I just raise issues, this one looks challenging to say the least. Thanks John
On 12 January 2015 at 21:15, Blake Girardot <bgirar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 1/13/2015 2:57 AM, john whelan wrote: > > > There seems to be an alignment problem, the Bing imagery doesn't exactly > > match the Next View imagery. > > > Jorieke might have a different opinion and his is the authority :) but it > looks to me like the new nextview imagery is better aligned than bing. I > would use it as the main georeference. In addition most things will be > mapped with Nextview so might as well keep them all consistent. > > How did I come to the NextView is better aligned conclusion? > > visit this spot in JOSM: > > https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=19/23.750183/90.368716 > > And load the bing, nextview and "OpenStreetMap GPS Traces" (JOSM Imagery > Preferences again, select up top, use the arrow in the middle to move it to > the bottom list) > > It is a divided street, you will see Bing has traces going off the side of > the road and down the middle of the trees on the divider, the nextview > imagery has the traces nicely on each side of the divider on the streets. > > Hence, to me it looks like the nextview is better aligned. > > Again, Jorieke would be the authority. > > Hope that helps. > > cheers, > Blake > > > > > >> Cheerio John >> >> On 12 January 2015 at 18:10, Jorieke Vyncke <jorieke.vyn...@gmail.com >> <mailto:jorieke.vyn...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> Hi HOT mappers! >> >> Next week HOT will start mapping "in the field" again! Under the >> umbrella of the Missing Maps Project we will map some neighbourhoods >> of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. >> >> We have mobilized the local Bangladeshi OSM community and they are >> ready to collect local points of interest, names, ... Pete Masters >> (as coordinator of the Missing Maps Project) and I are going to >> support the local OSM-ers. >> >> The local community is mapping already, but the help of the >> worldwide mapping community is welcome to help to prepare the field >> survey. Last week there was a mapping party in London, and they did >> a great job, but there is still more work to be done... >> >> It would be great to have a (rough) basemap of Hazaribagh >> <https://www.google.be/search?q=Hazaribagh&es_sm=93&source= >> lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=41G0VMitMNLraNy5gJgB&ved= >> 0CAkQ_AUoAg&biw=1242&bih=585#tbm=isch&q=Hazaribagh+dhaka>and >> Kamrangirchar >> <https://www.google.be/search?q=Hazaribagh&es_sm=93&source= >> lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=41G0VMitMNLraNy5gJgB&ved= >> 0CAkQ_AUoAg&biw=1242&bih=585#tbm=isch&q=Kamrangirchar+dhaka> by >> next saturday. The areas are two very vulnerable neigbourhoods in >> Dhaka where a lot of ngos are active. >> >> So for this we count on your joint forces! >> >> Mapping tasks: >> - http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/838 >> - http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/831 >> >> Validation task: >> - http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/833 >> >> But watch out, these are not easy tasks, because the areas are so >> crowded. I made a small presentation on how you best can map the >> areas. You can find it back in the instructions of each task. >> >> Looking foreward to see the tasks moving :-) >> >> Best greetings! >> >> Jorieke >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> HOT mailing list >> HOT@openstreetmap.org <mailto:HOT@openstreetmap.org> >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> HOT mailing list >> HOT@openstreetmap.org >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >> >>
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