OpenStreetMap US

Studies have found that welcoming new users to OpenStreetMap help improve retention. This talk will demo a website that allows anyone to welcome new US mappers. The demo tool tracks who has been contacted and if they responded and makes sending welcome messages easy as copy and paste.

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In March 2020, Harris-Stowe State University partnered with Maxar and other organizations local to St. Louis, to introduce students to careers in the geospatial industry. At our event, we focused on mapping...