[OSGeo Oceania] [talk-au] Bushfire mapathon - kudos

[Emma Hain]

Kudos to all if you - I ended up going down a rabbit hole - was a very
relaxing day doing important digitising.
Thanks

On Mon, Feb 10, 2020 at 10:07 PM Sebastian S. <mapping at consebt.de> wrote:

> Thanks indeed.
> Kudos to you guys.
>
> On 10 February 2020 3:56:08 pm AEDT, John Bryant <johnwbryant at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> I wasn't able to attend the SSSI National Bushfire Recovery Map-a-thon
>> yesterday, but thanks to the open-access chat, I was able to follow along
>> as an observer as I had time. It sounded like it went well, with a lot of
>> participation, including a large number of people encountering
>> OpenStreetMap for the first time.
>>
>> I want to shine a bit of a spotlight on Andrew Harvey, Phil Wyatt, and
>> Ewen Hill. They each put in a considerable effort in making the event a
>> success: securing waivers, answering questions from organisers, providing
>> technical support, and helping new mappers find their way.
>>
>> When the event organisers had some difficulties due to unfamiliarity with
>> the OSM project & community, Andrew, Phil, & Ewen really stepped up at
>> short notice to make sure that new mappers had a great experience, handling
>> themselves professionally and staying positive & productive throughout.
>> And, I'll note - they're not done yet, these guys are still working on
>> waivers, data cleanup, and lessons learned, even after most of the event
>> participants have moved on.
>>
>> Great work you guys. Made me feel proud to be part of such a great
>> community.
>>
>> Cheers
>> John
>>
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