[HOT] Mapathon this weekend! - Burlington, VT

[noah ahles]

Martin,

Thanks for the heads up. I'll be sure to keep that in mind.

Best,
Noah

On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 4:35 PM, Martin Hibbert <m902.osm at gmail.com> wrote:

> A note of caution:
>
> I have been contributing to HOT #1494 Quevedo which I assume is one of the
> TM jobs you expect to work on.
>
> The Bing imagery is dated 2011. Some of the existing data is (or at least
> was) created after that date. I have just noticed that an over-enthusiastic
> mapper has deleted the Quevedo ring road which was officially opened in
> January 2016. See my comments in
> http://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/38004310.
>
> There may be other valid data which does not match the Bing imagery. You
> will need to advise your mapathon attendees what to do about it.
>
> You also need to be aware that the Bing imagery to the east and to the
> south of Quevedo is low res and is effectively useless for mapping, so that
> much of #1494 cannot be mapped.
>
> I have suggested that work on #1494 be suspended until better imagery is
> available.
>
> Regards
> Martin
>
>
>
>
> On 24/03/2016 14:50, noah ahles wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> Ecuador declared a state of emergency after Mt. Cotopaxi shot ash 7 miles
> into the air in August, 2015. The volcano has since continued spewing ash
> and steam, causing continued concern for those living in the vulnerable
> areas nearby. Join us to map towns and cities surrounding Mt. Cotopaxi to
> support the USGS Volcano Disaster Assistance Program!
>
> Where: Room 101, Aiken Center, UVM Campus
> When: This Saturday, the 26th from 10am - 3pm
>
> Here is the event page with more information:
> <http://tinyurl.com/hj98jfm>http://tinyurl.com/hj98jfm
>
> Anyone can join, even if you have no experience. There will be computers
> provided but you can bring a laptop if you'd like. Feel free to tell some
> friends and stop by for as long as you have time for.
> There will be food and drinks!
>
> Here's an example of a recent eruption: Pyroclastic Flows following an
> eruption in Indonesia <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UggCmpwNVKw>
>
> Best,
> Noah
>
>
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