[HOT] Tile Navigation Suggestion

[Charlotte Wolter]

         I think this is a great suggestion.
         One of the most challenging things about 
the HOT mapping is keeping track of where I am 
and where I have been within each square.
         I think it might be helpful to number 
the grid squares, such as the numbering system 
the USGS did for the old paper maps. They used an 
8-by-8 grid that started with a top left corner 
labeled A1 and ended with the bottom right corner 
labeled H8. Grid squares in between went A2, A3, A4....H6, H7, H8.
         I'm not saying that's the system to use, 
but something simple and obvious that helps you 
know where you are within each task would be helpful.

Charlotte


At 08:18 AM 11/3/2014, you wrote:
>This is a duplicate but it looks like my image 
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>
>Hi Everyone,
>
>I work at the Spatial Analysis Lab at the 
>University of Vermont. We digitize as the bulk 
>of our workload here and I had a suggestion that 
>I think could increase the efficiency of edits. 
>If there was a grid over each tile that could 
>guide the user through editing, it would stop 
>them from overlapping areas and increase 
>accuracy of scanning. We do that here and it 
>significantly improves performance.Â
>
>Attached is an example from one of our projects. 
>I start at the yellow circle in the upper left 
>and scan across and down, across and down etc. 
>then end at the blue circle. There are multiple 
>routes that could guide you through the tile; 
>some people prefer going down each column instead of across the rows.
>
>This does not actually split the tile into 
>multiple tasks, it just helps the user better 
>organize their scanning route when looking 
>through the imagery. I think this would be a 
>nice function to be added to the ID editor that 
>could be toggled on and off (maybe some people 
>won't like it or a line could obstruct a feature).
>
>Also, I am hosting another Mapathon in 
>Burlington, VT on Sunday, November 9th 10am-4pm. 
>Here is the event page if anyone is interested:Â 
><http://osmebolaoutbreak.splashthat.com/>http://osmebolaoutbreak.splashthat.com/
>
>Best,
>
>Noah Ahles
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