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<font size="+1">I'm doing validation on HOT #2398 (Aweil, South
Sudan).<br>
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Following discussion with a mapper (<a
href="http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/2398#task/1789">Task 1789</a>)
I have checked the date on the Bing imagery and found that to the
west of Aweil (and thus most of #2398) the imagery is dated
'3/30/2010-1/7/2011', as reported by JOSM Tile Info.<br>
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My concern is that this is before South Sudan became a separate
country. Civil war and huge displacement of peoples means that the
situation on the ground will have changed radically. <br>
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If you look at Google Maps imagery (presumably of a later date)
you can see there are changes.<br>
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I've attempted to contact the project manager to discuss, but
given that it is New Year weekend cannot realistically expect a
response until next week.<br>
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Mapping using out of date imagery seems such a waste of hundreds
of hours of volunteer time, although it is obviously for MSF to
decide if the resulting data is useful.<br>
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Does anyone share my concerns? Is there anyone else from MSF on
this list who could give a view?<br>
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Thanks<br>
<br>
Martin<br>
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