I think this is the location of Gandhi sagar Earlier reports indicated Vasuki Taal, however that is not feeding Kedarnath area in any way
30.7451, 79.0522 This glacial lake was under "Kedar Dome". Due to heavy cloudburst, Kedar dome burst, and all the water in this lake was released. Downstream it damaged all river towns. Small villages like SyalSaur, Chandpuri have disappeared. There was a Govt rest house(GMVN) at Syalsaur and now its gone On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 3:12 PM, Ishan Chattopadhyaya < [email protected]> wrote: > As per the Wikipedia article, it seems this is the location of the glacier: > > http://tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Chorabari_Glacier¶ms=30_45_27_N_79_03_27_E_type:glacier_region:IN > Not sure where to find the lake (Chorabari Tal). Tried sifting through > Flickr photographs, but none of them (with suitable license) had a geotag. > > > On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 2:52 PM, Arun Ganesh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> In the process of trying to figure out how the destruction of Kedarnath >> happened, I updated the map in the area with natural features and it >> exposes the vulnerable location of the shrine: >> http://osm.org/go/zsVPtLx >> >> I am still unable to locate Chorabari Tal (Gandhi Sagar) whose breach >> caused an avalanche of mud and rocks downhill. Any help from trekkers? >> >> >> On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 6:23 AM, Pierre Béland <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Thanks Ishan for these reports. I added two new Task manager jobs for >>> these two areas and revised the wiki page accordingly. >>> >>> These areas are very isolated and the roads connecting to these >>> localities are not all traced. We will add instructions in the wiki page >>> to trace or revise these roads. >>> >>> Taking into account the important landslides in the area, it is also >>> important to trace the various streams and locate the residential areas. >>> Instructions will also be added in the wiki page. >>> >>> Pierre >>> >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Task Manager Jobs >>> >>> Harsil area >>> http://tasks.hotosm.org/job/263 >>> >>> Badrinath and Mana >>> http://tasks.hotosm.org/job/264 >>> >>> wiki page >>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/2013_North_India_floods >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> *De :* Ishan Chattopadhyaya <[email protected]> >>> *À :* Pierre Béland <[email protected]> >>> *Cc :* "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; OpenStreetMap >>> in India <[email protected]> >>> *Envoyé le :* Dimanche 23 juin 2013 19h21 >>> *Objet :* Re: 2013 North India Floods : Follow-up and mapping >>> coordination >>> >>> Thanks Pierre, >>> Recently, I saw media reports that Badrinath and Harsil (near >>> Uttarkashi) make up the current focus of rescue and relief. >>> >>> http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/All-pilgrims-rescued-from-Kedarnath-focus-shifts-to-Badrinath-and-Harsil/articleshow/20734070.cms >>> Regards, >>> Ishan >>> (user:chatman) >>> >>> On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 12:06 AM, Pierre Béland <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>> To facilitate the follow-up on this activity, I have renamed the object >>> of the email from [HOT] [Talk-in] Fw: [CrisisMappers] 25 killed; 24,000 >>> stranded as rain wreaks havoc in Uttarakhand, India >>> >>> A Task manager job have been created for Haridwar urban area. See >>> http://tasks.hotosm.org/job/260 >>> Hot Contributor are invited to contribute by mapping these areas. >>> >>> For people with knowledge of the present situation in north of India, >>> please report other areas that you think they should be mapped in priority. >>> Please report to this list and describe the situation. >>> >>> The people with local knowledge can also contribute greatly to the map >>> by geolocating and adding description to the public services buildings, >>> hospital, schools, shelter places, etc. >>> >>> Wiki page where more informations and instructions are provided about >>> this emergency. >>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/2013_North_India_floods >>> >>> Pierre >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> *De :* Pierre Béland <[email protected]> >>> *À :* Ishan Chattopadhyaya <[email protected]> >>> *Cc :* OpenStreetMap in India <[email protected]>; " >>> [email protected]" <[email protected]> >>> *Envoyé le :* Dimanche 23 juin 2013 11h41 >>> *Objet :* Re: [HOT] [Talk-in] Fw: [CrisisMappers] 25 killed; 24,000 >>> stranded as rain wreaks havoc in Uttarakhand, India >>> >>> Ishan, >>> >>> To reassure you and the India community, we are many at HOT to follow >>> the situation. Has you saw, Harry and Andrew have started to document a >>> wiki page were mapping priorities are expressed. It is suggested to start >>> mapping the major roads and rivers. >>> >>> The next step is to establish other mapping priorities. For urban areas, >>> we can create rapidly Tasking Manager jobs to facilitate Remote mapping by >>> the larger OSM community and add the corresponding information in the Wiki >>> Page. Could the India community identify these zones to cover? >>> >>> When such a crisis emerge, we start from the Hot Discussion list to >>> monitor, create a wiki page and decide collectively the priorities. This >>> first step is to monitor the sitution and facilitate remote mapping by the >>> larger community. We proceeded this way in Mali in 2012. For a year, we >>> were able to trace large zones before we passed to the Activation status in >>> 2013 and coordinated with OCHA and Humanitarian NGO's. >>> >>> Activation is an other step of priority where more coordination is >>> necessary with humanitarian partners or UN Agencies that request our >>> participation. >>> >>> Pierre >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> *De :* Ishan Chattopadhyaya <[email protected]> >>> *À :* Harry Wood <[email protected]> >>> *Cc :* OpenStreetMap in India <[email protected]>; " >>> [email protected]" <[email protected]> >>> *Envoyé le :* Dimanche 23 juin 2013 7h27 >>> *Objet :* Re: [HOT] [Talk-in] Fw: [CrisisMappers] 25 killed; 24,000 >>> stranded as rain wreaks havoc in Uttarakhand, India >>> >>> Wow, this is great. Can we create a hot job on the tasks.hotosm.org and >>> link it to the wiki? >>> >>> On Sun, Jun 23, 2013 at 4:22 PM, Harry Wood <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>> Guys, I already announced a wiki page coordinating a response to this >>> disaster a day and half ago: >>> >>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/2013_North_India_floods >>> Thanks to Reneman and AndrewBuck who responded quite rapidly by >>> investigating mapping possibilities and adding more info to that page. >>> >>> >>> You guys seem to have missed my mailing post and yellow lable on the >>> 'India' wiki page. I feel like something went wrong in that process. >>> >>> >>> Looking ahead, maybe we' should ramping this up into more of an >>> 'activation'. >>> >>> Next steps? >>> * tasking manager job? I think the city of Dehradun >>> http://osm.org/go/zm8r~jUM- presents the best opportunity for obvious >>> beginner-friendly mapping tasks. >>> * other mapping coordination? things like mapping in lots more rivers in >>> the mountains could be worthwhile, but may be less suited to a task manager >>> grid. We could use 'notes' just as I did in the Philippines once, >>> coordinating river mapping with OpenStreetBugs >>> * Supply more info to potential data *users* on the wiki page. We should >>> have templates for this really. How can we get our data into the hands of >>> aid people? >>> * I will tweet a link to the wiki page from @hotosm. >>> * reply to crisis mappers with a link to our wiki page?* Call it an >>> "activation"? >>> >>> ________________________________ >>> From: Mikel Maron <[email protected]> >>> To: Ishan Chattopadhyaya <[email protected]>; OpenStreetMap in >>> India <[email protected]> >>> Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Sunday, 23 June 2013, 5:24 >>> Subject: Re: [HOT] [Talk-in] Fw: [CrisisMappers] 25 killed; 24,000 >>> stranded as rain wreaks havoc in Uttarakhand, India >>> >>> >>> >>> To start, we can identify the affected areas, and check on sources of >>> data to improve the map. >>> >>> >>> This is the region? >>> http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=30.09&lon=79.3&zoom=8&layers=M Looks >>> very mountainous. >>> Quick spot checks on Bing imagery, it's high resolution. Other sources? >>> >>> >>> If we can identify a bounding box for the region, then can set up a job >>> on the tasking server http://tasks.hotosm.org/ >>> >>> * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron >>> >>> >>> >________________________________ >>> > From: Ishan Chattopadhyaya <[email protected]> >>> >To: Mikel Maron <[email protected]>; OpenStreetMap in India < >>> [email protected]> >>> >Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >>> >Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2013 5:24 AM >>> >Subject: Re: [Talk-in] Fw: [CrisisMappers] 25 killed; 24,000 stranded >>> as rain wreaks havoc in Uttarakhand, India >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >Let us do something! Anyone has any pointers how can we start (in an >>> organized fashion)? >>> >Can someone please take a lead to start a mapping sprint towards >>> helping map the affected regions? Mikel? >>> > >>> > >>> >On Sun, Jun 23, 2013 at 8:48 AM, Mikel Maron <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > >>> >Some response to the floods in Uttarakhand. Is there anything for OSM >>> to improve in the base map of the region, to aid response? >>> >> >>> >>* Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron >>> >> >>> >>----- Forwarded Message ----- >>> >>>From: Buddhadeb Halder <[email protected]> >>> >>>To: [email protected] >>> >>>Sent: Monday, June 17, 2013 3:17 PM >>> >>>Subject: [CrisisMappers] 25 killed; 24,000 stranded as rain wreaks >>> havoc in Uttarakhand, India >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>Hi CrisisMappers, >>> >>>Thousands are reported stranded in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh >>> in India due to heavy rains and landslides. >>> >>> >>> >>>Thanks, >>> >>> >>> >>>Buddha >>> >>> >>> >>>@HalderBuddha >>> >>> >>> >>>Some updates: >>> >>>1. Uttarakhand worst affected as rain wreaks havoc in north India; >>> thousands stranded >>> >>>2. Watch: in torrential rain, house collapses in Uttarakhand >>> >>>3. 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