[HOT] AAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGH!

[Brad Neuhauser]

Filipe, those are good general references. There are Nepal-specific tracing
and tagging tips on
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Nepal_remote_mapping_guide, especially
see the Common Features and Tagging sections.

Cheers, Brad

On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 8:27 AM, Filipe Santana Lopes <
santana.gis.consulting at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey Jonathan,
>
> Some more information you have on the wiki page of openstreetmap:
>
> How to tag highways (roads, paths, etc):
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:highway
>
> How to tag waterways:
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:waterway
>
> How to tag buldings:
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:building
>
> Give only information in, of you are certain about.
>
> When you are saving the information, tell what you have done, and what is
> still missing mapping in that field.
>
> Best regards,
> Filipe Santana Lopes
>
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>
>
> 2015-04-29 14:13 GMT+01:00 Nick Allen <nick.allen.54 at gmail.com>:
>
>> Jonathan,
>>
>> Thank you for the feedback which is exactly what we need.
>>
>> Have you looked at http://learnosm.org/en/coordination/remote/  & could
>> you give some feedback on it - I am one of the people who try to make it
>> useful. Feedback can be given by clicking on the pencil symbol on the
>> site,  sending an email to me,  or in a number of other ways.
>>
>> Also,  where and how would you expect links to resources - many of us are
>> aware of the need and need feedback on the how.
>>
>> Nick
>>
>> Volunteer 'Tallguy' for
>> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team
>>
>> http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Tallguy
>>
>> Treasurer, website & Bonus Ball admin for
>> http://www.6thswanleyscouts.org.uk/ (treasurer at 6thswanleyscouts.org.uk)
>> On 29 Apr 2015 13:45, "Jonathan Webb" <jonathan at jwebbgis.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>>  I am one of the newcomers. I am not a GIS scientist & learnt on the job
>>> and am relatively lightweight, however I know that I am perfectly capable
>>> of making a contribution but the (HOT)OSM process is not clear:
>>>
>>> As is mentioned in several previous posts*, there is a lack of guidance
>>> and aims.
>>>
>>> I have spent most of this morning not contributing because I have been
>>> trying to find out what to do & how to do it.  I am not stupid and if I
>>> have missed a link to instructions, then  how many other (willing to learn)
>>> people have?  As part of the strategy to maintain quality, surely the
>>> signposts to learning should be given great prominence & be unmissable?
>>>
>>> Are the aims of disaster mapping different to those of other mapping ?
>>> In an non-emergency one can spend some time trying to work out what a
>>> feature's properties are.  Also, for example, how to interpret from poor
>>> imagery say a path or track is it suitable for vehicles etc, or whether to
>>> even include it.
>>>
>>> Jonathan Webb
>>>
>>> *
>>> >* As a lot of people get to know HOT/OSM for the first time during
>>> *>* disasters, it might be also helpful if we can draft an HOT FAQ (I actually
>>> *>* couldn't find one, please enlighten me if there's already one) CLKAO*
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>  Jonathan Webb
>>> Freelance GIS Specialist
>>> 07941 921905
>>> http://www.jwebbgis.co.uk
>>> http://uk.linkedin.com/in/jwebbgis
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