Re: [HOT] Notes for the Ottawa summit

Hi John, Thanks for the mail. Tomorrow (Wednesday), HOT has booked a space at the Bier Markt on Sparks Street, people will be there from around 6:30ish, hope to see people there. http://www.thebiermarkt.com/ Thanks, Rebecca On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 10:51 AM, john whelan

Re: [HOT] sharing experiences: OSM mapping in 4 countries

There is so much satilitte imagery around that any potential foe could run up their own map very quickly. It's a bit like the GPS data signal. Yes the US used to degrade it but found the economic advantages were much better with an undegraded signal. It's probably about control more than

Re: [HOT] sharing experiences: OSM mapping in 4 countries

I guess the two words do look quite similar. The main concern regarding the security issue with the Government of Armenia was 1) that restricted military bases and infrastructure can be mapped on OSM, 2) people could tamper with data on OSM and 3) that building attributes uploaded to OSM via

Re: [HOT] Need orientation for mobile tools in desaster context

Hi Celine, I don't know how this process works in practice, but my understanding is that Digital Globe often provides pre-/post-disaster imagery for free. (Digital Global already makes some of their imagery available for OSM, and previously often supplied images for other humanitarian campaigns.)

Re: [HOT] Need orientation for mobile tools in desaster context

Hi, we're using CogniCity open source software. at the moment we still focused on floodings, but our future plan is extending the software use for other hazards (including earth quake). video about the software is here: https://youtu.be/O7VDjjeEdN8 (source code link is on the video description)

Re: [HOT] Need orientation for mobile tools in desaster context

Hi Emir + Daniel, Thanks a lot for your suggestions, we make an introduction e-mail yesterday to OpenAerialMap team (Cristiano and Nate). I expect they will start the conversation today. Hi Emir, I went through your website, it looks very interesting, do you have like a manual or Best practices

[HOT] Notes for the Ottawa summit

First welcome to Ottawa, its normally considered one of the safest Canadian cities and its fairly relaxed so enjoy your stay. The weather forecast is sunny with highs of 26 and lows of 12. The last airport shuttle bus ran more than five years ago. Your choices are either taxi, a rough estimate

Re: [HOT] sharing experiences: OSM mapping in 4 countries

Ta for the correction, I wonder how many others misread it. Cheerio John On 12 September 2017 at 08:42, Ralf Stephan wrote: > Armenian not American John > > On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 2:24 PM john whelan wrote: > >> >the Armenian government is worried