Hi Friends, I want to find out how to bring integration into OSM or similar in tree mapping / tree census exercises.
Some non-negotiable requirements are: 1. The data we pool in remains extractable for all, the way we can granularly extract OSM data using overpass-turbo; doesn't get locked up anywhere *even if the survey/census is incomplete*. 2. It's possible to build up over time. So the trees we map this summer, a few months later a team could curate that data with more fine-tuned info; the mapping exercise will not need to be done all over again. Or, growth / decline of a tree's height/canopy can be tracked yearly. I'm using Overpass Turbo <https://overpass-turbo.eu/> to extract OSM data, and running this query in the wizard: *natural=tree | natural=tree_row* As of now, in my city's central area, I can find a decent job of basic tree mapping done for one of the main public gardens in my city (like this <https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/2181434202>). But these only have the most basic key-value pair in them, so far. I want to know what are other key-value pairs etc I can use to put relevant data in. Some parameters I expect we would need: - local name of the tree species - scientific name of the tree species - height of the tree - canopy area - date or month of observation of above two properties - A URL to a photo of the tree that one might upload on imgur.com or so. - year of planting if known - was it transplanted (after sapling stage) from an earlier location (yes/no) - custom code / serial number assigned by the surveying group so they can keep track. Following on from requirement#2, there will be a wide variance in what data is recorded first and what will have to be left blank to add in later. Our solution needs to make room for this variability. Next, I want to learn how to upload a set of data at a go rather than one by one points. For example, we would have a table/spreadsheet with all the above parameters as columns and a latitude and longitude column. How do I upload that table to OSM, mapping the columns to the relevant fields? >> So can anyone help with figuring out the above? As of now, the groups I want to do this with (reforestation, local tree care-taking, environmental education, school projects) aren't aware about OSM or the fact that data can be granularly extracted using it, so they probably haven't tried it out yet. But I think this would be a perfect fit. I want to figure everything out on the computers-end and give them a neat and tidy process that they can adopt and integrate without needing a degree in IT or a diploma in GIS etc. PS: http://trees.metastudio.org is also a very promising platform, but still I want to explore how one might go about this in OSM all the same; and besides, the export feature isn't working on my end as of now, and bulk upload isn't directly doable either. -- Cheers, Nikhil +91-966-583-1250 Pune, India Self-designed learner at Swaraj University <http://www.swarajuniversity.org> http://nikhilsheth.blogspot.in
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