User:Imagico/Analysis of OSMF board candidates 2019/

This is a subjective summary of the answers of the candidates to the official question and general research on the candidates. It is not meant to specifically state a personal opinion, just preliminary observations but it is of course based on my personal priorities and preferences.

General research on the candidates

Guillaume Rischard

• Stereo (on osm, edits, contrib, heatmap, chngset com.)
• https://twitter.com/grischard
• local craft mapper, starting 2011
• relatively constant over the years, during day and evening, all days of the week
• JOSM mapper, mostly Luxembourg, some activity in other European countries
• OSM community activity locally, abroad and on digital channels
• DWG, MWG
• board candidate 2016 and 2018
• Languages: French, Luxembourgish, English, German
• board member of several non-profits (some listed in 2016 manifesto)
• works as data consultant, member of Luxembourg city mobility commission

Allan Mustard

• apm-wa (on osm, edits, contrib, heatmap, chngset com.)
• https://openstreetmap.be/en/motm/2018/08/10/allan-mustard.html
• active local mapper until mid 2019 (in work related area), starting in 2014
• iD mapper, more recently exclusively Turkmenistan
• some activity on OSM wiki and tagging discussions related to tag development
• occasional participation in osmf-talk discussions
• Languages: English, Russian, German
• retired US diplomat

Steve Coast

• Steve (on osm, edits, contrib, heatmap, chngset com.)
• https://twitter.com/SteveC
• https://stevecoast.com/
• 'founder' of OSM
• very low activity local craft mapper
• almost no activities on international OSM channels
• board member from 2007 to 2012
• board candidate 2014
• not visibly involved in any international OSM activities more recently
• Languages: English
• works for TomTom in the US

Eugene Alvin Villar

• seav (on osm, edits, contrib, heatmap, chngset com.)
• https://www.vaes9.com/
• https://github.com/seav/
• very active local craft mappers on the Philippines, since 2007
• active in local OSM community
• active on international OSM channels and wiki
• some HOT mapping activities
• JOSM user
• mostly maps at weekends
• Languages: English, Tagalog
• Wikipedian
• founding member and a member of the Board of Trustees of Wikimedia Philippines
• software developer

Mikel Maron

• Mikel (mikelmaron on osm, edits, contrib, heatmap, chngset com.)
• https://twitter.com/mikel
• mapper since 2005
• rarely active as mapper
• rarely active on international OSM channels
• SotM-WG
• Languages: English
• HOT member, formerly on HOT board
• board member from 2007 to 2012, 2015 to 2019 (total nine years)
• works for Mapbox as Community Team Lead

Rory McCann

• Rorym (᚛ᚏᚒᚐᚔᚏᚔᚋ᚜ 🏳️‍🌈 on osm, edits, contrib, heatmap, chngset com.)
• https://en.osm.town/@rory
• mapper since 2008
• very active craft mapper in recent years (mostly ireland), some armchair mapping in Zambia, Lesotho and elsewhere
• active on international OSM channels
• Languages: English, German
• works for Geofrabrk

Clifford Snow

• Glassman (on osm, edits, contrib, heatmap, chngset com.)
• mapper since 2011
• very active local craft mapper in the Seattle area
• JOSM user
• active in local OSM community, active on international OSM channels
• Languages: English

Jinal Foflia

• jinalfoflia (on osm, edits, contrib, heatmap, chngset com.)
• https://twitter.com/fofliajinal
• https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/escada/diary/39056
• mapper since 2015
• rarely active today, more active in 2015/2016, maps on weekdays only
• JOSM user
• does translation work for iD
• CWG
• Languages: Gujarati, English
• Works for Grab, formerly for Mapbox

Nuno Caldeira

• Nunocaldeira (NunoCaldeira on osm, edits, contrib, heatmap, chngset com.)
• https://twitter.com/iamnunocaldeira
• http://www.iamnunocaldeira.com/
• Very active local craft mapper, starting in 2011
• Daytime and evening mapping, all days of the week
• almost exclusively maps locally in Madeira
• local community work
• JOSM and iD mixed
• does translation work in OSM software
• LWGLivingWithDragons (on osm, edits, contrib, heatmap, chngset com.)
• Languages: Portuguese, English
• geographer, photographer, "ambassador" for various companies (photo equipment, Mapillary), employed in local administration according to last year RadioOSM statement

Gregory Marler

• LivingWithDragons (on osm, edits, contrib, heatmap, chngset com.)
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOzESllbuA8MvERQYiO0KuA
• on OSM UK board
• mapper since 2007
• casual local craft mapper
• JOSM user
• SotM-WG
• Languages: English

Michal Migurski

• migurski (on osm, edits, contrib, heatmap, chngset com.)
• https://twitter.com/michalmigurski
• http://mike.teczno.com/
• mapper since 2008
• formerly casual mapper, rarely mapping today any more
• Languages: English
• works for Facebook

Dietmar Seifert

• Okilimu (okilimu on osm, edits, contrib, heatmap, chngset com.)
• https://twitter.com/regio_osm
• regio-osm.de
• mapper since 2009
• very active local craft mapper
• JOSM user
• Languages: German, English

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