[HOT] Some happenings around HOT today to re-tweet, validation phase for #SriLankaFloods projects

We are working on creating the next projects, the generated data that covered such a large area that data has already been very useful. We need help with validation still. Below are some tweets about events around HOT today and another call for #SriLankaFloods If you could please share them at

[HOT] Even new mappers can help validate, here is how

The HOT Community did an amazing job collecting housing unit data over a large area, in very good detail. You have almost completed all the initial mapping, which is very impressive. It also still leaves us the 2nd round of reviewing all the mapping, which is an equally challenging task. But

Re: [HOT] #1915 - Sri Lanka Floods: Eastern Kelani River Basin instruction contradiction

Nope Alan, you were completely correct; adding back the list in case others were wondering. That was a literal ‘lost in translation’ issue; as we’ve had folks working furiously to get everything translated into the local languages. So, sorry and thanks for pointing things out when they don’t

[HOT] Sierra Leone contacts

Hi all, MSF is going to be doing training with data collectors in Sierra Leone as part of the Red Cross border mapping project. I wondered if anyone had any local HOT / OSM contacts in Freetown or the regions? Cheers, Pete -- *Pete Masters* Missing Maps Project Coordinator +44 7921 781 518

Re: [HOT] #1915 - Sri Lanka Floods: Eastern Kelani River Basin instruction contradiction

Hi Alan, Yes, sorry – hard to write this short and sweet. Basically east of Ambulgama both Bing and Mapbox imagery source ‘changes’; in particular the ‘hi-res’ tiles of Mapbox (i.e. beyond zoom level 17) is not available. So, you’ll be able to see the buildings better in Bing. So

[HOT] #1915 - Sri Lanka Floods: Eastern Kelani River Basin instruction contradiction

​I'm afraid I don't understand the instructions for task #1915. "*Either use Bing to trace features and then align it with Mapbox or use Mapbox to trace and then align it with Bing imagery*.​" The second half of the above sentence seems to be the exact opposite of the first half. Can someone

Re: [HOT] How to Digitize Buildings

Which editor are you using? Check out Learn OSM which has instruction for common editors http://learnosm.org/en/coordination/remote-tracing/ Cheers - Phil, On the road with his iPad > On 19 May 2016, at 3:58 PM, Kanwal Nayan wrote: > > I am not able to see the tool

[HOT] How to Digitize Buildings

I am not able to see the tool to digitize the buildings, I have just selected the Tile but not able to find the base layer on which I need to digitize and the tools. Regards Kanwal Nayan ___ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org