So, further to my previous post, I have now made further edits to the map. STEAM Café and Music shop next door are now added, I am trying to change Peacocks, which is listed as a vacant building to the map. I need to add it as a clothes shop or shop, but can't find in the list, so have asked on Matrix for help.
I have also suggested on the UK community forum that we can perhaps use the Tinkerers meetings to meet up with other OSM hackers. It just needs something to start this off, then a group can be formed, and a more formal schedule can be agreed upon.
There are now some OSM flyers in the STEAM Café,
You should be able to tag me on OSM/Forum and Matrix with @zleap
If you are a local business, then it is in your interest to be on the map accurately, as the OSM data can be used as part of Apps that point to local information, keeping the map updated is really vital.
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Open Street map 4
So, further to my previous post, A little disappointed, but not surprised in the lack of interest in people wanting to help with this.
Suffice to say, I have made my first edit, which is to add the Steam café & Discovery Centre to the Map.
I will endeavour to add more. Furthermore, I also added the music shop next door as this is no longer Lucky Dip, as it has changed hands, but no new shop name has been added to the front of the shop. This is fine, OSM is about local knowledge.
I have also received some post card size flyers from OSM, so will leave some in the STEAM café, and elsewhere too.
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Open Street map 3
So, further to my previous post, I have reached out to community builders and have received a positive first response.
I have also posted a message to the UK OSM forum, so hopefully within Torbay, between various groups add lots of information to the map.
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Open Street map 2
So further to my previous post, I am starting to work on adding items to the Map, mostly in St Mary Church and Paignton Town Centre.
If you log in, you can see what I have done and how others have helped with this too.
I will try and reach out to Torbay Community Builders to see if anyone else can help or recruit volunteers to help with the project, as local knowledge is really essential for accuracy on where places are etc.
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Open Street Map
Online collaborative project creating a world geographic database
There are lots of ways to help with this project. Local knowledge is key to accuracy, if you sign up, find your local area you can add notes to the map or resolve others. I have been doing this for the Torbay Area.
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Fab Fems
This looks like a really good tool and community, so am sharing here to help with reach.
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Job Opportunity
This may be of interest to some one out there. It was posted by Michael Downey on Mastodon.
I am sharing this as to help spread the word.
I'm hiring a #community strategist for our new GovStack initiative that helps builds standards and reference models for #OpenSource software platforms and stacks that will speed governments' digital transformation efforts.
If you've got experience leading software dev communities, and you're ready to help make the world a better place, this just may be the perfect #job for you.
Fully remote with focus hours in Europe/Africa time zones. Details:
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Ubuntu 20.10 release day
According to the Ubuntu release calender Ubuntu 20.10 ( Groovy Gorilla ) has been released today October 22, 2020
Recommended spec for the previous release 20.04 was
CPU : 2 GHz dual core processor or better
RAM : 4 GB system memory
HDD Space : 25 GB of free hard drive space
Other : Internet access is helpful
Install media : DVD or USB
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Torbay Timebank meeting 3/3/2020
I attended the Torbay Timebank meeting, held at Our Katie's Tea and Coffee house, in Paignton, this morning. I went along mostly to see what was going on, however, I got chatting to people and the need for basic computer skills became clear.
I informed people about Learn My Way and the sessions due to be held in May at Paignton Library. However I then took the initiative to visit the Paignton Library and get some copies of the flyer, to give out at the meeting(s).
I need to get more copies for future meetings as it is clear that there is a need for basic computer courses and r help. Not everyone needs a full course. Not everyone actually wants a computer / tablet, but feels the are going to need one, to use essential services, especially as more and more services are going digital.
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Torbay Together is a website that facilitates sharing and collaboration between residents of Torbay, Devon
” Torbay Together the sharing website.
Helping you find and share activities, information and skills in Torbay.”
I have set up a forum on Torbay Togeher to so anyone undertaking or interested in, self learning or e-learning, can share information. This can be accessed from here
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Torbay Together Time bank meetings
Torbay Together is a website that facilitates sharing and collaboration between residents of Torbay, Devon
” Torbay Together the sharing website.
Helping you find and share activities, information and skills in Torbay.”
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