User:MichaelK/activities

MichaelK: activities and mapping interrest at OSM

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planned activities and mapping interest

Canaries Islands

• Canary Islands (working based on satellite pictures and additional knowledge and traces from holidays).
  • Lots of tracks have been made at the south of Fuerteventura in autumn 2007.
  • Some tracks on Tenerife in spring 2008.
  • Some mapping was done while my stay in La Palma from 3rd to 10th of December 2008.
  • Some tracks and pictures were gathered while my stay in Gran Canaria from 9rd to 19th of May 2010.
  • ... and quite some more mapping in the following years using GPS traces and aerial images

OSM activities in the past

OSM events joined

In reverse chronological order:

• I was part of the team doing the video recordings while the SOTM 2019 at Heidelberg.
• I was part of the team doing the video recordings while the 2019 FOSSGIS conference at Dresden.
• I joined the OSM assembly at the 35C3 .
• I was part of the team doing the video recordings while the 2018 FOSSGIS conference at Bonn.
• I joined the OSM assembly at the 34C3 .
• I was part of the team doing the video recordings while the 2017 FOSSGIS conference at Passau.
• I joined the OSM assembly at the 33C3 .
• I was part of the team doing the video recordings while the 2016 FOSSGIS conference at Salzburg.
• I joined the OSM assembly at the 32C3 .
• I was part of the team doing the video recordings while the 2015 FOSSGIS conference at Münster.
• I joined the OSM assembly at the 31C3.
• I was at the SOTM-EU 2014 being part of the video recording team and "Programm Komitee".
• I participated in the February 2014 Karlsruhe hack weekend (preparation SOTM-EU 2014).
• I just joined the OSM assembly at the 30C3 in Hamburg for short time.
• I joined the State Of The Map 2013 conference in Birmingham, England.
• I supported OSM on the 2013 FOSSGIS conference at Rapperswil (Schweiz/Switzerland) by being part of the "Programm Komitee" and supported the video recording.
• I was present at the OSM assemly at the 29C3
• I supported the 2012 FOSSGIS conference at Dessau by being member of Programmkomitee, participating in the OSM video recording and managing a session.
• At my first visit of the FOSDEM in February 2012 at Brussels I was present at the OSM stand.
• I was present at the OSM stand at the 28C3
• I joined the State Of The Map Europe 2011 at Vienna (very nice conference!).
• I supported OSM at the 2011 FOSSGIS conference by being part of the "Programm Komitee".
• I joined the Mapping Party at Wüstenrot and worked at Schmellenhof, Stangenbach and Neulautern.
• I joined the State Of The Map 2010 conference combined with some sightseeing at Girona and Barcelona (MUC => BCN: 2010-07-07 JK 0132; BCN => MUC: 2010-07-16 JK 0133)
• I joined the Mapping Party of the Schorndorf Group at the region of Ellwangen.
• I supported OSM at the 2010 FOSSGIS conference by being present at the OSM booth most of the time.
• I joind the 26C3 from 2009-Dec-27 until 2009-Dec-29 and was present at the OSM project table.
• I organized a mapping party at the Lechfeld (the region between Augsbug and Landsberg/Lech) at 2009/10/31 and 2009/11/01 to remove an almost white spot on the map.
• I joined the OSMF AGM09 and the OSM 5th anniversary birthday party at London combined with some sightseeing of London (impression: nice town) (MUC => LHR: 2009-08-21 LH 4754; LHR => MUC: 2009-08-24 LH 4763
• I took part in the third Ingolstadt Mapping Party at Neustadt(Donau) at 2009-08-16 where I mapped the village Mauern.
• State Of The Map 2009 conference in Amsterdam.
• I joined the Munich mapping weekend spring 2009 where I was improving the data at the area of Finsterwald and Marienstein.
• State Of The Map 2008 combined with some holiday in Ireland (MUC => DUB: 2008-07-10 Aer Lingus EI353; DUB => MUC: 2008-07-17 Aer Lingus EI356).
• Munich Mapping weekend June 5th/6th 2008 where I mapped Igling.

Mapping work in the past

Some mapping work was performed in the past at the following locations. Although these areas are not (or not longer) in my main focus.

• I contributed to the cooperation pilot trial between the LVA Bayern an OSM: railway line: Cham - Bad-Kötzting - Lam and enhancement/rework of the cities and forests at Arrach and Lam.
• Hohenstadt (roads are finished) and some roads at Elchingen (Oberelchingen, Unterelchingen, near Ulm)
• some minor mapping work was done based on GPS traces from (business) trips and aerial imagery at Japan (Tokio (Ueno), Iwaki and Sendai), the USA (greater Los Angeles area, area of New York and New Jersey especially at the Newark Airport), Italy (Milano), Switzerland, ...
• some mapping work was done based on aerial imagery on interesting places
  • Cape Canaveral as the imported TIGER data and coast lines need some improvement.
• ...

Mapping finished

...although mapping will never be finished... (e.g. buildings, house numbers and park benches are often missing)

• completion of the Autobahnkreuz Elchingen (A7/A8, near Ulm)
• Breuningsweiler (incorporated village of Winnenden)
• Igling while the Munich Mapping weekend June 5th/6th 2008