It would be nice to use the flooded street data coming in from http://osm-in.github.io/flood-map/chennai.html <http://osm-in.github.io/flood-map/chennai.html#> to match with photos from the photo reporting app.
Could anyone see the photos that are being contributed? The web based live map is giving me an error: https://unosatgis.cern.ch/webmap/UNOSAT_LIVE/Operative/?config=config_UN_ASIGN.xml On Sat, Nov 28, 2015 at 9:46 PM, srinivas kodali <[email protected]> wrote: > Something I came across for flood mapping chennai > > UN needs help in mapping flooded areas in Chennai city: > > I work with UNOSAT, part of the UN institute for training and research in > Geneva. We mainly work with mapping disasters, both man-made and natural. > Here are two maps we have produced so far for the recent floods in Chennai: > > http://www.unitar.org/unosat/node/44/2312 > http://www.unitar.org/unosat/node/44/2311 > > As you can see, the waters within the city limits are hard to identify > with our satellite sensors. They work through clouds and even during night > but goes haywire with concrete. > > What we are looking for is mainly pictures to assist us with ground truth. > We have our own free mobile app called UN-ASIGN, available in all platforms. > > https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ansur.asign.un > > https://www.microsoft.com/…/store/apps/un-asign/9nblgggzk5qq > <https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/apps/un-asign/9nblgggzk5qq> > > https://itunes.apple.com/ke/app/un-asign/id507125097… > <https://itunes.apple.com/ke/app/un-asign/id507125097?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4> > > This app lets people to take pictures which are automatically geocoded > with lat,long and uploaded to our live map online. This will not only help > us improve the accuracy of satellite detected waters, but also for common > public and government (if they would) to learn more about the extent of > situation from the ground. > > A small article can be found here: > http://geoawesomeness.com/disaster-can-help/ > > I appreciate any help we can get, and since its my hometown, I am taking > personal efforts to collect more data from any source I can. > > Even a single picture adds to the world map and makes a difference. > > Thanks a lot ! Please feel free to mail back if you have any questions > [email protected] > > Regards, > Srinivas Kodali > www.lostprogrammer.com > *"Not everyone who wanders is lost, I am probably a bit"* > > -- > Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. Know more > about us by visiting http://datameet.org > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "datameet" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Arun Ganesh (planemad) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Planemad> -- Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. Know more about us by visiting http://datameet.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "datameet" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
