You know in reading the article, it sounds like they're using Google Earth (the application) to view a kml of camps/data over imagery. I don't think OSM is the answer for what they're doing--even the haiticrisismap doesn't have those sort of kml in it, as far as I can tell, but maybe there are other sites that mash things up? The article doesn't talk about Google MapMaker or roads data at all.
I *am* curious about what data is used on the maps in the Mapping and GIS section of http://www.cccmhaiti.info/, which was referenced in the article. Cheers, Brad On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 9:06 AM, Mikel Maron <[email protected]> wrote: > We could ping Victor Keegan > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/feb/04/mapping-open-source-victor-keegan > > == Mikel Maron == > +254(0)724899738 @mikel s:mikelmaron > http://mapkibera.org/ > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Haiti > > ________________________________ > From: Peteris Krisjanis <[email protected]> > To: clara <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > Sent: Thu, March 4, 2010 3:44:05 PM > Subject: Re: [Talk-ht] google earth to map survivors... > > Hi! > > Well, I think it is worth to: > 1) Inform journalist and Guardian (in, of course, very civil and > informative manner) about OSM efforts to map camps. It is very easy to > confuse things. Maybe someone helped to confuse things. Who knows. > 2) Understand that one article can't cancel about 10 or 15 of articles > about OSM and CrisisCommons, so don't worry - OSM is recognized, > community work on Haiti is praised and I think in the end real effect > on things matters. > > Anyway, it is nice to see that new technologies really help people in > need. That's why I'm doin IT and OSM in first place. > > Cheers, > Peter. > > 2010/3/4 clara <[email protected]>: >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Hi, >> >> looks like Google Earth has the better PR department, or the Guardian >> has some lazy Latin America correspondent >> >> http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/04/haiti-aid-workers-google-earth >> >> Unfortunately it's not possible to comment on that article >> >> greetings >> clara >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >> Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) >> Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org >> >> iEYEARECAAYFAkuPpoYACgkQFG+ybKbbdMDwuQCgyySwAH7Yz1+1Eg8Qa40DMgWf >> M4kAmwdLzRsSKwnYvrw4YqRTTMLbS842 >> =khrt >> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Talk-ht mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ht >> > > > > -- > mortigi tempo > Pēteris Krišjānis > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-ht mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ht > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-ht mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ht > > _______________________________________________ Talk-ht mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ht
