[HOT] Missing Maps Field Roster
Hi All, Today we are launching the Missing Maps Field Roster(1). With the growth of the Missing Maps Project there is a need to have an existing roster of people able to teach OSM and mapping as part of the Missing Maps Project(2). The idea is to have a roster of pre-screen individuals that can be asked to go assist with Missing Maps projects. Sometimes projects come up quickly and we wanted to have a fair way to select individuals to go. To apply please read the qualifications on HOT's website(1) and then send your CV/resume to ap...@hotosm.org and fill out the application form available here(3). Best, -Kate (1) http://hot.openstreetmap.org/get_involved/missing_maps_field_roster (2) http://www.missingmaps.org/ (3) https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1v-MbbVvjbzPq1AuFYBtCSC3rjUBAyxvx4yH1S9avfP8/viewform?c=0w=1 -- Kate Chapman Executive Director email: kate.chap...@hotosm.org U.S. mobile: +1 703 673 8834 Indonesian mobile: +62 82123068370 *Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team * *Using OpenStreetMap for Humanitarian Response Economic Development* web http://hot.openstreetmap.org | twitter http://twitter.com/hotosm | facebook http://facebook.com/hotosm | donate http://hot.openstreetmap.org/donate ___ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
Re: [HOT] Mapping Northern Nigeria ?
Hi all, The situation there will likely evolve. More destructions, more informal settlements from refugees, and (hopefully) ultimately rebuilding when things settle. 1. There might be an interest in keeping track of all these changes, and this can be done by looking at feature history or diffs on the OSM database between 2 dates. Are there easy means of doing so? (overpass newer queries may be limited from that respect). 2. Aside from this, we can't be sure a change on-site is immediately followed by a change in the database (it can take time before we notice a house has been destroyed). Therefore a history tag could be added any time we have this information. 3. Third, with tags for damaged or destroyed buildings, I feel there should be a deeper thinking. there is a habit putting things this way, e.g. building=damaged. I am not convinced this is the best possible practice. 3.1. Whether the building used to be building=hospital or building=warehouse... is an information that remains important even when it is destroyed or damaged. But the aforementioned practice wipes this information out. 3.2. many people quickly search for buildings (building=*) with the idea they host people. But if no further attention is paid to those damaged/destroyed building (some may afford people in, some not), they might draw false conclusions (seek to bring relief to deserted areas...). We should at least communicate on the use of building=destroyed. However, to address points 3.1 and 3.2 I would rather suggest we avoid construction/destruction state as values of tag building. This should rather come with a separate tag like e.g. condition (or state_of_repair, etc.). We could then make a difference between a [building=hospital; condition=destroyed] and a [building=warehouse; condition=destroyed]. your opinion? Best regards, Rod On 17/01/15 18:46, S Volk wrote: Thank you Michael, Blake, and Russell. I understand, wait for the availability of images of DG in OSM for identification of devastated buildings. Good to know that there was already this tag building=damaged/collapsed (and sad), it renders very informatively and solve it in just one tagging. Cheers, Sérgio. ___ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot -- Rod Béra, MCF Géomatique/ Lecturer, Geomatics et SIG pour l'Environnement /and Environmental GIS Agrocampus-Ouest|65 r.Saint-Brieuc|CS84215|35042 Rennes cedex|France +33 (0) 223 48 5553 - roderic.b...@agrocampus-ouest.fr ___ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
Re: [HOT] Mapping in Dhaka, Bangladesh!
Hello all, Thanks for your efforts on the Missing Maps Bangladesh tasks - we already have a pile of field data to go back in to OSM! The tracing is really helping the volunteers here and so I just wanted to update you. TASK 838 is the priority. We will be mapping it from TOMORROW! So, if you have a minute, every square will help ;) We will be mapping south to north, so please do the same in the task. TASK 831 will be afterwards and we have re-prioritised the areas of interest having chatted with NGOs here. The far eastern tip is the priority, after that following the spur of the river north west. Thanks once again! Pete On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 12:52 AM, Jorieke Vyncke jorieke.vyn...@gmail.com wrote: Hi everybody, First of all thanks a lot for mapping in the Bangladesh tasks! It will be of great help! And indeed, I should have made it clearer in the presentation. I'll try to do a review tomorrow. In big follow the instructions of althio: for appartment and other large buildings -- * building=yes* for big individual trees which serve as landmark -- *natural=tree* but also bushes and a bunch of trees together which too serve as landmarks -- *natural=wood* for open areas it is okay to map -- *leisure=common* * (but you can use also a landcover http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Landcovertag for open areas like -- natural=sandor landuse=grass)* Further remarks and clarification: - on buildings; indeed it would be good to collect the levels but don't put effort in it for now. We first need the base map of roads and big landmarks. This is essential to do mapping on the ground. - In this case building=construction is also not recommended. Every day things are changing here. Besides this, buildings under construction have often already inhabitants. Often they are just building one more floor on top of the existing building. (Think back to the catastrophe in Rana Plaza http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Savar_building_collapse, you get buildings ready to collapes anytime by building like this...) So just stick with building=yes for now. - the leisure=common tag we try to adjust this one during the mapping on the ground If you need more clarifications, if you have questions or if you have ideas to make all this even more smoothly, please give us a sign! Best greetings, Jorieke 2015-01-15 16:48 GMT+06:00 althio althio althio.fo...@gmail.com: Hi Bouke Pieter, I will try to answer and Jorieke may refine later on. For high (appartment)buildings I assume building=yes? OK. From the instructions tab: map landmarks, large buildings, not small ones [tags] building=yes for rectangular round buildings - trace the building outline building=construction for walls without a roof [note: I assume more refinement are possible as in building=residential or building=apartments but this is hard to tell from imagery and not requested in this project] [note 2: To Jorieke; maybe request additional tag for large buildings otherwise they will not stand out if small buildings are ever traced. Maybe height=* or building:levels=* even if it is approximate. Anyway I think this is valid for any mapping: building=yes/residential + building:levels=6..8..10..12 + source:building:levels=estimate from imagery] [note 3: sometimes in other project, building=construction is not encouraged because construction seen in imagery may well be finished by now. So follow instructions project by project] Trees: natural=tree? OK. from the powerpoint: map BIG trees (because they are landmarks, significant tree) [tags] natural=tree [I assume] But how to do an open area? area=yes? No. from the powerpoint: map open spaces [tags] leisure=common [I assume, as usual practice for HOT] Cheers althio ___ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot -- *Pete Masters* Missing Maps Project Coordinator +44 7921 781 518 missingmaps.org http://www.missingmaps.org/ *@pedrito1414* https://twitter.com/TheMissingMaps *@theMissingMaps* https://twitter.com/TheMissingMaps *facebook.com/MissingMapsProject* https://www.facebook.com/MissingMapsProject ___ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
Re: [HOT] HOT Summit Volunteers Needed
Kate I would be willing to help out with scholarship outreach. Do you have documents created already? Tom Mueller On Monday, January 19, 2015, Kate Chapman kate.chap...@hotosm.org wrote: Hi All, Previously we announced that there is going to be the first HOT Summit in Washington DC on the 30th of April until May 2nd(1). We need help to put this together, anyone interested in volunteering? Current tasks that we'd be grateful for help on include: * Graphic design on the sponsorship prospectus * Assistance in running the scholarship program for the conference * Sponsorship outreach * Call for presentations Let me know if you are interested Best, -Kate (1) https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/hot/2014-November/006799.html -- Kate Chapman Executive Director email: kate.chap...@hotosm.org javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','kate.chap...@hotosm.org'); U.S. mobile: +1 703 673 8834 Indonesian mobile: +62 82123068370 *Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team * *Using OpenStreetMap for Humanitarian Response Economic Development* web http://hot.openstreetmap.org | twitter http://twitter.com/hotosm | facebook http://facebook.com/hotosm | donate http://hot.openstreetmap.org/donate ___ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
Re: [HOT] [Talk-bd] OSM for mitigation project
Hi Fred, Thanks for your email. I think deploying drones will be a great idea for mapping those places for better hydrological modeling. I believe the marked areas are mostly rural in nature, and I don't expect tall buildings there. However, we sure can check that accurately. I also believe that the permission from the flight regulation authority is possible. I know couple of people, who can help us on that regard. Previously, we have seen drones being deployed in different agricultural projects in rural Bangladesh, and I dont think it will be difficult for us to get the permission. I am copying this email with couple of my friends, who can give you more information. Please let us know if you have any other question. Also, please feel free to keep me in the loop. Regards, Ishtiaque On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 12:51 AM, Fred Moine frmo...@gmail.com wrote: Dear all, Terre des Hommes has conducted a DRR (disaster risk reduction) mission in Haiti with OSM Haiti (they have seen the Drone + mapping party https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujTiYoi33_gfeature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujTiYoi33_gfeature=youtu.be%C2%A0%20 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oou32o-jR0M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oou32o-jR0M%C2%A0%20 ) And now Tdh Bangladesh would like to deploy the OSM Haiti methodology and Drone in Bangladesh for their mitigation project in this area of interest http://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/tdh-bangladesh-drr_24362#10/25.6811/89.8242 What do you think? The idea is to have the best open database to improve hydrological modelling (we discussed the methodology in this events http://eguworkshop.deltares.nl/index.php/agenda/index Including local knowledge about the risk, a good elevation model (height of the building, an up to date land cover, road, etc). For sure we will need to obtain permission from the flight regulation authority, http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2014/01/30/caab-baf-permission-needed-to-fly-drones , Any idea, possible not possible in your country. All the best FredM OSM contributor ___ Talk-bd mailing list talk...@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-bd -- Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed PhD Student (Fulbright ST Fellow) Department of Information Science Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, US. web: https://sites.google.com/site/siakallol/ ___ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
