Re: [OSM-talk] "NRCS basic OSM training" - low quality changesets in Nepal

[Dan Joseph]

Hi,
NRCS stands for Nepal Red Cross Society, so the people behind the edits are
part of the local community. The mappers would be local volunteers and may
not be comfortable responding to changeset comments that are written in
English. I would also guess that changeset comments were not part of the
training. Errant keys are relatively straight-forward to find and fix in
JOSM. If the tag value is legitimate local knowledge then a little bit of
cleanup work is worth it. Someone at the Nepal RC who does some GIS work is
aware of the data quality issues and working to fix it. Training people who
have access to smart-phones and computers and who regularly use map
services can be a challenge. Training people who don’t have such access is
even more of a challenge. The time before every edit is perfectly in line
with the established OSM guidelines is bound to be a bit longer. Changeset
comments such as "It's likely we have to fully delete it because it would
take days to clean everything up by hand." when talking about local
knowledge added by locals seems against the spirit of OSM.
All the best,
Dan

On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 3:21 PM, Jan Michel  wrote:

> Hi,
> I wrote some changeset comments as well as Michałs. None of the was
> answered up to now, despite many new edits have been made by the users.
>
> It's not just single mistakes, but they accumulate to a substantial amount
> of data, here's just a small excerpt of what I found:
>
> Key Occurences
> addr:tole127
> Addr:city19
> addr: opening time28
> addr: place24
> Addr:place35
> godawari municipality34
>
> New keys are "invented" every day. I think something should be done soon
> as cleaning this up is quite some effort. I wonder if there is somebody
> from the local community available to help?
>
> Jan
>
>
>
> On 18.06.2017 23:42, Andrew Hain wrote:
>
>> Have you tried politely making changeset comments asking this?
>>
>> --
>> Andrew
>> 
>> *From:* Michał Brzozowski 
>> *Sent:* 18 June 2017 21:32:16
>> *To:* talk@openstreetmap.org
>> *Subject:* [OSM-talk] "NRCS basic OSM training" - low quality changesets
>> in Nepal
>> There has been a number of users making very low quality edits
>> (lowercase names, wrong tags. geometry problems among others) in
>> Nepal. They all use this mysterious changeset description: "NRCS basic
>> OSM training"
>> If this is training, then the instructor clearly has no OSM expertise
>> required.
>> The mappers seem to make similar errors: misusing tags in addr:*
>> namespace, making up amenity=* tags, starting names from lower case.
>>
>
> Can we pin down who trains these mappers and demand them to stop and
>> take corrective action?
>>
>> Michał
>>
>
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[talk-ph] imagery alignment in Leyte

[Dan Joseph]

Hi,

The Philippine Red Cross and American Red Cross recently collected drone
imagery in 23 barangays in Leyte Province. We've made the image sets
available for download[1] and are working to process and upload the
orthomosiacs to OpenAerialMap. We don't have ground control points
collected in the field. We are planning on using satellite imagery to
slightly adjust the imagery alignment. The Digital Globe imagery is newer
and seems to be of higher quality than Bing but the two do not line up.
Does the OSM-PH community have opinion(s) about whether we should adjust to
match Bing and the existing OSM data or align to the DG standard imagery
and update the OSM data accordingly?

Salamat po and all the best,
Dan Joseph

[1]
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vX1C0k1TM0op9qQ0m8cXMUsMcUnzw3o7SE5dasOXbf8/edit?usp=sharing
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Re: [Talk-us] Need Your Help!

[Dan Joseph]

Hi Moira,

For understanding OSM and the editors, there is a ton of information
available online.
The Missing Maps website links to some tutorial videos:
http://www.missingmaps.org/contribute/#learn

And LearnOSM has details for everyone from beginners to advanced:
http://learnosm.org/en/

The Missing Maps website, on the same page as the materials about hosting a
mapathon, also has a directory of people who have offered to help answer
questions about organizing mapathons. You could search the list and try
reaching out to a few: http://www.missingmaps.org/host/#helper-map-contents

Good luck with your mapathon. Great to see more people getting involved.

All the best,
Dan

On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 5:16 PM, moira walsh  wrote:

>
> Hello,
> I'm in StCloud, Minnesota.  I'm planning a Mapathon for April.  I need
> technical support, remote or on the ground.  Date and time are up to you.
> I need to decide on those as soon as possible, but have waited to ensure we
> can fit your time schedule.
>
> We'll be working on Missing Maps  http://tasks.hotosm.org/
> ?sort_by=priority=asc=eliminate+malaria.
> Please,
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Re: [OSM-talk] OpenDroneMap and Portable OSM (POSM)

[Dan Joseph]

Hi Oleksiy,
Thanks for all the links and materials. Lots of good points. Looking
forward to reading through it.
All the best,
Dan

On Sat, Sep 3, 2016 at 1:49 PM, Oleksiy Muzalyev <
oleksiy.muzal...@bluewin.ch> wrote:

> On 02/09/16 22:06, Dan Joseph wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> The American Red Cross GIS Team is constantly looking for new ways to
> improve our workflows and learn from the OpenStreetMap and FOSS4G
> communities. The vast majority of the GIS analysis and map making we do is
> done using FOSS4G tools and we strive to be effective contributors as well
> as consumers.
>
> We've supported the development of Portable OSM (POSM <https://github.com/
> AmericanRedCross/posm> as an affordable (can be run on hardware costing
> less than $300) solution to make OpenStreetMap, OpenMapKit, and Field
> Papers available for deployments in connectivity-limited environments. POSM
> consolidates cloud-based tools into a portable server that acts as a
> temporary local data hub for digital mapping, surveying, and field media
> collection.
>
> The next stage of development is working with the folks at Stamen to
> incorporate OpenDroneMap (for processing UAV imagery) into the stack of
> software available for installation on a POSM. We'd love to hear your
> thoughts, concerns, use-cases, and other comments. Send us an email or
> leave an issue on the POSM GitHub repository <https://github.com/
> americanredcross/posm/issues>.
>
> - Dan Joseph
>
>
> Hi Dan,
>
> I use RPAS (remotely piloted aircraft systems) quite a lot for aerial
> photography and videography, both multirotor and fixed-wing. I fly in
> geographical regions for which there are orthorectified images, so I make
> mostly oblique aerial photographs and aerial videos. In Google Map there is
> a feature that one can see how many times his uploaded images were viewed.
> So I uploaded some of them to Google Maps to see if people are interested
> to view such oblique aerial images in relation to a map location. The
> result is six hundred aerial images were viewed more than seven million
> times already [1]. So it seems there is an interest.
>
> I also add aerial images and aerial videos to Wikipedia and then add
> wikipedia tag to the OSM map [2].
>
> The main issue with using a multirotor (quadcopter) for aerial photography
> is that its range is only 2 - 3 kilometers. It takes several hours to drive
> to an object and then it takes just twenty minutes to film it from the air.
> There is already technology with the long range of 40 and more kilometers,
> for example Dragonlink V3 [3]. For such a long range it would be already
> not a quad but a fixed-wing aircraft, and electric glider.
>
> Instead of long driving by car an electric glider could fly directly to an
> object and make aerial images and video. Glider has got only one motor and
> on a quiet day it does not even need it all the time, just to climb, and
> then it can glide for a while without a motor.
>
> But to pilot a long range RPAS one would need a special Permit for the
> operation of drones without direct eye contact [4]. And to obtain such a
> permit there should be an internal formal training and internal
> certification. A pilot of long range RPAS must know meteorology, weather
> patterns, know how to make defensive maneuvers in case of a large bird
> attack (not to hurt a protected bird and not to crash a RPAS), how to react
> to low flying manned aircraft, and many other things.
>
> Dragonlink V3 costs 336 USD, an electric glider with the wing span of two
> or more meters capable to carry a GoPro (or better) camera costs from 179.-
> USD [5]. So it is affordable and doable. With the range of 40+ km the
> aerial photography becomes scalable, and it has got a potential to change
> mapping. However, having a background in civil aviation [6], I am aware
> that for successful safe operations the formal training and certification
> are essential. Civil aviation authorities of a country should see that this
> is a serious organization, with a serious approach, otherwise no one will
> let us into an airspace.
>
> There is a special equipment for training readily available. For example,
> popular Spektrum and Futaba radio controllers have got wireless
> instructor-student link, so a student can pilot an RPAS without any risk,
> as an instructor can take control any moment.
>
> [1] https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/101802068168905320382/
> photos/@46.4410425,16.1201149,6z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m3!8m2!3m1!1e1
>
> [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyon_Castle (same video on youtube
> https://youtu.be/GsSVZfiJFnA )
>  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nyon-Castle-aerial-1.jpg
>
>  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilhorod-

Re: [OSM-talk] OpenDroneMap and Portable OSM (POSM)

[Dan Joseph]

Hi Rob,

Yes, that's the general plan. A more detailed overview of our initial
development goals are as follows:

1.Integrating OpenDroneMap with POSM:
○Installing and configuring ODM components within the POSM base system
○Determining approximate limitations on the number of source photos
that can be handled by standard POSM hardware
2.Uploading images:
○Raw image upload (unprocessed images sourced from a sUAS) using a web
form and/or fileshare
○Copying / uploading post-processed GeoTIFFs to POSM using a web form
and/or fileshare
3.GeoTIFF processing (externally sourced scenes and/or output from ODM):
○Chunking input images into Web Mercator tiles at the TMS zoom level
most closely corresponding to its native resolution
○Pyramiding (downsampling and merging) of generated tiles to produce
tiles for all appropriate zooms
4.Simple web interface for managing processing pipelines:
○Display progress in a web view while processing proceeds
○Permit cancellation, restart of ODM and tile processing
5.Consumption of tiled imagery for digitization through iD, etc:
○Output an MBTiles archive suitable for downloading, excerpting,
sharing with other tools, and serving up as an online TMS

People from both Red Cross and Stamen will be at SOTM.

All the best,
Dan


On Fri, Sep 2, 2016 at 7:13 PM, Rob Nickerson 
wrote:

> Hi Dan,
>
> Is the aim that you can send a drone up to collect images and have them
> automatically processed, stitched together and added to POSM (for later
> upload online)? I can see that being useful for communities the world over.
> We (my local team) have talked about testing drones but we aren't a
> particularly technical group so would struggle with the image processing.
> If POSM did it all for us then that would be amazing!
>
> Looking forward to hearing more about POSM at State of the Map Brussels.
>
> *Rob*
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[OSM-talk] OpenDroneMap and Portable OSM (POSM)

[Dan Joseph]

Hi All,

The American Red Cross GIS Team is constantly looking for new ways to
improve our workflows and learn from the OpenStreetMap and FOSS4G
communities. The vast majority of the GIS analysis and map making we do is
done using FOSS4G tools and we strive to be effective contributors as well
as consumers.

We've supported the development of Portable OSM (POSM <
https://github.com/AmericanRedCross/posm> as an affordable (can be run on
hardware costing less than $300) solution to make OpenStreetMap,
OpenMapKit, and Field Papers available for deployments in
connectivity-limited environments. POSM consolidates cloud-based tools into
a portable server that acts as a temporary local data hub for digital
mapping, surveying, and field media collection.

The next stage of development is working with the folks at Stamen to
incorporate OpenDroneMap (for processing UAV imagery) into the stack of
software available for installation on a POSM. We'd love to hear your
thoughts, concerns, use-cases, and other comments. Send us an email or
leave an issue on the POSM GitHub repository <
https://github.com/americanredcross/posm/issues>.

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Re: [Talk-ca] Red Cross and Fort McMurray Fires

[Dan Joseph]

Hi, that url looks like the one from the gov't of Alberta web viewer. If
that's the case it pretty clearly states on the welcome page (emphasis
mine):

Satellite image source: Pléaides-1A © CNES 2016, Distribution AIRBUS DS,
all rights reserved. Use of this imagery is subject to the Airbus Defence
and Space Web License for Non-Commercial Use, January, 2015. *Users may
view the image; must not download, store, copy, transfer or reverse
engineer the image in any way or use the image to create a database and/or
a derivative work*; and must contact AIRBUS DS to obtain a full license.
Base Map Data provided by the Government of Alberta under the Alberta Open
Government Licence. Cadastral and Dispositions Data provided by Alberta
Data Partnerships. Other data are provided by the ministry of Alberta
Environment and Parks (AEP). No base feature data can be reproduced or
distributed without the prior written permission of the Government of
Alberta.


Can you please clarify the source of the imagery and the licensing around
it?

On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 2:09 PM, Denis Carriere <carriere.de...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> If anyone is interested in using this custom imagery in JOSM or iD, here
> is the URL:
>
>
> https://cdn.albertamapservices.ca/genesis_tokenauth/rest/services/Pleiades_RGB_Ft_McMurray_Fire_50cm/20160506/MapServer/tile/{zoom}/{y}/{x}
>
> You can clearly see the damaged buildings:
>
> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CihrvYmU4AALP5N.jpg:large
>
>
> *~~*
> *Denis Carriere*
> *GIS Project Manager*
>
> *Twitter: @DenisCarriere <https://twitter.com/DenisCarriere/>*
> *OSM: DenisCarriere <https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/DenisCarriere>*
> GitHub: DenisCarriere <https://github.com/DenisCarriere>
> Email: carriere.de...@gmail.com
>
> On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 1:40 PM, Dan Joseph <dan.b.jos...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi James,
>>
>> What was the source for the traced damage extent estimates? I was
>> cross-referencing between the satellite imagery the Alberta government has
>> made available for viewing at
>> https://cdn.albertamapservices.ca/FortMcMurray/ and the extent polygons
>> up on OSM tagged name="Fort McMurray Fire Damage Estimate" and there
>> seemed to be differences. Also, I can't find the source now, but remember
>> hearing that no schools were destroyed but am seeing several schools in the
>> OSM damage extent polygons.
>>
>> Thanks and all the best,
>> Dan
>>
>> On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 5:16 PM, James <james2...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello everyone OsmCanada had a meeting tonight and have traced polygons
>>> estimating the areas damaged and have named them "Fort McMurray Fire Damage
>>> Estimate". They are tagged as brownfield as the buildings have been
>>> destroyed or burnt down. The major areas affected are Thickwood, Beacon
>>> Hill and Abasand. We thought this may help the red cross immensely.
>>>
>>> Big thank you to Rps333 for the help.
>>>
>>> On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 2:56 PM, Dan Joseph <dan.b.jos...@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi John,
>>>>
>>>> Dale is the American Red Cross GIS Team Lead. I'm on his team and have
>>>> been deployed to Canada to work in-person with the Canadian Red Cross. In
>>>> terms of OSM-CA / Red Cross coordination, I can be considered the point of
>>>> contact on the RC side until someone within Canadian Red Cross is ready and
>>>> willing to take it on.
>>>>
>>>> All the best,
>>>> Dan
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 2:44 PM, john whelan <jwhelan0...@gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Have you talked to dale.ku...@redcross.org?
>>>>>
>>>>> A coordinated approach might be better.  OSM can use data obtained
>>>>> through the Gov Canada open data portal and has done in the past as far as
>>>>> I am aware.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks John
>>>>>
>>>>> On 13 May 2016 at 14:37, Dan Joseph <dan.b.jos...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi James,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It looks like some good progress is being made on the tasks.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Tasks #22 and #23 are focused on mapping different features but it
>>>>>> looks like #24 overlaps in focus. Perhaps that task should be archived
>>>>>> until the other two are completed to avoid confusion among newcomers to 
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> site?

Re: [Talk-ca] Red Cross and Fort McMurray Fires

[Dan Joseph]

Hi James,

What was the source for the traced damage extent estimates? I was
cross-referencing between the satellite imagery the Alberta government has
made available for viewing at
https://cdn.albertamapservices.ca/FortMcMurray/ and the extent polygons up
on OSM tagged name="Fort McMurray Fire Damage Estimate" and there seemed to
be differences. Also, I can't find the source now, but remember hearing
that no schools were destroyed but am seeing several schools in the OSM
damage extent polygons.

Thanks and all the best,
Dan

On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 5:16 PM, James <james2...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello everyone OsmCanada had a meeting tonight and have traced polygons
> estimating the areas damaged and have named them "Fort McMurray Fire Damage
> Estimate". They are tagged as brownfield as the buildings have been
> destroyed or burnt down. The major areas affected are Thickwood, Beacon
> Hill and Abasand. We thought this may help the red cross immensely.
>
> Big thank you to Rps333 for the help.
>
> On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 2:56 PM, Dan Joseph <dan.b.jos...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi John,
>>
>> Dale is the American Red Cross GIS Team Lead. I'm on his team and have
>> been deployed to Canada to work in-person with the Canadian Red Cross. In
>> terms of OSM-CA / Red Cross coordination, I can be considered the point of
>> contact on the RC side until someone within Canadian Red Cross is ready and
>> willing to take it on.
>>
>> All the best,
>> Dan
>>
>> On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 2:44 PM, john whelan <jwhelan0...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Have you talked to dale.ku...@redcross.org?
>>>
>>> A coordinated approach might be better.  OSM can use data obtained
>>> through the Gov Canada open data portal and has done in the past as far as
>>> I am aware.
>>>
>>> Thanks John
>>>
>>> On 13 May 2016 at 14:37, Dan Joseph <dan.b.jos...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi James,
>>>>
>>>> It looks like some good progress is being made on the tasks.
>>>>
>>>> Tasks #22 and #23 are focused on mapping different features but it
>>>> looks like #24 overlaps in focus. Perhaps that task should be archived
>>>> until the other two are completed to avoid confusion among newcomers to the
>>>> site?
>>>>
>>>> Task #23 only provides minimal instructions (*Add address data via
>>>> GeoBase. Add missing Roads and Street names.*). Would more people feel
>>>> comfortable contributing if detailed instructions were included? It seemed
>>>> the task is referring to the dataset described here:
>>>> http://ftp2.cits.rncan.gc.ca/pub/geobase/official/nrn_rrn/doc/NRN.pdf
>>>>   Is the Canada open government licence compatible with OSM?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks and all the best,
>>>>
>>>> Dan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 2:21 PM, James <james2...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> What exactly do you need of me? Prioritize areas to get mapped? We
>>>>> have tasks for the buildings, addresses and streets(which I think have 
>>>>> been
>>>>> imported via CanVec) and a validation layer
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 2:14 PM, Dan Joseph <dan.b.jos...@gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi everyone,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm helping coordinate the Canadian Red Cross' use of GIS in their
>>>>>> activities responding to the Fort McMurray fires. Staff has been very 
>>>>>> busy
>>>>>> but we're ramping up and exploring options for how to leverage different
>>>>>> tools and data sources to support the Red Cross operations. The focus is 
>>>>>> on
>>>>>> the evacuees, many of which have dispersed to distant locations around 
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> country. When residents are allowed to return to the town and longer-term
>>>>>> recovery activities become a priority, I foresee having an excellent OSM
>>>>>> base layer as being a valuable asset. Both for facilitating operational
>>>>>> decisions, and demonstrating the power of the OSM community and easily
>>>>>> accessible geo-data with an open license!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I would love to connect with those involved in coordinating the
>>>>>> current tasks up on http://tasks.osmcanada.ca/. Is the best channel
>>>>>> of communication through this list or via Skype or some other means?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> All the best,
>>>>>> Dan Joseph
>>>>>>
>>>>>> GIS Officer | International Services | American Red Cross
>>>>>> Skype danielbjoseph  |  Twitter @danbjoseph  |  OSM ID danbjoseph
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Re: [Talk-ca] Red Cross and Fort McMurray Fires

[Dan Joseph]

Hi John,

Dale is the American Red Cross GIS Team Lead. I'm on his team and have been
deployed to Canada to work in-person with the Canadian Red Cross. In terms
of OSM-CA / Red Cross coordination, I can be considered the point of
contact on the RC side until someone within Canadian Red Cross is ready and
willing to take it on.

All the best,
Dan

On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 2:44 PM, john whelan <jwhelan0...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Have you talked to dale.ku...@redcross.org?
>
> A coordinated approach might be better.  OSM can use data obtained through
> the Gov Canada open data portal and has done in the past as far as I am
> aware.
>
> Thanks John
>
> On 13 May 2016 at 14:37, Dan Joseph <dan.b.jos...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi James,
>>
>> It looks like some good progress is being made on the tasks.
>>
>> Tasks #22 and #23 are focused on mapping different features but it looks
>> like #24 overlaps in focus. Perhaps that task should be archived until the
>> other two are completed to avoid confusion among newcomers to the site?
>>
>> Task #23 only provides minimal instructions (*Add address data via
>> GeoBase. Add missing Roads and Street names.*). Would more people feel
>> comfortable contributing if detailed instructions were included? It seemed
>> the task is referring to the dataset described here:
>> http://ftp2.cits.rncan.gc.ca/pub/geobase/official/nrn_rrn/doc/NRN.pdf
>> Is the Canada open government licence compatible with OSM?
>>
>> Thanks and all the best,
>>
>> Dan
>>
>>
>> On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 2:21 PM, James <james2...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> What exactly do you need of me? Prioritize areas to get mapped? We have
>>> tasks for the buildings, addresses and streets(which I think have been
>>> imported via CanVec) and a validation layer
>>>
>>> On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 2:14 PM, Dan Joseph <dan.b.jos...@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi everyone,
>>>>
>>>> I'm helping coordinate the Canadian Red Cross' use of GIS in their
>>>> activities responding to the Fort McMurray fires. Staff has been very busy
>>>> but we're ramping up and exploring options for how to leverage different
>>>> tools and data sources to support the Red Cross operations. The focus is on
>>>> the evacuees, many of which have dispersed to distant locations around the
>>>> country. When residents are allowed to return to the town and longer-term
>>>> recovery activities become a priority, I foresee having an excellent OSM
>>>> base layer as being a valuable asset. Both for facilitating operational
>>>> decisions, and demonstrating the power of the OSM community and easily
>>>> accessible geo-data with an open license!
>>>>
>>>> I would love to connect with those involved in coordinating the current
>>>> tasks up on http://tasks.osmcanada.ca/. Is the best channel of
>>>> communication through this list or via Skype or some other means?
>>>>
>>>> All the best,
>>>> Dan Joseph
>>>>
>>>> GIS Officer | International Services | American Red Cross
>>>> Skype danielbjoseph  |  Twitter @danbjoseph  |  OSM ID danbjoseph
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Re: [Talk-ca] Red Cross and Fort McMurray Fires

[Dan Joseph]

Hi James,

It looks like some good progress is being made on the tasks.

Tasks #22 and #23 are focused on mapping different features but it looks
like #24 overlaps in focus. Perhaps that task should be archived until the
other two are completed to avoid confusion among newcomers to the site?

Task #23 only provides minimal instructions (*Add address data via GeoBase.
Add missing Roads and Street names.*). Would more people feel comfortable
contributing if detailed instructions were included? It seemed the task is
referring to the dataset described here:
http://ftp2.cits.rncan.gc.ca/pub/geobase/official/nrn_rrn/doc/NRN.pdf   Is
the Canada open government licence compatible with OSM?

Thanks and all the best,

Dan


On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 2:21 PM, James <james2...@gmail.com> wrote:

> What exactly do you need of me? Prioritize areas to get mapped? We have
> tasks for the buildings, addresses and streets(which I think have been
> imported via CanVec) and a validation layer
>
> On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 2:14 PM, Dan Joseph <dan.b.jos...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I'm helping coordinate the Canadian Red Cross' use of GIS in their
>> activities responding to the Fort McMurray fires. Staff has been very busy
>> but we're ramping up and exploring options for how to leverage different
>> tools and data sources to support the Red Cross operations. The focus is on
>> the evacuees, many of which have dispersed to distant locations around the
>> country. When residents are allowed to return to the town and longer-term
>> recovery activities become a priority, I foresee having an excellent OSM
>> base layer as being a valuable asset. Both for facilitating operational
>> decisions, and demonstrating the power of the OSM community and easily
>> accessible geo-data with an open license!
>>
>> I would love to connect with those involved in coordinating the current
>> tasks up on http://tasks.osmcanada.ca/. Is the best channel of
>> communication through this list or via Skype or some other means?
>>
>> All the best,
>> Dan Joseph
>>
>> GIS Officer | International Services | American Red Cross
>> Skype danielbjoseph  |  Twitter @danbjoseph  |  OSM ID danbjoseph
>>
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[Talk-ca] Red Cross and Fort McMurray Fires

[Dan Joseph]

Hi everyone,

I'm helping coordinate the Canadian Red Cross' use of GIS in their
activities responding to the Fort McMurray fires. Staff has been very busy
but we're ramping up and exploring options for how to leverage different
tools and data sources to support the Red Cross operations. The focus is on
the evacuees, many of which have dispersed to distant locations around the
country. When residents are allowed to return to the town and longer-term
recovery activities become a priority, I foresee having an excellent OSM
base layer as being a valuable asset. Both for facilitating operational
decisions, and demonstrating the power of the OSM community and easily
accessible geo-data with an open license!

I would love to connect with those involved in coordinating the current
tasks up on http://tasks.osmcanada.ca/. Is the best channel of
communication through this list or via Skype or some other means?

All the best,
Dan Joseph

GIS Officer | International Services | American Red Cross
Skype danielbjoseph  |  Twitter @danbjoseph  |  OSM ID danbjoseph
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