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== Before the event ==
== Before the event ==


# Pick a date, time and location. It helps if you have a rain/snow date to fall back to if the weather gets in your way;
Pick a date, time and location. It helps if you have a rain/snow date to fall back to if the weather gets in your way;
# Share your event:
 
## with neighbors and friends;
Share your event:
## on social media;
* with neighbors and friends;
## on neighborhood discussion lists;
* on social media;
## put up posters about the event with a map of the area you plan to map and where to meet and when;
* on neighborhood discussion lists;
* put up posters about the event with a map of the area you plan to map and where to meet and when;


When advertising your event, include a phone number people can use to contact you and links or QR codes to the following links so people can download and setup software ahead of time:
When advertising your event, include a phone number people can use to contact you and links or QR codes to the following links so people can download and setup software ahead of time:

Revision as of 17:39, 24 August 2021

Once you have gone out and mapped cameras on your own, try organizing neighbors and friends to map cameras. Here are a few tips:

Before the event

Pick a date, time and location. It helps if you have a rain/snow date to fall back to if the weather gets in your way;

Share your event:

  • with neighbors and friends;
  • on social media;
  • on neighborhood discussion lists;
  • put up posters about the event with a map of the area you plan to map and where to meet and when;

When advertising your event, include a phone number people can use to contact you and links or QR codes to the following links so people can download and setup software ahead of time:

Consult our Using OSM Field Papers page to create maps you can print out and give to people at the event.

During the event