Our OSMCanada team (the one that runs the Tasking manager) is based in Ottawa. We are currently at the Happy Goat Coffee. Our meeting scheduling is available here: http://www.meetup.com/openstreetmap-ottawa
On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 8:32 PM, Bruno Remy <bremy.qc...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > Does any local OpenStreetMap local team organize mapathon events working > around tasks #22,#23,#24 ? > > I mean perhaps Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa, Montréal ? > > Here in Québec city, the community is small , so few volonteers engaged > ... but why not trying ? > Le 13 mai 2016 8:17 PM, "James" <james2...@gmail.com> a écrit : > >> Hello everyone OsmCanada had a meeting tonight and have traced polygons >> estimating the areas damaged and have named them "Fort McMurray Fire Damage >> Estimate". They are tagged as brownfield as the buildings have been >> destroyed or burnt down. The major areas affected are Thickwood, Beacon >> Hill and Abasand. We thought this may help the red cross immensely. >> >> Big thank you to Rps333 for the help. >> >> On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 2:56 PM, Dan Joseph <dan.b.jos...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi John, >>> >>> Dale is the American Red Cross GIS Team Lead. I'm on his team and have >>> been deployed to Canada to work in-person with the Canadian Red Cross. In >>> terms of OSM-CA / Red Cross coordination, I can be considered the point of >>> contact on the RC side until someone within Canadian Red Cross is ready and >>> willing to take it on. >>> >>> All the best, >>> Dan >>> >>> On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 2:44 PM, john whelan <jwhelan0...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Have you talked to dale.ku...@redcross.org? >>>> >>>> A coordinated approach might be better. OSM can use data obtained >>>> through the Gov Canada open data portal and has done in the past as far as >>>> I am aware. >>>> >>>> Thanks John >>>> >>>> On 13 May 2016 at 14:37, Dan Joseph <dan.b.jos...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi James, >>>>> >>>>> It looks like some good progress is being made on the tasks. >>>>> >>>>> Tasks #22 and #23 are focused on mapping different features but it >>>>> looks like #24 overlaps in focus. Perhaps that task should be archived >>>>> until the other two are completed to avoid confusion among newcomers to >>>>> the >>>>> site? >>>>> >>>>> Task #23 only provides minimal instructions (*Add address data via >>>>> GeoBase. Add missing Roads and Street names.*). Would more people >>>>> feel comfortable contributing if detailed instructions were included? It >>>>> seemed the task is referring to the dataset described here: >>>>> http://ftp2.cits.rncan.gc.ca/pub/geobase/official/nrn_rrn/doc/NRN.pdf >>>>> Is the Canada open government licence compatible with OSM? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks and all the best, >>>>> >>>>> Dan >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 2:21 PM, James <james2...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> What exactly do you need of me? Prioritize areas to get mapped? We >>>>>> have tasks for the buildings, addresses and streets(which I think have >>>>>> been >>>>>> imported via CanVec) and a validation layer >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 2:14 PM, Dan Joseph <dan.b.jos...@gmail.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi everyone, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm helping coordinate the Canadian Red Cross' use of GIS in their >>>>>>> activities responding to the Fort McMurray fires. Staff has been very >>>>>>> busy >>>>>>> but we're ramping up and exploring options for how to leverage different >>>>>>> tools and data sources to support the Red Cross operations. The focus >>>>>>> is on >>>>>>> the evacuees, many of which have dispersed to distant locations around >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> country. When residents are allowed to return to the town and >>>>>>> longer-term >>>>>>> recovery activities become a priority, I foresee having an excellent OSM >>>>>>> base layer as being a valuable asset. Both for facilitating operational >>>>>>> decisions, and demonstrating the power of the OSM community and easily >>>>>>> accessible geo-data with an open license! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I would love to connect with those involved in coordinating the >>>>>>> current tasks up on http://tasks.osmcanada.ca/. Is the best channel >>>>>>> of communication through this list or via Skype or some other means? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> All the best, >>>>>>> Dan Joseph >>>>>>> >>>>>>> GIS Officer | International Services | American Red Cross >>>>>>> Skype danielbjoseph | Twitter @danbjoseph | OSM ID danbjoseph >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Talk-ca mailing list >>>>>>> Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org >>>>>>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 外に遊びに行こう! >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Talk-ca mailing list >>>>> Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org >>>>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> 外に遊びに行こう! >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Talk-ca mailing list >> Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca >> >> -- 外に遊びに行こう!
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