I believe we have data all the way back to 2006 and have the information needed to construct them for past years all the way back to the first year in the desert. Kathleen, you can follow up with Andrew Johnstone <and...@adjohnstone.com> as he is closest to the BRC org and can help track that stuff down.
Have fun! Jeff On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 11:48 AM, Kathleen Danielson <kathleen.daniel...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
