[Talk-ca] Red Cross and Fort McMurray Fires

[john whelan]

Have you talked to dale.kunce at redcross.org?

A coordinated approach might be better.  OSM can use data obtained through
the Gov Canada open data portal and has done in the past as far as I am
aware.

Thanks John

On 13 May 2016 at 14:37, Dan Joseph <dan.b.joseph at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi James,
>
> It looks like some good progress is being made on the tasks.
>
> Tasks #22 and #23 are focused on mapping different features but it looks
> like #24 overlaps in focus. Perhaps that task should be archived until the
> other two are completed to avoid confusion among newcomers to the site?
>
> Task #23 only provides minimal instructions (*Add address data via
> GeoBase. Add missing Roads and Street names.*). Would more people feel
> comfortable contributing if detailed instructions were included? It seemed
> the task is referring to the dataset described here:
> http://ftp2.cits.rncan.gc.ca/pub/geobase/official/nrn_rrn/doc/NRN.pdf
> Is the Canada open government licence compatible with OSM?
>
> Thanks and all the best,
>
> Dan
>
>
> On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 2:21 PM, James <james2432 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> What exactly do you need of me? Prioritize areas to get mapped? We have
>> tasks for the buildings, addresses and streets(which I think have been
>> imported via CanVec) and a validation layer
>>
>> On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 2:14 PM, Dan Joseph <dan.b.joseph at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> I'm helping coordinate the Canadian Red Cross' use of GIS in their
>>> activities responding to the Fort McMurray fires. Staff has been very busy
>>> but we're ramping up and exploring options for how to leverage different
>>> tools and data sources to support the Red Cross operations. The focus is on
>>> the evacuees, many of which have dispersed to distant locations around the
>>> country. When residents are allowed to return to the town and longer-term
>>> recovery activities become a priority, I foresee having an excellent OSM
>>> base layer as being a valuable asset. Both for facilitating operational
>>> decisions, and demonstrating the power of the OSM community and easily
>>> accessible geo-data with an open license!
>>>
>>> I would love to connect with those involved in coordinating the current
>>> tasks up on http://tasks.osmcanada.ca/. Is the best channel of
>>> communication through this list or via Skype or some other means?
>>>
>>> All the best,
>>> Dan Joseph
>>>
>>> GIS Officer | International Services | American Red Cross
>>> Skype danielbjoseph  |  Twitter @danbjoseph  |  OSM ID danbjoseph
>>>
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>>
>>
>> --
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>>
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