On Thu, 6 Feb 2020 at 20:39, Ewen Hill <ewen.h...@gmail.com> wrote: > I will be attending Melbourne however I have deep reservations about this > and that doesn't include the Waiver which is key to the entire project. > > The states have sent out a rapid impact assessment teams to all areas > now and have followed up with detailed analysis in most. We know what has > been damaged, destroyed and what was inhabited, what wasn't and what other > assets were damaged. We also know the structure type, bedroom count etc. > Any updates on Sunday are not going to help anyone in social services, > council, planning, asbestos removal. I honestly don't know what benefit > this will be and as Warin correctly stated, updated. >
Agreed. > > The removal of buildings and rubble including asbestos will take > significant time. What is there now, may not be there in 6-12 months and > the map will be out of date. > While that's true, I don't see that a reason not to try. In my eyes it's no different to someone who maps out all the shops in a retail area, which also will go out of date quickly. > > The other thing to remember is to respect those who have lost everything > don't need to see damaged/destroyed on their property as they try and > rebuild it. > > I do see benefit in mapping commercial premises and public assets that > have been affected. > > I would like to see something a bit smarter than this. Something that can > assist people on the ground now would be highly beneficial. A "Hell yes, we > are open" web-site that *small *businesses can advertise would be great. > A whole lot of other things could be done well before adding a temporary > updates. These towns are going to really struggle in winter and people > drift off. > Maybe an effort to get these rural businesses mapped in OSM, with all the frills that go with that, website, contact phone/email, opening hours. Being on the map would help bring customers in the door.
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