Lowe the way you use Google maps to show where it is. Cheerio John
On 13 May 2016 at 20:36, James <james2...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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！ > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-ca mailing list > Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca > >
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