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At 09-05-2015 13:23 Saturday, Pierre Béland wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">We surely need some visuals,
Facsheet or other, <b>that let's quickly find an answer and link to more
detailed documentation.</blockquote><br>
<i>Great advice - But which leader will create a strategy to do that and
see that it is implemented in a timely fashion? </i></b>This is not
something that the average enthusiastic editor can undertake, but some
might help if given direction.<br><br>
So far, I see a lot of one-time editors, lots of self-congratulation and
group hugs but very little leadership or guidance. I am new to this
project but have been studying the e-mails and some of the endless
webpages. I sense so far is that this is very much ad hoc with
those who joined yesterday advising those who joined today. I'm not
sure if this is an effective way to deliver emergency response
support. In this field, I don't think that numbers of participants
and numbers of edits is necessarily the best metric of success.<br><br>
Maybe it is working but I've seen no concrete evidence yet except a few
photographs. What would really fire my enthusiasm would be to read
something like, "Today we used the OSM map information to plan a
safety and recovery mission by foot to Village X. We found the
paths to be accurately mapped and the bridges in place as expected.
Also the map allowed us to predictably skirt the new landslides. We
are certain that we found all the houses marked on the map and recorded
those that were damaged. At the village we talked to a helicopter
pilot who said that almost all the available landing spots were
accurately mapped and usable". Are there any reports like
this? Such success stories might encourage people to stay for more
than one day.<br><br>
Here is an interesting comment from a few days ago…<br><br>
<i>On May 5, 2015 11:05 PM, "Denis Carriere"
<<a href="mailto:carriere.denis@gmail.com">carriere.denis@gmail.com</a>
> wrote:<br>
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<dd>Hey again, <br>
<dd>Well I deal with pilots here in the military and they typically use
topographic products as reference but they will have their own systems
for their navigation, they will not rely on OSM for much.<br><br>
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<dd>So why are they not using the OSM mapping? Has anyone
asked? What sorts of products would suit them? Who are our
customers and what do they want? Can we meet their needs?<br><br>
</dl>For many of the problems that are mentioned, there does not seem to
be an authoritative answer unless it happens to be another editor who is
knowledgeable in that area. This is very hit and miss.<br><br>
Once again, sorry to be less enthusiastic than most, but these are my
observations from the outside peering in. Please correct any
misunderstandings that I may be harbouring.<br><br>
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</x-tab>Thanks again for
your patience, Cheers . . . . . . . . Spring Harrison<br><br>
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