[OSGeo Oceania] The beginnings of an Oceania OSMF local chapter

[John Bryant]

Thanks so much for raising this Edoardo. I'll be keen to support this group
however I can.

Cheers
John

On Thu, 28 May 2020 at 13:24, Edoardo Neerhut <eneerhut at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
>
> There have been conversations in the OSM community about creating a more
> formalised group to coordinate OSM activities in the region. This would be
> important step to getting recognition as a local chapter of the
> OpenStreetMap Foundation which would in turn allow us to collaborate more
> closely and potentially be eligible for grants and support going forward.
>
>
> By formalised group, we were thinking of a working group that would be
> part of OSGeo Oceania. An initial discussion was initiated here:
> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-au/2020-May/013823.html.
> Please note that this application relates to the application we made to the
> OSMF to have OSGeo recognised as a local chapter:
> https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters/Applications.
>
>
> Some of the objectives of a working group we discussed include:
>
>
>
>    - Growing the number of people contributing to OSM as well as the
>    overall number of edits in our region.
>    - Coordinating with authorities and companies in the region to get
>    access to new data for OSM, but also to show how OSM can be used by these
>    organisations.
>    - Introducing students and any interested members of the public to
>    mapping
>    - Coordinating mapping events to focus on thematic mapping tasks such
>    as humanitarian mapping, bushfire mapping, wheelchair accessibility etc.
>    - Serving as a point of contact for anyone around the world or locally
>    interested in engaging the Oceania OSM community.
>    - Running and maintaining infrastructure such as tile servers that
>    could help to grow OSM in our region.
>
>
> To get things moving forward:
>
>    - Do you think an OSM focused working group under OSGeo Oceania is a
>    good idea?
>    - What other objectives do you think are important?
>    - Would you be willing to lead this working group or be part of it?
>    Leading the working group would require a formalization of the objectives
>    and the working group team.
>
>
> Looking at the direction other countries and regions around the world have
> taken, I’m confident an OSM working group and eventually a local chapter
> would be a huge step forward for OSM as a whole in Oceania.
>
>
> Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.
>
>
> Edoardo
>
>
> Note: I will be sharing this message in multiple channels throughout
> Oceania to make sure we engage a wide and representative audience.
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