[HOT] Japanese earthquake projects

2016-05-07 Thread john whelan
I've been mapping and validating on Project 1800 but it doesn't make a lot of sense. The most difficult part to map is the built up areas with lots of very close buildings which in some ways I'd expect a city in Japan to have its own maps of buildings. Those tiles take time and lots of it. The bu

Re: [HOT] Japanese earthquake projects

2016-05-07 Thread Mike Thompson
I would also note that it looks like we have some relatively new (8 total OSM change sets) mappers playing the role of validator and invalidating tasks for things beyond the requirement of the project (e.g. "incorrect paths set" when the project [#1844] only called for buildings). Mike On Sat, Ma

Re: [HOT] Japanese earthquake projects

2016-05-07 Thread john whelan
I've sent something to the project manager maybe we'll hear something after the weekend. Cheerio John On 7 May 2016 at 13:14, Mike Thompson wrote: > I would also note that it looks like we have some relatively new (8 total > OSM change sets) mappers playing the role of validator and invalidatin

[HOT] fort mcmurry

2016-05-07 Thread Mike Dupont
Howdy, I would think that canada is going to need some work after this blaze, look at some of these sat photos there is not much left I think. http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/36212516 http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/fort-mcmurray-satellite-images -- James Michael DuPont Kansas Linux Fest http://kansa

Re: [HOT] fort mcmurry

2016-05-07 Thread Heather Leson
Hi Mike There are some folks talking on the OSM Talk ca mailing list about actions and imagery. The governments are curious about digital volunteers and are coordinating via a group called Canvost (a Canadian volunteer network). I've connected them to talk-ca. At the moment the fire is moving fas

Re: [HOT] fort mcmurry

2016-05-07 Thread Phil (The Geek) Wyatt
There is also a TOMNOD campaign on at the moment that folks might like to help with. http://www.tomnod.com/ From: Heather Leson [mailto:heatherle...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, 8 May 2016 3:27 PM To: Mike Dupont Cc: HOT@OSM (Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team) Subject: Re: [HOT] fort mcmurry