User:Imagico/Analysis of OSMF board candidates 2019/
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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
- LWG
LivingWithDragons (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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