Dear Wikimedians,
We hope this message finds you well and that you are in good spirits. We
are the Let’s Connect working group
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Knowledge_Sharing/Connect/Team>- a
team of movement contributors/organizers who are liaison representatives of 7/8
regions <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_regions>. We are
connecting with you to see if you are interested in and/or know about the
peer-to-peer program, Let’s Connect
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Knowledge_Sharing/Connect>!
The program creates an open and safe learning space for any Wikimedian who is
part of an organized group to share and learn different skills
(organizational/interpersonal / grant related / learning & evaluation ...)
with other peers to add value and contribute collectively to the community.
The purpose is to further develop skills, share knowledge and promote human
connections and mutual support between different groups and communities, in
alignment with the Movement Strategy
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Strategy>.
Every month, we host 2-3 live 2-hour learning clinics
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Knowledge_Sharing/Connect#Live_learn…>
with
interesting topics selected by our team and our interested sharers. Our
live learning sessions have up to 4 interpreters translating the clinic for
our participants. Our main languages are Spanish | Arabic | French |
Portuguese. If there is a specific language you would like to see in the
calls, we are happy to see how we can accommodate it.
Let’s Connect is directed at Wikimedians in all regions that are part of
organized groups (this can range from a group of individuals that are not
formally organized user groups, chapters and mission-aligned
organizations). Please see our Meta page for more criteria
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Knowledge_Sharing/Connect#Who_is_Let…>.
To participate as a sharer, you can register in this initial registration
form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdiea87tSYmB2-1XHn_u8RLe7efMJifJBz…>
where
you can register your learning and sharing interests and state if you want
to share your knowledge through Learning Clinics.
Below, you will find our team of 8 who are excited to meet with you if you
are interested. Please email our team at letsconnect(a)wikimedia.org if you
have any questions :)
We look forward to hearing from you.
Best,
The Let’s Connect Working Group
Hi Folks,
We encourage each and everyone of you to create a program submission. You can submit an interactive workshop or panel, a lecture, a short lighting talk or a poster for our dedicated poster session. Submissions are catered to both onsite and online (live or pre-recorded) or a hybrid combination. We at the Core Organizing Team would like to see a program submission related to mapping.
The theme for this year's Wikimania is Diversity, Collaboration, Future. Topics that strengthen collaboration on online and outreach activities and projects are topics we like to see this year. It is great way to see participants collaborate with each other. There is also a spacious Wikimania Expo space where interactive activities can happen such as a mapping party or collaborate with Wikidata/ Wikibase enthusiasts.
For participants joining virtually, we also have allocated online hours for you too to allow you to participate & present.
Session submissions for Wikimania 2023 are open until 28 March.
Visit the following links for further info:
Wiki page: https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Program/Submissions
Diff post: https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/02/28/be-part-of-the-wikimania-2023-program/
Program Submission Form: https://pretalx.com/wm2023/cfp
Kind regards,
Butch Bustria
Chair, Program Subcommittee
Event lead, ESEAP Wikimania 2023 Core Organizing Team
Sorry for cross-posting
Do you create interactive maps with Kartographer [1] (mapframe)? If your
answer is yes, we would like to hear from you. Where do you run into
problems using it? Which new features would you like to see?
Please take part in our survey:
https://wikimedia.sslsurvey.de/Kartographer-Workflows-EN/
- The survey is open until March 31.
- It takes 10-15 minutes to complete.
- The survey is anonymous. You don't need to register, and we will not
store any personal data which identifies you, such as your name or IP
address.
Language:
Unfortunately, the survey is only available in English, but we have tried
our best to use simple English and to add visual examples. If English is
not your native language, it might help to use a translation tool in your
browser.
Project background:
Wikimedia Germany's Technical Wishes team [2] is currently working on
the Kartographer
extension [1]. Over the last few months, we have been working on a solution
to make this software usable on wikis where it isn’t available yet [3]. In
the next phase of the project, we are planning to improve Kartographer
itself. More information on our work with Kartographer and the focus area
of Geoinformation can be found on our project page [4].
Thank you for your help!
Johanna for the Technical Wishes team at Wikimedia Deutschland
[1] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Extension:Kartographer
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMDE_Technical_Wishes
[3] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T191585
[4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Geoinformation
--
Johanna Strodt
Project manager community communications Technical Wishlist
Wikimedia Deutschland
Hi everyone!
Wikimaps User Group seeks contact persons for the year 2022. Wikimaps User
Group is not managing a budget, and the contact person's role is
practically to oversee that reporting is delivered in time and that there
will be contact persons for the next term. Reporting takes place
collectively by adding information to the current year's section of
the Activity
reports page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimaps_User_Group/Activity_reports>.
Anyone who is listed on the members list
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimaps_User_Group/Members> before the
1st of December 2021, may self-nominate on the User Group's talk page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimaps_User_Group#Contact_persons_fo…>.
Supporting candidates takes place on a rolling basis. As soon as there is a
candidate, you can support that candidate by adding a Support tag with your
signature. You can support any number of candidates.
The current contact persons Susannaanas
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Susannaanas> and Abbe98
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Abbe98> are a fallback option if
no-one steps up. Any candidate that gets at least two votes, can be
considered for the position over the current contact persons.
Election ends on 30 December End of Day, Anywhere on Earth (AoE) and the
contact persons will be confirmed by 31 December End of Day, Anywhere on
Earth (AoE).
Thank you, and have a regenerating, festive holiday break!
On behalf of the current contact persons,
Susanna Ånäs (Susannaanas) 🦜
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Susannaanas>
PS. Can you kindly link your 2021 mappy activities to the Activity Reports
page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimaps_User_Group/Activity_reports#2021>!
Hi,
When opening some maps full screen, in addition to the pushpin, the
map also shows a contour for the item, even though the Wikidata item
does not have any associated geo data. I'm guessing that the data
comes from OSM through their Wikidata/Wikipedia tags. Example:
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4684917 (check the Romanian article for
a mapframe).
Is there a way to obtain that relation data into a Lua module? I'm
trying to determine the optimum zoom for an item and having its bbox
would help greatly.
Thank you,
Strainu