Dear Boris and everyone, Mapping storm damage is great but before we do that, I would like to raise this concern for discussion with HOT. I am apprehensive towards mapping damages for the following reasons:
1. No request (at the moment) from any ground responders on mapping this kind of data. 2. Other agencies are already doing this [0]. 3. Most of the areas we respond to have limited locally-based mappers. Thus, it is difficult in the future to maintain, update and remove stale information in the db. In my view, OSM should strive to provide the most up to date basemap that will support ground responders. Of course, this is all dependent on specific areas and specific humanitarian concerns. So, my general question in the list is: Should we use OSM as a platform for mapping hazards and damages during a crisis? This is a very attractive option because of the numerous tools that exist within the OSM ecosystem but I fear maintenance of the data would be a big concern in the future. [0] http://sertit.u-strasbg.fr/SITE_RMS/2012/09_rms_Philippines_2012/09_rms_Philippines_2012.html On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 6:25 AM, boris <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Maning, > > are there any suggestions how to map storm damages? > should we map them at all?. > > For example (near Montevista) are many: > > trees uprooted or broken by wind - blocking roads > landslides > washed away roads > floodings > > So far I mapped washed away or flooded roads as construction... > > regards, > boris -- cheers, maning ------------------------------------------------------ "Freedom is still the most radical idea of all" -N.Branden wiki: http://esambale.wikispaces.com/ blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/ ------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ talk-ph mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph
