Re: [HOT] [Talk-bd] OSM for mitigation project

2015-02-02 Thread Frederic Moine
Dear Syed, I hope everything is going well. I will try in the following weeks to move on this authorization to fly in Bangladesh, any help are welcome. We are working on a new methodology to use drone on risk reduction project ( with OpenStreetMap Haiti, I am also an OSM contributor). We wil

[HOT] Bangladesh mapping - first batch of field papers - help us upload the data!

2015-02-02 Thread Pete Masters
Hello all, We are looking for some help getting the data from the field papers up onto OSM! The first batch is on the wiki at http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Missing_Maps_Bangladesh_Field_Mapping_Jan15#Field_Paper_Edit_and_Upload.21 We would love it if any of you could grab a pack and follow

Re: [HOT] [Talk-bd] OSM for mitigation project

2015-02-02 Thread Ahasanul Hoque
Dear Frederic, Think you already have got my reply of your earlier mail ccd with viven and steven. As I told in earlier mail that since 2014 jan there is restriction on flying drone without permission. One of my Japanese researches group (cc) have done almost same study as you in Jamalpur district

Re: [HOT] Request for help/guidance on a project to test diarrheal disease interventions in Kendua Sub-District, Bangladesh.

2015-02-02 Thread Mikel Maron
Thanks Ahasanul. Let me defer to Stace on whether to update with this new boundary. Stace, should we keep the boundary previously shared, or update with this one? It should be the boundary of the actual project work. * Mikel Maron *  +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron On Monday, February 2,

Re: [HOT] Bangladesh mapping - first batch of field papers - help us upload the data!

2015-02-02 Thread Pierre Béland
Hi Pete, To see how this looks like, I just Looked at the Project 13 Questionnaire list at the end of the PDF file. For the road names, I find it difficult to interpret the hand written english names. But the local Bengladesh team should be able to revise this info once every task is completed,

Re: [HOT] Bangladesh mapping - first batch of field papers - help us upload the data!

2015-02-02 Thread Pete Masters
Brilliant, thanks Pierre! I have made one change because the Bangladeshi mappers have already started on the editing. We decided there to use man_made=works for tanneries and factories, with product=leather/plastic etc to distinguish between them. Otherwise, great. Thanks! Pete On Mon, Feb 2, 2

Re: [HOT] [Talk-bd] OSM for mitigation project

2015-02-02 Thread Frederic Moine
Dear Ahasan, Thanks for your replay, Let see how far we can go in Haiti, We take our time to be sure to involve the local population and OSM contributors . And is not so easy : ) For UAVs we train pilots because the material remains expensive . And there is also a safety issue , so we have pe

Re: [HOT] OSM for mitigation project

2015-02-02 Thread Mikel Maron
Fred > 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 Great. Fyi, added the AOI to the coordination map for OS

Re: [HOT] OSM for mitigation project

2015-02-02 Thread Frederic Moine
Yes make sense, But we plan to do, if we got authorization, So let see, On 02.02.2015 22:49, Mikel Maron wrote: Fred >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

Re: [HOT] Request for help/guidance on a project to test diarrheal disease interventions in Kendua Sub-District, Bangladesh.

2015-02-02 Thread Stacey Maples
Well, since we are interested in the entirely of the sub-district, I think we keep the original shape in the Umap, but I would think we want the subdivisions reflected in OSM? In F,L&T, Stace Maples Geospatial Manager Stanford Geospatial Center @mapninja staceymaples@G+ Get GeoHelp: h

[HOT] request for mapping buildings in Malawi flood plan with focus on two areas

2015-02-02 Thread Information Manager Shelter Cluster Malawi
All, We are currently working on providing shelter to people affected by the floods in January. We are still badly in need of an overall damage assessment, because a big part of the area is inaccessible. We have currently pretty ok building data for the lower shire (Nsanje and Chikwhawa distr