Re: [HOT] Query Regarding Mapathon

[Dan Joseph]

Hi Saikat,

There are a lot of great resources on http://www.missingmaps.org/host/ that
will help you organize a mapathon.

And there are usually a number of tasks that need mappers up on the tasking
manager http://tasks.hotosm.org/

Did you have specific questions that aren't answered by those resources?

All the best,
Dan Joseph
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On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 6:56 AM, Saikat Maiti <saikat@gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> We are planning to host a Mapathon in India on 19th of August, 2017 (for
> HOT project ). We would highly appreciate if anyone can provide us with the
> relevant contact details.
>
> Thank you and best regards,
> --
> Saikat Maiti <https://maiti21.github.io/>
> Sr. Image Analyst
> Mahatma Education Society <http://www.phcet.ac.in/>,
> Mumbai
> India
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Re: [HOT] Posting Mapathon on Missing Maps Event Calendar

[Dan Joseph]

Hi Mike,
We're looking into who has access to those form submissions. In the
meantime, and if it's not too late, I can happily add your event(s) to the
website if you send me the details. Sorry about the delays and confusion.
All the best,
Dan

On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 3:55 PM, Benoit Fournier 
wrote:

> Hi Mike,
>
> You may try https://github.com/MissingMaps/events
>
> Maybe the form is not in use anymore and should be removed.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Ben
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 7:32 PM, Mike Thompson  wrote:
> > How does one get a mapathon posted to the event calendar here:
> > http://www.missingmaps.org/events/
> >
> > I filled out this form:
> > https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScdvsMHLor8mrDrHa-
> BQs2XzFb96vIrx3u--LHXWd1g7RncPg/viewform
> >
> > several weeks ago with information about the event, but it still isn't
> > listed.
> >
> > Mike
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[HOT] OpenDroneMap and Portable OSM (POSM)

[Dan Joseph]

Hi All,

The American Red Cross GIS Team is constantly looking for new ways to
improve our workflows and learn from the OpenStreetMap and FOSS4G
communities. The vast majority of the GIS analysis and map making we do is
done using FOSS4G tools and we strive to be effective contributors as well
as consumers.

We've supported the development of Portable OSM (POSM <
https://github.com/AmericanRedCross/posm> as an affordable (can be run on
hardware costing less than $300) solution to make OpenStreetMap,
OpenMapKit, and Field Papers available for deployments in
connectivity-limited environments. POSM consolidates cloud-based tools into
a portable server that acts as a temporary local data hub for digital
mapping, surveying, and field media collection.

The next stage of development is working with the folks at Stamen to
incorporate OpenDroneMap (for processing UAV imagery) into the stack of
software available for installation on a POSM. We'd love to hear your
thoughts, concerns, use-cases, and other comments. Send us an email or
leave an issue on the POSM GitHub repository <
https://github.com/americanredcross/posm/issues>.

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Re: [HOT] #2097 Peace Corps Jamaica -- Kingston

[Dan Joseph]

The tasking manager lists the creator of the task on the page. Check the
bottom of the 'Description' tab.
Peace Corps tasks are generally managed by Courtney Clark
http://tasks.hotosm.org/user/CourtneyMClark

On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 11:31 AM, Milo van der Linden 
wrote:

> Can the creator of the HOT task for
>
> #2097 Peace Corps Jamaica -- Kingston
>
> please contact me? ICM Jamaica has about 12 mappers on the ground, I am
> sure they are willing to help out but it would be nice if they know a
> little more about the purpose of the task.
>
>
> http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/2097
>
> Kind regards,
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> Milo
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Re: [HOT] SOTM Brussels

[Dan Joseph]

There is the 2nd HOT Summit, is that what you are thinking of?

http://summit.hotosm.org/


On Wed, Aug 10, 2016 at 3:25 PM, john whelan  wrote:

> I seem to recall there is some sort of HOT meetup at the same time.  Bjenk
> will be at the SOM Brussels and I wondered if he could fit in the HOT side
> as well.
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Re: [HOT] Looking for inspiration building covering multiple buildings

[Dan Joseph]

Is this in areas with dense structures and instead of trying to trace each
building the mapper has just traced around the entire group? Or the mapper
has just incorrectly used the building key when they should use the landuse
key? If the area is particularly large I would think the JOSM validation
process might flag the issue via a 'building inside building' error or some
sort of features overlapping/crossing error.

If multiple mappers from the same mapathon make the mistake, it may be
productive to reach out to the mapathon organizer and ask them to spend a
little more time at their next event going over how to map buildings and
tag them correctly.

While some mapathon mappers do only map once and never again. Mapathons are
a great way to introduce people to OSM and also result in long-term
contributors.

All the best,
Dan

On Sat, Jul 9, 2016 at 2:48 PM, john whelan  wrote:

> When validating I'm seeing number of cases when building=yes, residential
> or house is used to tag landuse=residential.
>
> Going through a to-do list and checking every building doesn't cut it for
> me.
>
> In general these are maperthon mappers of the type I call disposable
> mappers so leaving feedback really doesn't work.  They map once and that's
> about it.
>
> Any suggestions on how to catch them.  I have noticed that
> building=residential is often used in this way.  Having smaller tiles helps
> as you get fewer mappers completing the tiles and once I spot one by a
> particular mapper then I can roll out the to-do list plugin.
>
> Thanks John
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Re: [HOT] Mapping clouds and low resolution imagery

[Dan Joseph]

Hi John,
While Bing imagery is probably the most commonly used imagery for tracing.
There are a variety of other sources. For example, the State Department
through their MapGive initiative (http://mapgive.state.gov/) often provides
recent DigitalGlobe imagery for specific tracing tasks. Also, data might
come from an import (and not having been traced from imagery). Having some
sort of measure of "completeness" of OSM is a difficult question. What do
you use for the denominator in the equation? Mikel Maron wrote a blog post
that might be of interest (
https://www.mapbox.com/blog/how-complete-is-openstreetmap/).
Sounds like you're working on a cool project.
All the best,
Dan

On Sun, Apr 10, 2016 at 6:13 PM, John Gordon  wrote:

> I am developing a project to incorporate HOT/OSM data into an application
> to plan for and manage food security emergencies in developing countries.
> The HOT/OSM data is converted into a shapefile using the HOT export tool (
> http://export.hotosm.org/en/ ) to link to other data in QGIS.  To begin
> with I am using ground transportation data and population cluster data from
> OSM.  I would also like to include information on impediments to mapping
> including cloud cover and areas of low resolution imagery in BING to permit
> identification of potential problems and permit some forward planning.  I
> have looked for tags or presets for identifying these impediments but have
> not been able to find them.  Can anyone help?
>
> For the moment I have tested a workaround using the OSM AREA tag and the
> keywords "Cloud" or "Lowresolution" as the NAME.  I can then easily create
> a shapefile using the Esri SHP (OSM Schema) and the OSM Data Model in the
> HOT export tool. Would this be an acceptable option?
>
> Thanks
> John
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Re: [HOT] Plz guide me about my work

[Dan Joseph]

Hi Autre,
Thanks for getting involved and doing some mapping! It's great that you're
reaching out for feedback. We encourage validators on HOT tasks to provide
comments but it doesn't always happen. I took a quick look at your edits.
One thing that would improve the quality is to square your buildings. In iD
editor, after tracing a building it's one of the options in the menu that
appears on hover or you can you use the keyboard shortcut 's' (see
this animated
GIF
).
There are some great tutorial videos covering buildings and roads posted on
MissingMaps.org (http://www.missingmaps.org/contribute/#learn). Also, try
to make sure the building outlines don't connect (don't share points)
unless it's clear that's the case on the ground. Otherwise, your traced
buildings for #hotosm-project-1335 do seem to match the satellite imagery.
Thanks again and hoping you'll help out on some new tasks
.
All the best,
Dan



On Fri, Mar 4, 2016 at 11:35 PM, Autre Planete 
wrote:

> Greets!
> Could someone plz let me know if my previous mapping is correctly done?
>
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Autre%20for%20Nepal
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> Kindly excuse me in case I posted this message in the wrong forum.
> Thanks in advance
> Autre
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