas on how we can explore Geo4All badges using this excellent geobadges initiative.

Best wishes,

Suchith


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From: Christopher Tucker [tucker at mapstory.org]
Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 8:37 PM
To: GeoForAll-ab at lists.osgeo.org
Cc: Suchith Anand; Jonathan Marino
Subject: Help Launch GeoBadges.org during OSMGeoWeek!

All,

Here is something that you may like to add to you #OSMGeoWeek activities!

First, go to the video at www.geobadges.org<http://www.geobadges.org> and watch the video.

With the support of TeachOSM, and Jon Marino from Mapstory.org<http://Mapstory.org>, the AmericanGeographical Society, has released the first OpenStreetMap Surveyor I badge.  There are other badges on the site, but we want to focus on the OSM badges this week to celebrate #OSMGeoWeek.

The OSM GeoBadge is aimed at the newest open mappers of any age and is awarded for successful acquisition of basic editing skills on OpenStreetMap.  Of course, anyone who meets the criteria can earn it.  And, in NO WAY is this restricted to Americans!  The AGS was just kind enough to help nurture this along, and do the care and feeding.   We envision this badge to be the first in a constellation of more specialized badges based on skill sets, domains, area knowledge, and so forth. For more info on the mechanics of GeoBadges, see the AGS blog post  (http://americangeo.org/news-and-information/ags-launches-geobadges/)

We have a special deal during OSMGeoweek: Anyone who maps in any of the #100Mapathons, #MissingMaps, #PeaceCorps, or #HOT events during OSMGeoweek will be eligible to claim the badge. Just make sure to comment your changeset with one of the 2015 OSMGeoweek hashtags so we can find it.

Anyways, we would love to have global participation in the launch of this micro-credentialing effort that lets everyone investing their time in developing geographic skills and insights get credit for it!

Thanks

Chris

Dr. Christopher K Tucker
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
The MapStory Foundation
@MapStory
tucker at mapstory.org<mailto:tucker at mapstory.org>






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