Lindsey Bonsu

Lindsey and Kingsley are 2023 YouthMappers Summit Leadership Fellows, Jamaica. They are undergraduate students from the University of Ghana and KNUST respectively. Their hard work and dedication as chapter executives of their respective chapters have contributed to the growth and improvement of their respective chapters. As part of their commitment to leadership and mentorship, the duo collaboratively engage on various issues arising in both chapters and propose solutions to address those. Lindsey is a lover of open source and a strong believer in inclusivity and as such, believes strongly in including more girls to map. Kingsley loves to code during free periods.


Session

12-02
15:00
20min
Producing Quality OSM Data. Beginner Guidelines and Shortcuts To Mapping With iD Editor and JOSM.
Lindsey Bonsu, Isaac Kingsley Arthur-Gaisie

As essential as it is to increase map data on OpenStreetMap, it is equally important to increase the quality of data produced by contributors. This is necessary due to the increasing number of OSM contributors ranging from YouthMappers to country-specific OSM members. Using OpenStreetMap Ghana and the University of Ghana YouthMappers as a Case Study, this session seeks to discuss the challenges of increased quantity but less quality map data by beginner mappers, the measures put in place to address this as well as guidelines and shortcuts for beginners to produce quality Map data on OpenStreetMap.
This session will highlight, 'A Node At A Time'.

Community
Room 3