Re: [HOT] Starting a new mapping project

2017-03-09 Thread Manuel Claeys Bouuaert
Hi Claire Thanks for your input. We will keep you in the loop! We will take te date of the imagery into account, thanks for pointing that out! Right now the question is whether we can find data that is good enough. I don't know the different ways to do this, so I'd be happy to learn about them

Re: [HOT] Starting a new mapping project

2017-03-09 Thread Claire Halleux
Hi Manuel, Blake, Good to hear that this project will be taking place! Please let us (OSM DRC) know the tags you are aiming to use, in particular for mapping potential mining sites, as well as the project hashtag; and make sure to have a validating team to clean the newly added data during or

Re: [HOT] Starting a new mapping project

2017-03-08 Thread Manuel Claeys Bouuaert
Hi Blake Thanks for your fast response! I've just sending you a shapefile of the Okapi national park in Northeast DRC through we-transfer- here is the download link again. The participating organisations would be the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), and NGO focused

Re: [HOT] Starting a new mapping project

2017-03-06 Thread Manuel Claeys Bouuaert
Hi Blake Thanks for your fast response! Enclosed you'll find a shapefile of the Okapi national park in Northeast DRC. The participating organisations would be the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), and NGO focused on protecting species worldwide, and the International Peace Information Service

Re: [HOT] Starting a new mapping project

2017-03-06 Thread Blake Girardot HOT/OSM
Hi Manuel, This is not a problem. The main criteria is that a humanitarian organization needs the data for field work. Please send me directly something that outlines the area you are interested in having mapped, shapefile, geojson or .osm file will work. As well as some details on the

[HOT] Starting a new mapping project

2017-03-06 Thread Manuel Claeys Bouuaert
Hi I've organised a few Missing maps events now, and for our next one, we are thinking of a new possible task in a nature reserver in DRC Congo. Together with a local partner, we'd like to map roads and residential areas in the park, and, if possible, also (illegal) mining activities. My