On 20-Aug-08, at 11:02 AM, Akshay Mishra wrote: >> I think a sprint could do it. We need a place with machines with at >> least 1 gb RAM at least and good internet connectivity. If we get 5-6 >> people, we can divide the city up and start moving the streets. We >> will have a couple of people who are experts in josm and potlatch to >> guide people who are having problems. NRC-FOSS would kick in with >> some funds for this if the place can be arranged. I am willing to >> come to Mumbai and coordinate things. If 6 people work for 20 hours >> in a sprint, we can do it. >> >> > > This would be very useful. Before this, can you put a small REAME > on what > all will be required ? If OSM is improved, it would be mightily > useful. > While I am skeptical about the time: 20 hour and it's feasibility but > willing to give it a shot. Tell me what to do.
OSM has an online editor called potlach. OSM also has permission to use Yahoo satellite imagery to do the tracing. I have made GPS tracks in various points of Mumbai and have verified that the Yahoo satellite image is accurate. The OSM data is pushed slightly to the northwest. This displacement is not consistent, so we cannot rectify it programmatically. We have to manually grab each road and move it. I have moved the juhu-tara road and done a little work in that area. You could check out by looking at the OSM map there. > We have mechanism to upload GPS co-ordinates in real time to a > server so > this should not be a worry. What else is needed. Maybe you need not > come > down here if you can remotely assist in the exercise. we need warm bodies who are willing to do some work. It is better if I am on the spot because the warm bodies need to be trained a bit. -- regards Kenneth Gonsalves Associate, NRC-FOSS [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://nrcfosshelpline.in/code/ -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
