That's a good point, but only if the surrounding areas are well mapped
in OSM. In my district of focus, I still encounter TIGER tangles as
soon as I cross the county border. I try to go a bit further knowing
that they answer partner district calls, and it's hard to stop when
there's so much
a major selling point can focus on out of district response; often
FDs know their own area well, but when they go to support other
companies they often don't know a whole lot about the place they're
responding to.
richard
On 2/3/20 6:59 PM, Mike N wrote:
> Mike,
> It is a rather unique set
Mike,
It is a rather unique set of circumstances that make this project
a good fit:
- The county does not map most driveways
- The degree of rural-ness, hills, and trees
- Most trees are deciduous, making the off-leaf imagery good for
locating hidden driveways.
- The region is
Mike,
That is a very compelling story. Thanks to you and the other OSM folks
involved for making it happen and to you for writing the diary entry. I
have often thought that OSM would be a great resource emergency responders
because in some areas it contains data that no one else has, but
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