[HOT] Mapping Logging Roads in the Congo Basin

Jorieke Vyncke jorieke.vyncke at gmail.com
Wed Apr 1 18:19:44 UTC 2015


Hey,

Would it be a problem to do the meeting at 21:00utc? Because  20:00utc is
getting very difficult for me...

Grts, Jorieke
Op 31-mrt.-2015 14:28 schreef "Rafael Avila Coya" <ravilacoya at gmail.com>:

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> Hi all:
>
> Ok. Let's meet on hot irc tomorrow March 31st at 20:00 UTC. Everyone
> is welcome, of course!
>
>
> http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=WRI+Forestry+Tracks+IRC&iso=20150331T20&p1=4&ah=1
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rafael.
>
> On 31/03/15 13:58, Jorieke Vyncke wrote:
> > Hi Rafael, Claire, Severin,
> >
> > IRC is a good idea. It will also be working better for me than
> > Skype. And tomorrow 20:00 UTC is fine.
> >
> > By the way, if you are interested, feel free to join!
> >
> > Best greetings,
> >
> > Jorieke
> >
> > 2015-03-31 11:07 GMT+00:00 Claire Halleux
> > <claire.halleux at hotosm.org <mailto:claire.halleux at hotosm.org>>:
> >
> > Hi Rafael, Jorieke and Sev,
> >
> > Actually skype texting works well (the problem stands on the voice
> > side) but IRC and Mumble do offer a good working combination.
> > However I won't be available tonight, so what about tomorrow
> > evening 20:00 UTC?
> >
> > Claire
> >
> > Claire Halleux Volunteer and Member of the Board +243 99 256 9980
> > (Kinshasa, DRC) Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
> >
> > http://www.hotosm.org/
> > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/2014_DRC_Ebola_Response
> >
> > On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 11:47 AM, Severin Menard
> > <severin.menard at gmail.com <mailto:severin.menard at gmail.com>>
> > wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Would be happy to join the discussion (Mumble or IRC).
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Severin
> >
> > On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 1:21 AM, Rafael Avila Coya
> > <ravilacoya at gmail.com <mailto:ravilacoya at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> > Hi, Claire and Jorieke:
> >
> > As skype can be problematic for Claire, maybe we can talk in hot
> > irc?
> >
> > Maybe 20:00 UTC today March 31st ( http://is.gd/wriforestry )? Or
> > next day?
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Rafael.
> >
> > On 29/03/15 23:15, Claire Halleux wrote:
> >> Hi Rafael and Jorieke,
> >
> >> Yes indeed and I came back to DRC a few days ago. Skype is still
> >> a bit complicated on my side but I'm sure we can find a way to
> >> plan a talk on the subject. After you last mail I had also
> >> checked the DRC task and realized it had already been completed!
> >> I validated a first tile but my connection was too slow to be
> >> really efficient so I did not continue, but it seems that the
> >> work has been well done! Thanks a lot for supporting this project
> >> that had been in the air for quite some time,
> >
> >> Claire
> >
> >> Claire Halleux Volunteer and Member of the Board +243 99 256 9980
> >> <tel:%2B243%2099%20256%209980> (Kinshasa, DRC) Humanitarian
> >> OpenStreetMap Team
> >
> >> http://www.hotosm.org/
> >> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/2014_DRC_Ebola_Response
> >
> >> On Sun, Mar 29, 2015 at 9:37 PM, Jorieke Vyncke
> >> <jorieke.vyncke at gmail.com
> > <mailto:jorieke.vyncke at gmail.com> <mailto:jorieke.vyncke at gmail.com
> > <mailto:jorieke.vyncke at gmail.com>>>
> >> wrote:
> >
> >> Hey Rafael,
> >
> >> Maybe, we should just do a skype on this. Will be easier to
> >> talk!
> >
> >> Best, Jorieke
> >
> >
> >> 2015-03-26 14:17 GMT, Rafael Avila Coya <ravilacoya at gmail.com
> >> <mailto:ravilacoya at gmail.com> <mailto:ravilacoya at gmail.com
> >> <mailto:ravilacoya at gmail.com>>>:
> >>> Hi, Jorieke:
> >>>
> >>> I started the import discussion sending emails to the
> > DRC, CAR
> >>> and Cameroon lists, but unfortunately I didn't received any
> >>> answer.
> >>>
> >>> I did received an interesting email from yours about this
> > last
> >> 10th Feb,
> >>> telling about the CAR WRI import [1] and about the Cameroon
> >>> community and state of the map for that country.
> >>>
> >>> For the CAR WRI: I used that import data to help
> > extensively in
> >> mapping
> >>> roads all over the country while importing UNICEF data,
> > although
> >>> I didn't actually work in any task. I was very focused on the
> >>> UNICEF
> >> data
> >>> and would have to contact Séverin prior to work with that WRI
> >> import, so
> >>> I left it until the 3 TM UNICEF projects were finished.
> >>>
> >>> In any case, this WRI data import is focused only in forest
> >> tracks, not
> >>> roads in general. Therefore, it covers only the South West of
> >> Centrafrique.
> >>>
> >>> In any case, I will be happy to volunteer on that old WRI
> > import
> >>> if needed, but bear in mind that there is a new and very
> >>> interesting job for road mapping/checking for CAR opened
> > recently
> >>> by Séverin [2],
> >> based
> >>> on public domain data from Groads (there is another one
> > for Mali
> >> too [3]).
> >>>
> >>> As for the Congo's communities: I would love to contact them,
> >>> and collaborate/contribute in any way I can. I didn't
> > know about
> >>> the
> >> Rep. of
> >>> Congo community, but I did receive an email from Claire
> > on 26th
> >> Feb from
> >>> Iraq, telling she would be back to DRC in a month or so and
> >>> suggesting to talk about this when she is back.
> >>>
> >>> For Cameroon the data is quite big (around 8,500 ways),
> > so I was
> >>> thinking on splitting the import in 3, in order not to
> > overload
> >> the data
> >>> server. If you are willing, you may check the data [4] and we
> >>> can
> >> decide
> >>> how to better set the jobs.
> >>>
> >>> Please, tell me in what ways I can be of any help.
> >>>
> >>> Cheers,
> >>>
> >>> Rafael.
> >>>
> >>> [1] http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/219 [2]
> >>> http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/783 [3]
> >>> http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/813 [4]
> >>>
> >
> >
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/ys58zv40yfr0um3/CMR_Forestry_roadsFINAL.osm?dl=0
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>> On 25/03/15 22:47, Jorieke Vyncke wrote:
> >>>> Hi James,
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks a lot for the initiative!
> >>>>
> >>>> For the two Congo's it might be usefull to still try to
> > reach
> >>>> out a little more to the local communities. Because I
> > know in
> >>>> both
> >> countries,
> >>>> we have OSM enthusiasts.
> >>>>
> >>>> By the way, are we talking about the same data?
> >>>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Central_Africa_Import
> > Then
> >>>> you should also have a look on the Task we created for CAR:
> >>>> http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/219 It is partially done.
> >>>>
> >>>> Happy mapping!
> >>>>
> >>>> Jorieke
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> 2015-03-25 16:08 GMT+00:00 James Conkling
> >> <james.lane.conkling at gmail.com
> > <mailto:james.lane.conkling at gmail.com>
> >> <mailto:james.lane.conkling at gmail.com
> > <mailto:james.lane.conkling at gmail.com>>
> >>>> <mailto:james.lane.conkling at gmail.com
> > <mailto:james.lane.conkling at gmail.com>
> >> <mailto:james.lane.conkling at gmail.com
> > <mailto:james.lane.conkling at gmail.com>>>>:
> >>>>
> >>>> Hi all,
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> I’m pleased to announce the launch of a long-term initiative
> >>>> to upload logging road data from across the Congo Basin.  We
> >> currently
> >>>> have three TM projects running:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> *
> >>>>
> >>>> Democratic Republic of the Congo:
> >>>> http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/920
> >>>>
> >>>> *
> >>>>
> >>>> Central African Republic:
> > http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/956
> >>>>
> >>>> *
> >>>>
> >>>> Congo Brazzaville: http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/957
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Over the coming weeks, we will be launching new TM projects
> >>>> for
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> *
> >>>>
> >>>> Gabon
> >>>>
> >>>> *
> >>>>
> >>>> Equatorial Guinea
> >>>>
> >>>> *
> >>>>
> >>>> Cameroon
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> This is a joint initiative between the World Resource
> >> Institute and
> >>>> Moabi--with considerable help from the HOT and OSM
> >> communities.  We
> >>>> are validating and uploading to OSM thousands of
> > kilometers of
> >>>> tracks.  At a later point, we hope to compare these roads to
> >>>> high-res satellite imagery mosaics from the year 2000 to
> > 2014
> >>>> so that we can gain a better understanding of when roads
> > were
> >>>> first cleared and if they have since been abandoned.
> >>>> Currently,
> >> however,
> >>>> we are working to conflate all data with what already exists
> >> in OSM.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> If you are interested, please join us with the upload on any
> >> of the
> >>>> above TM projects, which include links to the project wikis.
> >> If you
> >>>> do contribute, please create a separate specific import
> >> account for
> >>>> the upload (if you don’t have one yet), and follow the
> >>>> detailed instructions in the workflow wiki.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> If you have any questions, please reply to this thread or
> >> reach out
> >>>> to me directly.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Find the initial call for comments announcement on the HOT
> >> listserv
> >>>> here:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >
> > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/hot/2015-February/007307.html,
> >
> >
> >
> >>> and the announcement on the imports listserv here:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >
> >
> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/imports/2015-February/003663.html
> >
> >
> >
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
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