Thanks for you help Tim, The NYPL code is here: https://github.com/NYPL/building-inspector/
I'm assuming it's rails as that's mentioned in some of the code commits, but I don't know any more than that. Best, Rob p.s. The code for vectorizing maps is also on GitHub. Chris has sent me a couple of GeoTIFs so I'm going to have a go with them this weekend. On 16 May 2014 12:51, Tim Waters <[email protected]> wrote: > I might have some time this weekend to look at the Rails side of things > (that is, if no one else has made any progress) > > Will ping back in a couple of days > > Tim > > > On 12 May 2014 21:08, Rob Nickerson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Steven, >> >> Thanks for the offer of help. Yesterday I managed to get the NYPL >> vectorizer working (this is the tool that has a first stab at creating >> vectors from the map). I did this on a small screenshot of NLS's London >> maps. I've asked Chris if he could send me a GeoTIF to do a larger scale >> test. >> >> Some of the key areas that I think need addressing: >> >> * Improving the automated vectorizer. Currently the vectorizer creates >> polygons of the inside of buildings (rather than following the wall). For a >> terraced street this produces a row of detached buildings. Some processing >> could improve this. I guess this could be done before, after, or both >> before and after the polygon has been processed by the human volunteers on >> the website. >> * The website looks like it's a Rails site. I would need a lot of help >> with this as it's an area I know very little about. >> >> Are you able to help with either of these? >> >> Kind regards, >> Rob >> >> >> On 12 May 2014 16:26, Steven Horner <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I would be happy to help in anyway and have previously had a >>> conversation with Chris at NLS regarding helping georeference some of their >>> maps. >>> >>> I had been looking into creating my own historical version of OSM for a >>> local personal project, when I looked a few weeks ago Open Historical Map >>> was down and was never very usable before that. It sounds like from the >>> WIKI things maybe starting to happen, date slider planned, etc. >>> >>> regards, >>> Steven >>> >>> >>> On Sat, May 10, 2014 at 10:04 PM, Rob Nickerson < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi All, Historic Map folks, >>>> >>>> I have now heard from Chris at National Library of Scotland (NLS). He >>>> is very supportive* of the idea of using something similar to the NYPL >>>> Building Inspector software and website for digitizing some of NLS's >>>> historic maps. As NYPL have made all their software Open Source, it should >>>> be relatively easy to roll this out with NLS's (or other) maps. >>>> >>>> Who's interested in getting involved? You lot set the pace of this :-D >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Rob >>>> >>>> * NLS would be able to supply the scanned and geo-rectified maps. As >>>> with everyone else their ability to do any more is limited by their level >>>> of funding. This should not be a problem as we can self host the website. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >> >
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