[talk-ph] General strategy to using bing imagery in areas with no active OSMer (was Re: Microsoft Bing Maps Imagerty [sic] Terms of Use)

[maning sambale]

I updated the wiki for the date of imagery using the site in this blog:
http://oegeo.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/bing-aerial-photos-for-openstreetmap-great-but-are-they-recent/

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Philippines/High-resolution_imagery#Bing_Imagery

On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 8:27 PM, Anthony G. Balico
<anthony.balico at gmail.com> wrote:
> You're welcome Noli, happy to help.
>
> Hurry with the experiments and there's a looot of things to do :)
>
>
> On Sat, 2010-12-04 at 23:24 +1100, Noli Sicad wrote:
>> Hi Anthony,
>>
>> Now I got it.
>>
>> I will do experimental editing and tracing.
>>
>> Thanks a lot.
>>
>> Regards, Noli
>>
>>
>> On 12/4/10, Anthony G. Balico <anthony.balico at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hi Noli,
>> >
>> > You may want to fire up a bit your josm using this little tweak
>> >     > java -Xmx512m -jar josm-latest.jar
>> >
>> > I installed the "imagery" plugin instead, and its working great you may
>> > give it a try (a josm restart is necessary after installing a new
>> > plugin).
>> >
>> > After that, just simply download map from osm (3rd from left on the menu
>> > icons), box your area of interest (not so large otherwise you get an
>> > error).  By default it will download only osm data but i suggest you
>> > tick the "raw gps data" to pull the gps data from the db as well.  After
>> > both were download, click "Imagery" from the main menu then choose Bing
>> > Sat.  Now you're good to go :)
>> >
>> >
>> > Anthony
>> >
>> > On Sat, 2010-12-04 at 22:42 +1100, Noli Sicad wrote:
>> >> How do I start traces Bing Maps Imagerty (e.g. Iligan) using JOSM.
>> >>
>> >> Steps
>> >> 1. Download the latest josm-latest.jar
>> >> 2. In terminal (linux)
>> >>     > java -jar josm-latest.jar
>> >> 3. Install wmsplugin (for Bing Maps)
>> >>
>> >> What is next to do?
>> >>
>> >> 4.File -> New New Layer?
>> >> 5.
>> >> 6.
>> >> 7,
>> >>
>> >> Any short tutorial?
>> >>
>> >> I watched the JOSM videos by Steve Coast. It seems not applicable to
>> >> tracing maps.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks.
>> >>
>> >> Noli
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On 12/1/10, maning sambale <emmanuel.sambale at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> > I'm posting this to generate insights on how we should maximize and
>> >> > accelerate data contributions in bing covered areas.
>> >> >
>> >> > At the moment there are a lot of bing imagery with minimal active
>> >> > ph-osmer (perhaps main reason is the lack of imagery).  I am
>> >> > predicting that this will change very soon when other people start to
>> >> > see that their area of interest has his-res imagery available.  As a
>> >> > community, how do we approach the info dissemination so that people
>> >> > become aware that there is imagery already in "X" town?
>> >> >
>> >> > Some suggestions:
>> >> > 1. Lets create a coverage list and add them here:
>> >> > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_Philippines/hires_imagery
>> >> > . Do we have complete coverage sweep:
>> >> > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Bing/Coverage#Philippines ?
>> >>
>> >> > 2. Check nearby editors covered by bing and remind them that imagery
>> >> > is now available (via OSM messaging).
>> >> >
>> >> > 3.  "Seed" the area by tracing roads (temporarily tagged as
>> >> > highway=road).
>> >> >
>> >> > Adding stub roads can give an impression of completeness.  Hence, it
>> >> > can be counter-productive.  Personally, I have reservations on point 3
>> >> > (but lack the patience to wait for a passionate contributor in "X"
>> >> > town) :) .
>> >> >
>> >> > On the long term, the main strategy would be to encourage local osm
>> >> > groups within these imagery covered areas.
>> >> >
>> >> > Any ideas?
>> >>
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