[OSM-talk] Bing aerial imagery priorities

[Kate Chapman]

Hi Frederik,

Yes I agree that the arm chair mapping isn't the best method of
collection.  Though in some areas it will be difficult to ever have
mappers on the ground without imagery.  The cost of a GPS is
prohibitive in many places.

I've been working with some rural areas in Indonesia and it was much
easier to show individuals how to use the imagery than buy everyone a
GPS.  Well costwise that is.  We ended up only purchasing GPS for
those areas that didn't have decent imagery.

Best,

Kate

On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 5:19 AM, Frederik Ramm <frederik at remote.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On 06/17/11 08:15, Gehling Marc wrote:
>>
>> I would suggest that images are updated from countries that are
>> currently inan upheaval as Egypt, Tunisia, Libya
>
> What Would FakeSteveC say?
>
> http://fakestevec.blogspot.com/2011/04/know-your-osm-memes-4.html
>
> Oh, that.
>
> Jokes aside, I think the ideal use of aerial imagery in OSM is support for
> mappers on the ground. I.e. it is great to have aerial imagery where we
> *also* have local mappers in the area.
>
> Aerial imagery as raw material for armchair mappers in Europe who enjoy
> tracing faraway countries is of lesser priority. I know from my own
> experience that such armchair mapping can be a lot of fun, and we have seen
> in Haiti that it can also be helpful, but I think this is not the main mode
> of operation we're striving for.
>
> Bye
> Frederik
>
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