[Imports] Tampa/Clearwater Florida Building Import for Irma Recover Efforts

[Clifford Snow]

On Sat, Sep 9, 2017 at 12:21 PM, Pavel Machek <pavel at ucw.cz> wrote:

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>
> Dunno, is it good idea to map buildings that will not be there in 3
> days? :-).
>
> I mean... we map situation on the ground, which is probably going to
> change pretty soon. How exactly do these data aid future recovery
> efforts, and is it really good data for openstreetmap?
>
> Will the data be promptly updated post-hurricane?
>

Florida has strong building codes to prevent a complete loss of structures.
More likely some will suffer flooding. Having buildings enables estimation
of potential damage and road access.

Clifford
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