I'm posting this to generate insights on how we should maximize and accelerate data contributions in bing covered areas.
At the moment there are a lot of bing imagery with minimal active ph-osmer (perhaps main reason is the lack of imagery). I am predicting that this will change very soon when other people start to see that their area of interest has his-res imagery available. As a community, how do we approach the info dissemination so that people become aware that there is imagery already in "X" town? Some suggestions: 1. Lets create a coverage list and add them here: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_Philippines/hires_imagery . Do we have complete coverage sweep: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Bing/Coverage#Philippines ? 2. Check nearby editors covered by bing and remind them that imagery is now available (via OSM messaging). 3. "Seed" the area by tracing roads (temporarily tagged as highway=road). Adding stub roads can give an impression of completeness. Hence, it can be counter-productive. Personally, I have reservations on point 3 (but lack the patience to wait for a passionate contributor in "X" town) :) . On the long term, the main strategy would be to encourage local osm groups within these imagery covered areas. Any ideas? On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 8:28 AM, Eugene Alvin Villar <sea...@gmail.com> wrote: > By the way, Bing imagery is already available on Potlatch 2, not > Potlatch. You can access Potlatch 2 already at the main OSM website. > Just go to the area where you want to edit, hover over the Edit tab > until a small pop-up appears and click on the Potlatch 2 link. > > > On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 8:23 AM, Eugene Alvin Villar <sea...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Here is more information: >> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Bing >> >> And check first if the imagery is really rectified or aligned >> correctly; use GPS traces to confirm: >> http://blog.samat.org/p/Bing-Imagery-Misaligned-at-Lower-Zooms >> >> >> On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 7:40 AM, Eugene Alvin Villar <sea...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Hi guys, >>> >>> Here's the terms of use: >>> >>> http://opengeodata.org/microsoft-imagery-details >>> >>> Please read before tracing. :-) >>> >> > > > > -- > http://vaes9.codedgraphic.com > > _______________________________________________ > talk-ph mailing list > talk-ph@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph > -- cheers, maning ------------------------------------------------------ "Freedom is still the most radical idea of all" -N.Branden wiki: http://esambale.wikispaces.com/ blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/ ------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ talk-ph mailing list talk-ph@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph