15MMM
15MMM (#15mmm) is an abbreviation for "Mapping Month May 2015", and consists of a month-long series of mapping events, aimed at testing the current state of development of tools, as well as improving the community-sourced OpenStreetMap taxonomy of TransforMap.
With 15MMM, we are inviting local initiatives and networks to come together in different places, and contribute points of interest that are already known or even presenting in different maps.
15MMM events will provide the first community-sourced open pool of data, helping to optimize the common taxonomy and build up interoperability between existing mapping sites.
We also expect these events to provide an opportunity to bring together and involve various communities of practice and interest towards local mapping in different continents, therefore growing the network around TransforMap and promoting collective action across movements.
Read our detailed motivations here
Check the list of locations where test mappings are taking place.
Tools
15MMM is providing two basic tools for submitting points of interest. You should decide what better fits your mapping event, by understanding the type of participants you expect and the data you want to submit. You can get
| Semantic Mediawiki | OpenStreetMap id |
|---|---|
| form based | map based |
Feedback
We welcome all feedback on TransforMap, the tools and the taxonomy. This feedback is what helps us gear our development towards the interest of the growing number of communities involved.
Clicking the links below will open your e-mail program to submit questions or issues to the project developers.
Contact
If you don't find your questions answered in the 15MMM FAQ, or need further immediate support, don't hesitate to contact the regional coordinator for your area:
| Country | Contact person | Forum handle | Skype | XMPP | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria, Germany (Saxony) | Josef Kreitmayer | @josefkreitmayer | - | - | - |
| Canada, France, India | Adrien Labaye | @alabaye | - | - | - |
| Finland, Canada, Greece, India | Silke Helfrich | @silke | - | - | - |
| Italy | Giuliana | @giuliana | - | - | - |
| Germany (Hessen), Hungary, Portugal, Slovenia | Gualter Baptista | @gandhiano | gandhiano | gandhiano@gnulogy.org | +49-151-41251126 |
| USA | Thomas Kalka | @toka | - | - | - |
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Toolkit
We are providing you with tools and support to add Points of Interest (POIs) and even more alternative maps to the TransforMap data scape. Consider your participants and their data to decide which of these tools fits best for your mapping event:
| TransforMap Editor | MMM Datawiki | uMap |
|---|---|---|
| Map the alternatives! | Mapping of Mappings. | Your own map? |
| Directly save to OpenStreetMap (OSM) and strengthen their global knowledge commons. | Forms, tables and lists for Non-OSM data, i.e. hypothetical or non-permanent records. | Create a custom map in five minutes, including im- & export, layers plus styling. |
Feedback
We welcome all feedback on TransforMap, the tools and the taxonomy. This feedback is what helps us gear our development towards the interest of the growing number of communities involved.
Clicking the links below will open your e-mail program to submit questions or issues to the project developers.
Contact
If you don't find your questions answered in the 15MMM FAQ, or need further immediate support, don't hesitate to contact the regional coordinator for your area:
| Country | Contact | on Discourse |
|---|---|---|
| Austria, Germany (Saxony) | Josef Kreitmayer | @josefkreitmayer |
| Canada, France, India | Adrien Labaye | @alabaye |
| Finland, Canada, Greece | Silke Helfrich | @silke |
| Italy | Giuliana Giorgi | @giuliana |
| Germany (Hessen), Hungary, Portugal, Slovenia | Gualter Baptista | @gandhiano |
| Greece | Dominik Reusser | @dreusser |
| USA | Thomas Kalka | @toka |
TransforMap Updates
Community Report #6: 15th Of July 2016
Update on call for proposal
The call for proposal received until now 6 proposals! Still only two persons have shown interest in being part of the decision process in allocating funds. To make it really a community process, please take part in it by writing to me or writing on the thread on the forum. To allow for enough time, the call is extended until Sunday 17th midnight, don't feel shy and take part in the process of deciding how the money is allocated!
Community Report #5: 30th of June 2016
Call for community proposals to be funded
We have set 2000€ aside for the wider community to propose small activities to be funded. We are aiming at funding 4/5 buckets between 400-500€ each. Smaller or bigger proposals are also welcome. We are inviting anyone wishing to fund activities that will contribute to the Transformap vision to write start a thread on our forum... Read more
Community Report #4: 19th of May 2016
The global Map Jam goes on! With over 300 participants, the third Map Jam organized by Shareable was successful and will be reconducted in June and October. Check out the Map Jam mapping guide (which we helped shape). Another round is planned during #SharingWeek betwen 5-11 June... Read more
Listing map atlases of alternative economies
Let's increase the visibility of the maps atlas we have documented in Transformap's own atlas. This page will also serve to collect new entries for those who don't want/can't add it directly to the wiki. Here is a metamap to get the overview: https://metamaps.cc/maps/1979