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On 5/8/2015 11:39 PM, Springfield Harrison wrote:<br>
<blockquote cite="mid:554dabc1.8103460a.7831.5469@mx.google.com"
type="cite">
This is a re-post from yesterday as it was too big and was
rejected by
the list moderator (image?). I've deleted the image. My
apologies to those who did receive it already. Cheers . . . .
Spring Harrison . . . .<br>
<br>
Hello Mappers,<br>
<br>
Thanks for your comments and observations in reply to mine of
yesterday. Unfortunately, no time to deal with all of them
separately right now. A
forum format would be much more efficient for exploring
discussions; this
e-mail approach is quite fragmented. I'm sorry if I have missed
anyone
in this reply, the cast of characters seems to vary.<br>
<br>
Have been exploring the verification process for task 1026-236,
helipad
identification. Some observations follow:
<dl>
<dd><font face="Symbol">·<x-tab>
</x-tab></font>On a second
monitor, I viewed the same area (236) in Google Earth and
immediately got
a vastly better feel for the terrain and was able to quickly
identify
several good helipads with good certainty as to quality. My
background
includes helicopter piloting as well as GIS.
</dd>
<dd><font face="Symbol">·<x-tab>
</x-tab></font>At least for
locating helipads, I would highly favour using Google Earth,
the
perspective view and better image quality vastly increases
productivity.
</dd>
<dd><font face="Symbol">·<x-tab>
</x-tab></font>Markups could be
done directly in Google Earth, saved as KML files and
forwarded to OSM. <s>Image attached below.</s>
</dd>
<dd><font face="Symbol">·<x-tab>
</x-tab></font>The only problem
with this method is that the Task Area tile grid would need to
be
provided for navigation. I doubt if that would be difficult as
a KML
file.
</dd>
<dd><font face="Symbol">·<x-tab>
</x-tab></font>In some cases,
the age of the Google Earth imagery may be a slight drawback
but since
production is the chief imperative here, that shouldn't be a
big issue.
</dd>
<dd><font face="Symbol">·<x-tab>
</x-tab></font>Perhaps a
customized Google Earth application using current disaster
imagery could
be fired up for the duration of this exercise? On-the-fly
innovation is
needed in emergencies.
</dd>
<dd><font face="Symbol">·<x-tab>
</x-tab></font>As a test, you
could send me a collection of helipads for inspection in
Google Earth, it
is very difficult to verify them in JOSM. In Google Earth, the
reconnaissance process is quite fast and effective.
</dd>
</dl>
I hope these observations are helpful. I think the use of Google
Earth would improve the helipad selection process by orders of
magnitude.<br>
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The Google terms of service do not permit the use of Google imagery
to generate a map database*, which prevents the use of Google Earth
with default imagery. Did you add any helipads based on Google
imagery? If so, can you please send me details off-list.<br>
<br>
* If you have an enterprise contract for Google Earth, you may have
different terms, but consult your lawyer.<br>
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