Survey Active Users on Usage & Features

[csytsma]

Goal: Setup a survey for users to respond to, to determine who is using Tilemill and how they use it. This will help determine where to focus efforts to update Tilemill

Open to suggestions on questions. I'll update the list below based upon feedback in Comments.

Survey Questions:

1. What operating system do you run Tilemill on?

• MacOS
• Ubuntu
• Windows
• Other (specify)

2. What version are you using?

• < v0.10.x
• v0.10.x
• v0.11.x
• v1.0.x
• v1.1.x

3. What data source types do you use for Layers?

• Online sources (URL)
• File based (csv, tiff, shp, etc)
• Database (Postgres, other)

4. Where do you get your data from?

• OpenSteetMap
• ESRI
• USGS
• Local/regional government
• Self-created

3. Are you using a Postgres database for data storage?

• Yes
• No

4. What are your primary Use Cases?

• Create MBTiles
• Create Static Rendered Maps (PNG, PDF, TIF, SVG, WebBP)
• Create Mapnik XML

5. What's your mapping/GIS skill level?

• Beginner: just starting, exploring different mapping software
• Intermediate: create maps, basic data manipulation
• Advanced: GIS user, data manipulation frequently

6. Who's the end user for your map products?

• Myself
• Friends/Group
• Business; distribute internally
• Commercial; distribute externally

7. Would you be interested in helping the Tilemill project, appropriate to your skill level?

• Documentation
• Testing
• Simple development (Javascript/HTML UI/UX, Front-End)
• Core functionality (Backbone, Database, GIS, Back-End)
• Don't currently have time to help out.

8. What's your general feeling towards Tilemill as a product?

• Frustrates me, I don't really understand how to set it up or use it.
• Good for occasional use, but rather limited, needs more features
• Enjoy using it, it does what I need it to do
• Core mapping tool for what I do, and I have no plans to stop using it

[xycarto]

I am finally to coming to place where I could put the survey like the one above together. Would Google forms be an acceptable format?

In addition, I think I could get the form distributed among the OSGeo community. I am most certain I could get it in front of OSGeo Oceania members, but could probably use help n getting it a wider audience.