Indeed..<br>As far as I could tell from media reports, the boundary box appears to be:<br>UL: 31.099982,78.150329<br>BR: 29.792984,80.100403<br><br>On the lower left edges of the bbox, Dehradun is likely not affected, but Haridwar is.<br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jun 23, 2013 at 9:54 AM, Mikel Maron <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mikel_maron@yahoo.com" target="_blank">mikel_maron@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif"><div><span style="background-color:transparent">To start, we can identify the affected areas, and check on sources of data to improve the map.</span><br>
</div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16.363636016845703px;background-color:transparent;font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif"><span style="background-color:transparent"><br></span></div>
<div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16.363636016845703px;background-color:transparent;font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif">This is the region? <a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=30.09&lon=79.3&zoom=8&layers=M" style="background-color:transparent" target="_blank">http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=30.09&lon=79.3&zoom=8&layers=M</a> <span style="font-size:12pt">Looks very mountainous. </span></div>
<div><span style="background-color:transparent">Quick spot checks on Bing imagery, it's high resolution. Other sources?</span><br></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16.363636016845703px;background-color:transparent;font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif">
<br></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16.363636016845703px;background-color:transparent;font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif">If we can identify a bounding box for the region, then can set up a job on the tasking server <a href="http://tasks.hotosm.org/" style="font-size:12pt" target="_blank">http://tasks.hotosm.org/</a></div>
<div></div><div><br></div><div><div class="im">* Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron<br></div><blockquote style="border-left:2px solid rgb(16,16,255);margin-left:5px;margin-top:5px;padding-left:5px"> <div style="font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif;font-size:12pt">
<div style="font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif;font-size:12pt"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> Ishan Chattopadhyaya <<a href="mailto:ichattopadhyaya@gmail.com" target="_blank">ichattopadhyaya@gmail.com</a>><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> Mikel Maron <<a href="mailto:mikel_maron@yahoo.com" target="_blank">mikel_maron@yahoo.com</a>>; OpenStreetMap in India <<a href="mailto:talk-in@openstreetmap.org" target="_blank">talk-in@openstreetmap.org</a>> <br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b> "<a href="mailto:hot@openstreetmap.org" target="_blank">hot@openstreetmap.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:hot@openstreetmap.org" target="_blank">hot@openstreetmap.org</a>> <br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Sunday, June 23, 2013 5:24 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Talk-in] Fw: [CrisisMappers] 25 killed; 24,000 stranded as rain
wreaks havoc in Uttarakhand, India<br> </font> </div><div><div class="h5"> <div><br><div>Let us do something! Anyone has any pointers how can we start (in an organized fashion)?<br>Can someone please take a lead to start a mapping sprint towards helping map the affected regions? Mikel?<br>
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On Sun, Jun 23, 2013 at 8:48 AM, Mikel Maron <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:mikel_maron@yahoo.com" target="_blank">mikel_maron@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif"><div>Some response to the floods in Uttarakhand. Is there anything for OSM to improve in the base map of the region, to aid response?</div>
<div></div><div> </div><div>* Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron<br><blockquote style="border-left:2px solid rgb(16,16,255);margin-left:5px;margin-top:5px;padding-left:5px"> <div style="font-size:12pt">
<div style="font-size:12pt"> <div dir="ltr"> ----- Forwarded Message -----<br> <font face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> Buddhadeb Halder <<a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:bhalder134@gmail.com" target="_blank">bhalder134@gmail.com</a>><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:crisismappers@googlegroups.com" target="_blank">crisismappers@googlegroups.com</a> <br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Monday, June 17, 2013 3:17 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [CrisisMappers] 25 killed; 24,000 stranded as rain wreaks havoc in
Uttarakhand, India<br> </font> </div> <div><br><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi CrisisMappers,<br>Thousands are reported stranded in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh in India due to heavy rains and landslides.<br></div><div>
Thanks,<br></div><div>Buddha<br></div><div>@HalderBuddha<br>
</div><br>Some updates: <br>1. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.ndtv.com/article/cheat-sheet/uttarakhand-worst-affected-as-rain-wreaks-havoc-in-north-india-thousands-stranded-380689?pfrom=home-lateststories" target="_blank">Uttarakhand worst affected as rain wreaks havoc in north India; thousands stranded</a><br>
2. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/news/watch-in-torrential-rain-house-collapses-in-uttarakhand/279586?h_also_see" target="_blank">Watch: in torrential rain, house collapses in Uttarakhand </a><br>
3. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/news/rain-triggers-landslides-in-uttarakhand-char-dham-yatra-suspended/279524?h_also_see" target="_blank">Rain triggers landslides in Uttarakhand; Char Dham Yatra suspended <span></span></a><br>
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