Re: [HOT] Emergency Mapathon in Burlington, VT - Ecuador Earthquake

2016-04-19 Thread noah ahles
Thanks so much for the information. I'll be sure to implement these protocols at the mapathon. Noah On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 7:43 PM, Mike Thompson wrote: > > > On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 5:24 PM, Suzan Reed wrote: > >> >> >> *1. Using the Area tool* >>

Re: [HOT] Emergency Mapathon in Burlington, VT - Ecuador Earthquake

2016-04-18 Thread Mike Thompson
On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 5:24 PM, Suzan Reed wrote: > > > *1. Using the Area tool* > a. Trace the exact outline of the building touching all four corners. > Accuracy is important. > I am not sure where it should go in the instructions, but we want the base of the building as

Re: [HOT] Emergency Mapathon in Burlington, VT - Ecuador Earthquake

2016-04-18 Thread Suzan Reed
Please let me know if there are any glaring errors! Suzan 3 steps to mapping buildings using iD Look for videos by Blake Girardot on Youtube for more information. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=042TbopS7HMRead the Introduction AND the Instructions carefully before Contributing. Using either a

Re: [HOT] Emergency Mapathon in Burlington, VT - Ecuador Earthquake

2016-04-18 Thread john whelan
There has been much discussion about mapping buildings recently in HOT and the Ecuador projects are for the most part buildings. If you are supplying machines then please install JOSM with the building_tool plugin which also implies JAVA. Mapping with the JOSM building_tool is fast and accurate,

[HOT] Emergency Mapathon in Burlington, VT - Ecuador Earthquake

2016-04-18 Thread noah ahles
Hi All, A 7.8 magnitude earthquake devastated the coastal region of Ecuador on Saturday, April 16th. This major event was followed by several aftershocks and has caused significant loss of life and damage to infrastructure (