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Want to host a MaptimeLA walk?

Goals/Purpose/Why?:

  1. To have fun outside, for free. To explore the great areas of Los Angeles with others.
  2. To add features, trails to OpenStreetMaps: We can scope out areas to find things to map.
  3. To teach, practice and learn map navigating skills and map apps: We can practice using paper maps, map apps, of all kinds.

Beforehand:

  1. Trail Leaders: Should map out the area, get a general distance/time-frame. They should recommend how to get to the start area by Metro and car. They should be willing to give their phone numbers/contact info to interested walkers. Ideally, they should try ot go to the area too.
  2. Organizers: Beforehand: Post the information on Meetup.com. Tell people to bring hat, water, even more water, good shoes, paper maps/clipboard, even more and more water, and sunglasses.
  3. Map Leaders Print out maps of the area, and bring a clipboard. It's fun to compare and contrast several maps of the same place.

Day of: tips for trail happiness

  1. Day of: Wait for a while at the trailhead/meeting spot. Post on Meetup.com your location and status.
  2. If someone does drive, it's great to have someone who brings a First Aid Kit, extra water, extra beverages. Thanks Jon H for doing that at our Fish Canyon Hike!
  3. Assign someone to be a: 1) Timekeeper, watch the time to make sure we don't miss the last Metro ride home, 2) Cameraperson, take pictures of everything, 3) Mapper, note the location of important things: parking lot, trail head, signs, interpretive posters, things like that.
  4. Maptime means no one gets left behind - This is a "no-drop" hike/walk. Group walking tip: If there is/are some people who are at the very end and getting far behind, re-organize the group so that that person is first. The fastest walker should be last. That way, no one gets left behind.

Afterwards: Documentation

  1. Camerapeople, Take photos of all the trail markers, signs, interpretive signage you see. Try to get addresses or Lat/Lon points for relevant areas: parking lots, trail head signs, forks in the road.
  2. Map Leaders, Save the URLs of where you got the paper PDF maps. Look at USGS, USDA, NPS, local county, city maps.
  3. OSMers, Add flora, fauna, waterfalls, trails, whatever we find on OSM.
  4. Documentarians, Add all those links, photos and OSM tags from 1,2,3 and put it in our Maptime Walks archive. (Forthcoming!)