<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8" class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8" class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8" class=""><div class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">On Apr 18, 2016, at 10:09 AM, john whelan <<a href="mailto:jwhelan0112@gmail.com" class="">jwhelan0112@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""><br class="">There has been much discussion about mapping buildings recently in HOT and the Ecuador projects are for the most part buildings.<br class=""><br class="">If you are supplying machines then please install JOSM with the building_tool plugin which also implies JAVA. Mapping with the JOSM building_tool is fast and accurate, the validators will love you.<br class=""><br class="">Mapping with a mouse is much more accurate so if possible have some spares.<br class=""><br class="">If you're mapping in JOSM with the building tool just power it up, grab a tile and split it, then split it again, edit with JOSM and show them how to map the first building. That's about all the training they need apart from the up arrow on the top left to upload.<br class=""><br class="">My personal advice is if you're mapping with iD split the tiles twice again, if you have someone with JOSM around don't square in iD it doesn't always work get the JOSM person to go into the tile, search <Crtl>f building nodes:-7 then press q and upload the changes. You might want to have the mappers inspect the squared buildings afterwards. <br class=""><br class="">If you are mapping with iD roughly every hour save and press the stop mapping button. Then select the tile again, this appears to be important as I see duplicate buildings from different mappers and it is suspected the first mapper times out and a second mapper grabs the tile so two mappers are mapping the same area at the same time.<br class=""><br class="">If you have any experienced mappers available then get them to read this bit on validating. <a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_Tasking_Manager/Validating_data" class="">http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_Tasking_Manager/Validating_data</a> and if they can validate as people map and give feedback that improves the quality enormously.<br class=""><br class=""><a href="http://learnosm.org" class="">learnosm.org</a> is a very useful resource. The training guides have been much improved over the last little while. <br class=""><br class="">Have fun.<br class=""><br class="">Cheerio John<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">On 18 April 2016 at 12:19, noah ahles <<a href="mailto:noah.ahles@gmail.com" class="">noah.ahles@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class="">Hi All,<br class=""><br class="">A 7.8 magnitude earthquake devastated the coastal region of Ecuador on Saturday, April 16th. This major event was followed by several aftershocks and has caused significant loss of life and damage to infrastructure (<a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2016/04/18/americas/ecuador-earthquake/index.html" class="">http://edition.cnn.com/2016/04/18/americas/ecuador-earthquake/index.html</a>). <br class=""><br class="">Join us to create digital maps of the most affected areas, providing rescue operations with valuable information to save lives and distribute supplies to those in need. <br class=""><br class="">Where: Aiken Center, UVM Campus - Computer Lab, Room 101<br class="">When: Wednesday April 20th, 6pm - 9pm<br class=""><br class="">Here is the event page for the event: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/jjo7lu5" class="">http://tinyurl.com/jjo7lu5</a><br class=""><br class="">The most vulnerable people are those in rural areas, which are the hardest to reach due to roadways that have been destroyed. Having an up-to-date map of the area is crucial to helping as many people as possible as quickly as possible.<br class=""><br class="">Anyone can join, even if you have no experience. There will be computers provided but you can bring a laptop if you'd like. Feel free to tell some friends and stop by for as long as you have time for. There will be pizza!<br class=""><br class="">This is the most time sensitive project we have worked on all semester. Even if you have only a half hour to stop by it will go a long way. If you would like to work on the project remotely, there are instructions on how to get going at the bottom of the page. We will be using the hashtag #MapEcuador to track our edits. Send me an email if you have any questions.<br class=""><br class="">When thousands of people around the world contribute to mapping areas together we can rapidly produce actionable datasets when they are needed most.<br class=""><br class="">Best,<br class="">Noah<br class=""><br class="">OpenStreetMap Instructions<br class=""><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Start by making an account using FireFox or Google Chrome: <a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/" class="">http://www.openstreetmap.org/</a> and make sure to check the allow public domain button<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Zoom in somewhere and press the edit button in the upper left corner<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Start the Walkthrough, (the walkthrough can also be accessed by clicking the help button on the right hand side of the screen)<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Once you have done that head to the task manager and choose a task by searching for 'Ecuador'<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• <a href="http://tasks.hotosm.org/" class="">http://tasks.hotosm.org/</a><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Read the instructions carefully and then go to the contribute tab to sign out a tile, select the ID Editor from the drop down arrow, keep the instructions tab open to refer back to<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Remember to save every 10 edits or so and use the changeset tag that is generated automatically and anything else that is requested in the Instructions tab e.g. source = Bing (this is found in the upper left corner after you press save)<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Click, hold and drag the screen to pan around while editing<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Click, hold and drag nodes on a feature to reshape it<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• When creating lines drag a node back into the previous node to delete a section<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Control + Z and Control + Y work well for going back or forward respectively 1 edit (e.g. if you accidentally erase something hold Control + Z to bring it back)<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Change brightness to 100% in "Background Settings" on the right of the ID editor, activating the minimap button may also be helpful for keeping track of where you are editing<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• When finishing up a tile (press ‘Stop Mapping’ if there is more to do in the tile or ‘Mark as Done’ if it is finished) it is a good habit to write a short comment about the features that you edited within that tile or if the imagery is missing a section, cloud cover etc.<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• If you forget to classify a feature and try to save it, there will be an error. Click on the error message to return to the untagged feature to classify it<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Square buildings with the 'S' key after classifying them (create area, classify it as building, then press 's')<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Make sure buildings do not overlap each other, zoom in very close if you think they may be touching<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• The 'W' key will turn data colors on and off so you can see under edits that have already been done<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• If you are just starting out, try not to delete data that others have created<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Hotkeys for lines and areas are 2 and 3<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• If the imagery is offset, there is a 'fix alignment function' in background settings on the right of the screen<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• keep the Task manager INSTRUCTIONS tab open to refer back to whenever needed, this tab details how to classify features<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• If the tile is too big you can split it using the task manager<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• When creating road networks it's important that the roads are actually connecting to each other as it shows in the line segment of the walkthrough, try not to connect these road networks to other polygons (e.g. landuse = residential or administrative boundaries)<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Add the hashtag #MapEcuador to the changeset comments that are automatically populated (after clicking save edits it is in the upper left hand corner of the screen)<br class=""></div><br class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">HOT mailing list<br class=""><a href="mailto:HOT@openstreetmap.org" class="">HOT@openstreetmap.org</a><br class=""><a href="https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot" class="">https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot</a><br class=""><br class=""><br class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">HOT mailing list<br class=""><a href="mailto:HOT@openstreetmap.org" class="">HOT@openstreetmap.org</a><br class="">https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot<br class=""><br class=""></div></body></html>