Have you talked to [email protected]? 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> >> 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 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Talk-ca mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> 外に遊びに行こう！ >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-ca mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca > >
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