Re: [HOT] Idle thought time mapping without the Internet

2020-04-03 Thread Phil Wyatt
Hi John, There is the Portable OpenStreetMap project but I suspect that needs to be well supported by a team of people who know how it all works https://github.com/posm/posm That may be an option if working in a ‘project’ type environment Cheers - Phil From: john whelan

Re: [HOT] Name tag in non-latin script - hindrance for NGOs/aid agencies?

2019-11-27 Thread Phil Wyatt
Hi Frederick, I agree that this will be up to the locals to decide but here is my two cents worth. The wiki seems pretty specific in regard to the ‘on the ground’ situation. It would seem to me (a very infrequent traveller) that they should use the local language for name: (if that is

Re: [HOT] Thank you from MSF!

2019-04-06 Thread Phil Wyatt
Hi Folks, I am not a mapper for HOT or MSF but undertake mapping in emergencies for other organisations. In this case I would suspect that MSF obtains data layers from many sources, OSM, local agencies, on ground knowledge/organisations. The map examples will be made up of all these layers,

Re: [HOT] Slack closing "suspect" accounts with connections to certain countries.

2018-12-27 Thread Phil Wyatt
https://slackhq.com/an-apology-and-an-update From: John Whelan [mailto:jwhelan0...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, 21 December 2018 11:44 AM To: hot@openstreetmap.org Subject: [HOT] Slack closing "suspect" accounts with connections to certain countries. You may lose access to messages and

Re: [HOT] Why the HOT obsession with low quality buildings in Africa ?

2018-07-02 Thread Phil Wyatt
Hi Jean-Marc I reckon a good place to start is to look at the project in the Hot Tasking Manager and find out who created the project, and for which organisation. A quick contact with them can probably answer your questions. I suspect the answer will be very different between projects. The

Re: [HOT] How to Digitize Buildings

2016-05-23 Thread Phil Wyatt
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

Re: [HOT] QGIS and OSM and..

2015-05-11 Thread Phil Wyatt
Hi Springfield, Alas, any import of edited data is beyond my current skill set. I am very much a beginner at HOT / OSM digitising. You will need to refer back to others in HOT for further advice before proceeding. More than happy to get the aeroway export for you. standby Cheers - Phil, On