Do we have shapefiles for previous years? Even if we can't do 2013 yet it might be fun to work on the last couple of years.
On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 2:45 PM, Jeffrey Johnson <ortel...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 11:43 AM, Michal Migurski <m...@teczno.com> wrote: > > Black Rock City moves slightly each year, to minimize impact on any > particular spot in the playa. The streets are also given new names, and the > city expands to accommodate additional population growth. It's effectively > a totally new geography each time. > > > > Mikel has been involved in the project in the past, and been given > advance private access to survey shapefiles. > > Yup, we have them for this year already, but are not always allowed to > release them without permission. Will report back ASAP. > > > -mike. > > > > On Aug 5, 2013, at 11:36 AM, Kathleen Danielson wrote: > > > >> I only know a little about Burning Man (seriously, just what I read in > Cory Doctorow's Homeland), but mapping BRC makes sense to me. > >> > >> Is it on the exact same location every year? In that case it seems like > it would make sense to update the map annually. If they are on different > parts of the dessert each year, it would probably make sense to map each > one, but once the city is torn down, modify the tags to indicate a past > structure. The Historical OSM folks would probably have better guidance on > the best way to do this. > >> > >> Either way, it seems like this could be a really neat way to preserve > Black Rock City. > >> > >> Are any OSM folks going to be at Burning Man this year? > >> > >> > >> On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 2:25 PM, Clay Smalley <claysmal...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> So Black Rock City is mapped on OpenStreetMap... twice. And both are > old versions (the city as it was in 2008 and 2009). Anyone know why this > is? Should the two old cities be deleted and replaced with the 2013 city? > >> > >> I have a feeling that this could be a fun publicity opportunity for > OSM, if we're the first ones to map out Black Rock City during Burning Man. > Not to mention that the kind of people who go to Burning Man would probably > rather support OSM over Google Maps, given someone tells them about OSM. It > brings in people from everywhere, so ideally they could go back to their > respective communities and possibly get more involved in local OSM mapping. > >> > >> Just ranting a pipe dream. Does this sound realistic? > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Talk-us mailing list > >> Talk-us@openstreetmap.org > >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Talk-us mailing list > >> Talk-us@openstreetmap.org > >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > michal migurski- contact info and pgp key: > > sf/ca http://mike.teczno.com/contact.html > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Talk-us mailing list > > Talk-us@openstreetmap.org > > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-us mailing list > Talk-us@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us >
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