We made similar osmbug instance during typhoon ketsana in the Philippines http://osb.maps.jsintl.org/
Perhaps you can adapt and improve it. On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 5:57 PM, Jean-Guilhem Cailton <[email protected]> wrote: > Pieren a écrit : > > 2010/1/22 Jean-Guilhem Cailton <[email protected]> >> >> So I'd say : if everybody is needing a central billboard where they can >> pin their localized notes themselves, why not let it be known that OSM can >> do it ? Especially if they already have it with them on their GPS or >> iPhones... >> >> And let people decide whether it is useful for them or not. > > Yes and no. OSM is not just an open database where everything can be stored > for any purpose. > If you need a billboard with a map as background, we have already this type > of application. It's called openstreetbug ([1]). It's used at the moment to > pinpoint map errors but it could be easily renewed with another name or > temporarily extended to the usage you are looking for. It has to most simple > interface, you don't have to register, you can remove the notes when they > are solved but they are stored in a separate database. > > Pieren > > [1] http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Openstreetbug > > Perfect Pieren ! > > (I indeed used OpenStreetBug when I was starting, on the 15th) > > If it could just be renamed, I bet it could be very useful for this kind of > purpose... > > (Is there a limit on number of caracters that can be entered ?) > > I could enter the couple of hospital request I saw on CR as exemples. (One > was more than 255 caracters, but I reduced it to this without problem). > > Thanks ! > > Jean-Guilhem > > _______________________________________________ > talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk > > -- cheers, maning ------------------------------------------------------ "Freedom is still the most radical idea of all" -N.Branden wiki: http://esambale.wikispaces.com/ blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/ ------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
