[OSM-talk] Fwd: Re: [talk-ph] Typhoon forecast over Northern Luzon

Jean-Guilhem Cailton jgc at arkemie.com
Mon Oct 18 09:39:53 BST 2010



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Sujet: 	Re: [talk-ph] Typhoon forecast over Northern Luzon
Date : 	Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:13:58 +0800
De : 	maning sambale <emmanuel.sambale at gmail.com>
Pour : 	Jean-Guilhem Cailton <jgc at arkemie.com>
Copie à : 	HOT <hot at openstreetmap.org>, talk-ph at openstreetmap.org



At the moment this the best that we can.  Please trace large rivers
(from Landsat):

Chico River Basin
Agno
Cagayan
Abra
Magat
Vintar Laoag River

I will update the list soon.



On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 7:30 AM, Jean-Guilhem Cailton<jgc at arkemie.com>  wrote:
>  Hi,
>
>  - "Potentially catastrophic Super Typhoon Megi approaching the Philippines"
>  http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=1661
>
>  - From http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/:
>  Hourly Update on Typhoon "JUAN"
>  As of 6:00 a.m., today (Monday, 18 October 2010), Typhoon "JUAN" was located
>  at 190 km East of Tuguegarao,Cagayan. (17.5°N, 123.5°E) with maximum
>  sustained winds of 225 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 260 kph.
>  Moving West Southwest at 19 kph. Estimated central pressure: 922 hpa.
>
>
>  - NOAA numerical weather model, as shown by zyGrib, forecast that typhoon
>  trajectory should sweep over Northern Luzon.
>
>
>  Certainly, Mappers from the Philippines could say better what could be of
>  help.
>
>  It seems that OSM map of the potentially affected area contains many towns
>  without connecting roads (http://osm.org/go/42hNR6-- ). It is difficult to
>  trace them without more imagery than is available now (I've let our contact
>  at Spot Image know about this), but we could already use Landsat to map
>  rivers (as heavy rains are forecast, and flash floods possible).
>
>  Best wishes,
>
>  Jean-Guilhem
>
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