Hi, I don't see a point in importing that data either. I was just collecting what I found and presenting it.
Useful data would be nice sat images... mike On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 12:41 PM, Emilie Laffray <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On 11 February 2010 09:11, [email protected] > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Here is an interactive map: >> http://dma.jrc.it/map/?application=GDACS&bbox=-172.5:-30.8:-152.5:-10.8 >> >> Here is the KML layer : >> http://www.gdacs.org/xml/install_gdacs.kml >> which is a reference to : >> http://www.gdacs.org/map/kml.asp >> >> can be converted to osm : >> gpsbabel -i kml -f kml.asp -o osm -F pat.osm >> >> And the file looks like this: >> http://img268.imageshack.us/i/screenshot3mt.png/ >> >> The osm file is here: >> http://filebin.ca/uwvphw/pat.osm > > Hello, > I don't want to pour on your enthusiasm but the KML data is not that useful > in the first place (cyclone information). There is no point in rushing in > importing data that we haven't at least evaluated a bit. It is not because > it is technically feasible that it is reasonable to do so. > Leaving an osm file available somewhere is just a potential disaster with > people loading it without checking what the information is all about. We > should not confuse urgency and rushing. > Furthermore, even if the information was useful in OSM, it is not clear what > the licence is in the first place. > I am all for helping mapping areas that really need help, as Haiti has > proved it (the work is absolutely wonderful). But, if we rush on the first > data available, we will be offering a disservice in the end, with no use to > anyone, since the work has been precipitated. We have to apply some > judgement in the end in order to do a very good job. > > Emilie Laffray > _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
