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
- LWGLivingWithDragons (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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