[Talk-ca] Fort McMurray forest fires

[Kevin Farrugia]

There's been at least 20 captures of the area by satellites in the past 3
days, but what use are they going to be at this stage of the fire?

Also, what are we going to try to achieve once the fires are done? The
roads are already there and Canada/Alberta have advanced spatial
capabilities and detailed data for official purposes, so the work would
basically entail deleting burned down buildings.

I'm willing to help out, just not clear what the goal with regards to data
is going to be. :)
On May 6, 2016 7:42 PM, "Darren Ewaniuk" <darren_ewaniuk at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Global has some satellite images images after the fire attributed
> to Google / Terra Bella (ex-Skybox).  I believe they have in the past
> allowed imaging for open use before (Skybox For Good program) so may be
> able to do so here.
>
>
>
> http://globalnews.ca/news/2685743/fort-mcmurray-wildfire-resident-in-convoy-through-community-calls-scene-very-apocalyptic/
>
> The slides near the bottom have some aerial imaging of relevance:
>
>
> 14 - Wood Buffalo Estates / Martin Ridge Estates (Thickwood)
> 15 - Waterways
>
> 16 - Waterways (North)
>
> 17 - Beacon Hill (North)
>
> 18 - Abasands
>
> 19 - Aspen Gardens / Hilltop Estates / Downtown
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Heather Leson <heatherleson at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* May 5, 2016 10:39:31 PM
> *To:* Simon Wood
> *Cc:* talk-ca at openstreetmap.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Talk-ca] Fort McMurray forest fires
>
>
> Hello
>
> Let me know if you want me to connect you to the emergency managers in the
> area. I will give them a heads up that you are talking about it
>
> Two of them are big fans of osm so they might help. But i leave this
> decision with you.
>
> Heather
> On 6 May 2016 04:59, "Simon Wood" <simon at mungewell.org> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, May 5, 2016 9:28 am, Andrew MacKinnon wrote:
>> > As you are probably aware by now, a large portion of Fort McMurray,
>> > Alberta has been destroyed by forest fires.
>> >
>> >
>> > Is any freely licensed aerial imagery of the affected area available
>> > yet? Will the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap team be creating a project for
>> > Fort McMurray?
>>
>> You might get some help from UrtheCast, as a Canadian company they might
>> be willing to donate access to footage.
>> https://www.urthecast.com
>>
>> Not sure that they can provide geo-referenced shots, but any info might be
>> of use. Their cameras are fixed on ISS, so any orbital software/website
>> will tell you if/when they have near passes.
>>
>> They also have a live feed:
>> https://www.urthecast.com/live
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Simon.
>>
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