[OSM-talk] [Fwd: Re: [CrisisMappers] FW: I NEED SUPPLIES NOW/ Location of Functioning Hospital : OSM PIPELINE SUGGESTED !]

[maning sambale]

We made similar osmbug instance during typhoon ketsana in the Philippines
http://osb.maps.jsintl.org/

Perhaps you can adapt and improve it.

On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 5:57 PM, Jean-Guilhem Cailton <jgc at arkemie.com> wrote:
> Pieren a écrit :
>
> 2010/1/22 Jean-Guilhem Cailton <jgc at arkemie.com>
>>
>> So I'd say : if everybody is needing a central billboard where they can
>> pin their localized notes themselves, why not let it be known that OSM can
>> do it ? Especially if they already have it with them on their GPS or
>> iPhones...
>>
>> And let people decide whether it is useful for them or not.
>
> Yes and no. OSM is not just an open database where everything can be stored
> for any purpose.
> If you need a billboard with a map as background, we have already this type
> of application. It's called openstreetbug ([1]). It's used at the moment to
> pinpoint map errors but it could be easily renewed with another name or
> temporarily extended to the usage you are looking for. It has to most simple
> interface, you don't have to register, you can remove the notes when they
> are solved but they are stored in a separate database.
>
> Pieren
>
> [1] http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Openstreetbug
>
> Perfect Pieren !
>
> (I indeed used OpenStreetBug when I was starting, on the 15th)
>
> If it could just be renamed,  I bet it could be very useful for this kind of
> purpose...
>
> (Is there a limit on number of caracters that can be entered ?)
>
> I could enter the couple of hospital request I saw on CR as exemples. (One
> was more than 255 caracters, but I reduced it to this without problem).
>
> Thanks !
>
> Jean-Guilhem
>
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