Filipe, those are good general references. There are Nepal-specific tracing and tagging tips on http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Nepal_remote_mapping_guide, especially see the Common Features and Tagging sections.
Cheers, Brad On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 8:27 AM, Filipe Santana Lopes < [email protected]> wrote: > Hey Jonathan, > > Some more information you have on the wiki page of openstreetmap: > > How to tag highways (roads, paths, etc): > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:highway > > How to tag waterways: > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:waterway > > How to tag buldings: > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:building > > Give only information in, of you are certain about. > > When you are saving the information, tell what you have done, and what is > still missing mapping in that field. > > Best regards, > Filipe Santana Lopes > > » Cell +351 918426834 > » LinkedIn (pt.linkedin.com/pub/filipe-santana-lopes/11/627/283) > » Student in Masters in Science and Geographic Information Systems ( > [email protected]|www.isegi.unl.pt) > » Member of International Association of Emergency Managers (www.iaem.com) > > > 2015-04-29 14:13 GMT+01:00 Nick Allen <[email protected]>: > >> Jonathan, >> >> Thank you for the feedback which is exactly what we need. >> >> Have you looked at http://learnosm.org/en/coordination/remote/ & could >> you give some feedback on it - I am one of the people who try to make it >> useful. Feedback can be given by clicking on the pencil symbol on the >> site, sending an email to me, or in a number of other ways. >> >> Also, where and how would you expect links to resources - many of us are >> aware of the need and need feedback on the how. >> >> Nick >> >> Volunteer 'Tallguy' for >> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team >> >> http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Tallguy >> >> Treasurer, website & Bonus Ball admin for >> http://www.6thswanleyscouts.org.uk/ ([email protected]) >> On 29 Apr 2015 13:45, "Jonathan Webb" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I am one of the newcomers. I am not a GIS scientist & learnt on the job >>> and am relatively lightweight, however I know that I am perfectly capable >>> of making a contribution but the (HOT)OSM process is not clear: >>> >>> As is mentioned in several previous posts*, there is a lack of guidance >>> and aims. >>> >>> I have spent most of this morning not contributing because I have been >>> trying to find out what to do & how to do it. I am not stupid and if I >>> have missed a link to instructions, then how many other (willing to learn) >>> people have? As part of the strategy to maintain quality, surely the >>> signposts to learning should be given great prominence & be unmissable? >>> >>> Are the aims of disaster mapping different to those of other mapping ? >>> In an non-emergency one can spend some time trying to work out what a >>> feature's properties are. Also, for example, how to interpret from poor >>> imagery say a path or track is it suitable for vehicles etc, or whether to >>> even include it. >>> >>> Jonathan Webb >>> >>> * >>> >* As a lot of people get to know HOT/OSM for the first time during >>> *>* disasters, it might be also helpful if we can draft an HOT FAQ (I >>> actually >>> *>* couldn't find one, please enlighten me if there's already one) CLKAO* >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Jonathan Webb >>> Freelance GIS Specialist >>> 07941 921905 >>> http://www.jwebbgis.co.uk >>> http://uk.linkedin.com/in/jwebbgis >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> HOT mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> HOT mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > >
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