Hi all, I opt for an integrated vision for the two environments (Wikimedia & OHM)
Maps upload/access > search/storage > warping > tasking > digitizing > contextualizing (linking to external data) > enriching > displaying Many of us already work across projects. How could be boost that? Susanna 2015-11-03 19:01 GMT+02:00 Sanjay Seth <[email protected]>: > Tim – > > Thanks for the reply. > > Is there any utility in developing a warp.openhistoricalmap.org instance > as well, since we will already be installing some kind of > tasks.openhistoricalmap.org in the near future? > > The Wikimaps Warper integration with OHM iD makes a lot of sense. Very > cool. It doesn’t seem like a good fit for this current project, though, as > the lack of a Tasking Manager to control the workflow would make > georeferencing and tracing ~175 maps a bit chaotic. That said, the ability > to import batch import control points and images is awesome – and would be > great for projects with a smaller number of maps and participants. > > Best, > -s > > — > > *Sanjay Seth* | Research Analyst > > Regional Plan Association > > (917) 546-4327 | rpa.org > > > From: Tim Waters <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2015 08:05:32 -0500 > To: Sanjay Seth <[email protected]> > Cc: Albin Larsson <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" < > [email protected]> > Subject: Re: [OHM] Building Infrastructure for OHM RPA Historic > Wetland Mapping > > Ahh yes, sorry, currently there are no plans for batch imports of maps for > public users. > > Organisations with hundreds or thousands of images tend to run their own > warper instance and connect it up to their repository and metadata > services, as everyone keeps their images and the data about the images in > different formats etc. An example from the US Govt - > http://warp.nepanode.anl.gov/ by the DoE / NEPA > > One solution we are building for public organisations and their old maps > is to add them to Wikimedia Commons and then import an entire Wiki Category > into the Wikimaps Warper. That warper also has an embedded > OpenHistoricalMap iD editor. This import process will be live before the > end of the month. This is also the project which will have the ability to > import batch control points. > > Regards, > > Tim > > > > > On 31 October 2015 at 18:21, Sanjay Seth <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the reply, Tim – and for building out a tool like mapwarper.net > . > > I was thinking more about batch import of maps, rather than control points. > > I've had a chance to play around with it a bit and was getting some of the > distortion you mentioned, which is likely unavoidable. I'm going to test > the same map in ArcGIS and in MapWarper – I have a feeling I will get a > similar amount of distortion in each. Some of it may come down to adding > points to adjust the map by eye. > > > ------------------------------ > > This email has been scanned for spam and viruses by Proofpoint Essentials > cloud email security - click here > <https://us1.proofpointessentials.com/index01.php?mod_id=11&mod_option=logitem&mid=772053975&rid=48209320&report=1> > to report this email as spam. > > > _______________________________________________ > Historic mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/historic > >
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