[OSM-talk] Mapping the spill

[Gregory]

http://www.ifitwasmyhome.com/
<http://www.ifitwasmyhome.com/>Is really cool.

I had thought about doing something like that with letting users trace
anything on OSM (e.g. a large park) and being able to see it on another
location (e.g. compare it to the size of a park near their home).

On 12 June 2010 05:05, Sam Vekemans <acrosscanadatrails at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks :)
> That what I was looking for, CNN & facebook grumbling, and news papers
> are not able to properly digest it.
>
> Good thing that oil floats. And its great to hear that the volume is
> finally being contained with less 'uncontrolable flow'.
>
> Like a water main leak, 'duck tape' doesnt help, as there is no
> 'cut-off' valve.
> Like my volcano example earlier, its like trying to stop a lava flow
> (which cannot be stopped). It can only be 'redirected' to follow the
> path of least resistance. Mother nature built the containment shell,
> which got broken as soon as the well was initially dug.
>
> Anyway, happy that people are mapping it :)
>
> Cheers,
> Sam
>
> On 6/11/10, Ian Dees <ian.dees at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 10:16 PM, Sam Vekemans <
> acrosscanadatrails at gmail.com
> >> wrote:
> >
> >> Negative thinking aside, just listing WHERE it is, is important to know.
> >>
> >>
> >> Zooming out, its easy to keep 'close' as that is all thats needed,
> >> using whatever imagery is available.
> >>
> >> We have unlimited crowd source, who can map anything anywhere. And it
> >> is 'stuck to the ground'. And we can also help the responders focus on
> >> areas that need to be protected.
> >>
> >> This is a perminant area transformation like a 'volcano lava flow'.
> >> Where the area will be a perminant sedement area, and needs to be
> >> known.
> >>
> >> Does anyone know if it is already being mapped?
> >>
> >>
> > NOAA is mapping it quite well:
> >
> >
> http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/topic_subtopic_entry.php?RECORD_KEY(entry_subtopic_topic)=entry_id,subtopic_id,topic_id&entry_id(entry_subtopic_topic)=809&subtopic_id(entry_subtopic_topic)=2&topic_id(entry_subtopic_topic)=1
> >
>
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Gregory
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