The job for Goma is online. see http://tasks.hotosm.org/job/97
OCHA reports that around 25,000 displaced people are in Sake from Goma. There
is no highres Bing imagery for this area. Other imagery available?
Pierre
>________________________________
> De : nicolas chavent <nicolas.chav...@gmail.com>
>À : Joseph Reeves <iknowjos...@gmail.com>
>Cc : Joseph Pollack <josephrichardpoll...@gmail.com>; hot
><hot@openstreetmap.org>
>Envoyé le : Lundi 26 novembre 2012 15h13
>Objet : Re: [HOT] Pre activation in Eastern DRC - Goma
>
>
>Hey all
>
>
>I am reaching out to some of the UN agencies active in DRC, and to GISers or
>contacts that we have down there to get a good plan of actionl, will update
>the list tomorrow
>
>
>This will encompass
>* Areas of Interest
>* GPS tracks
>* GIS data for imports
>* imagery support and local groups
>* specific needs
>
>
>I think that asides of this interesting work on Bing, it would be great to
>monitor the reports about East DRC in Relief Web and generate our awareness
>
>
>We can definitively start setting up a job on Goma and start mapping there
>since Bing is not bad over this town
>We are planning in Senegal to have DRC as a red line and focus the efforts of
>trainees on the TM in mapping this town and will call to help as well Eurosha
>volunteers so that African OSM mappers can step in this crisis
>
>My internet here is not good enough to set the job, can change tomorrow, if
>anyone in the mean time feel comfortable doing this, this would be great
>
>Best
>Nicolas
>
>
>
>On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 12:54 PM, Joseph Reeves <iknowjos...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>Hi all,
>>
>>Looking quickly at the Bing Image Analyser, Goma and some surrounding areas
>>are covered in high detail:
>>
>>http://ant.dev.openstreetmap.org/bingimageanalyzer/?lat=-1.689891955079034&lon=29.226718902587876&zoom=11
>>
>>I've not been able to find any coverage areas as shapefiles or equivalent,
>>however.
>>
>>Does anyone have a good way of scripting usage of the Image Analyser? I've
>>previously scripted some checking of an area south of Goma, but it can't have
>>been the most efficient way of doing it: Scripting Firefox to open new tabs
>>until my PC ran out of memory wasn't too elegant.
>>
>>Cheers, Joseph
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>On 26 November 2012 02:40, Kate Chapman <k...@maploser.com> wrote:
>>
>>Hi Joseph,
>>>
>>>We have no officially activated yet. At the moment there isn't much to
>>>do. (We are looking for someone to lead the activation though).
>>>
>>>One thing to do would be look for available imagery in the area that
>>>can be used for digitizing. Just having an outline of where Bing is
>>>would be a good start.
>>>
>>>-Kate
>>>
>>>
>>>On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 8:09 PM, Joseph Pollack
>>><josephrichardpoll...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Dear List,
>>>>
>>>> is there anything I can do on your Goma activation?
>>>>
>>>> Warm Regards,
>>>>
>>>> -Joseph.
>>>>
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