<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><a href="http://www.ifitwasmyhome.com/">http://www.ifitwasmyhome.com/</a><div><a href="http://www.ifitwasmyhome.com/"></a>Is really cool.</div><div><br></div>
<div>I had thought about doing something like that with letting users trace anything on OSM (e.g. a large park) and being able to see it on another location (e.g. compare it to the size of a park near their home).<br><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On 12 June 2010 05:05, Sam Vekemans <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:acrosscanadatrails@gmail.com">acrosscanadatrails@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Thanks :)<br>
That what I was looking for, CNN & facebook grumbling, and news papers<br>
are not able to properly digest it.<br>
<br>
Good thing that oil floats. And its great to hear that the volume is<br>
finally being contained with less 'uncontrolable flow'.<br>
<br>
Like a water main leak, 'duck tape' doesnt help, as there is no<br>
'cut-off' valve.<br>
Like my volcano example earlier, its like trying to stop a lava flow<br>
(which cannot be stopped). It can only be 'redirected' to follow the<br>
path of least resistance. Mother nature built the containment shell,<br>
which got broken as soon as the well was initially dug.<br>
<br>
Anyway, happy that people are mapping it :)<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
<font color="#888888">Sam<br>
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On 6/11/10, Ian Dees <<a href="mailto:ian.dees@gmail.com">ian.dees@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 10:16 PM, Sam Vekemans <<a href="mailto:acrosscanadatrails@gmail.com">acrosscanadatrails@gmail.com</a><br>
>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>> Negative thinking aside, just listing WHERE it is, is important to know.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Zooming out, its easy to keep 'close' as that is all thats needed,<br>
>> using whatever imagery is available.<br>
>><br>
>> We have unlimited crowd source, who can map anything anywhere. And it<br>
>> is 'stuck to the ground'. And we can also help the responders focus on<br>
>> areas that need to be protected.<br>
>><br>
>> This is a perminant area transformation like a 'volcano lava flow'.<br>
>> Where the area will be a perminant sedement area, and needs to be<br>
>> known.<br>
>><br>
>> Does anyone know if it is already being mapped?<br>
>><br>
>><br>
> NOAA is mapping it quite well:<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/topic_subtopic_entry.php?RECORD_KEY(entry_subtopic_topic)=entry_id,subtopic_id,topic_id&entry_id(entry_subtopic_topic)=809&subtopic_id(entry_subtopic_topic)=2&topic_id(entry_subtopic_topic)=1" target="_blank">http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/topic_subtopic_entry.php?RECORD_KEY(entry_subtopic_topic)=entry_id,subtopic_id,topic_id&entry_id(entry_subtopic_topic)=809&subtopic_id(entry_subtopic_topic)=2&topic_id(entry_subtopic_topic)=1</a><br>

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