[OSM-talk] satellite Imagery missing

[Tom Hughes]

On 15/09/11 13:05, Douglas Musaazi wrote:

> On Saturday 10th September 2011, we held a mapping day event at Uganda
> Christian University Mukono in Uganda, where we spread the idea of
> mapping and updating the Open Street World map as part of the mapping
> Uganda Initiative at pamoya (http://www.pamoya.com/node/13275), however,
> the satellite imagery for the area
> (http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=0.35501&lon=32.74088&zoom=17&layers=M) was
> not available.
>
> We were able to use the walking papers and the g.p.s unit that enabled
> us to have better accuracy, using potlatch without the satellite imagery
> was like working while blind folded and we managed to make the edits. We
> never used Merkaator or JOSM as it was a one day event, and it was an
> introductory to the 20 participants, so the quickest tools had to be
> used. I would like to know if there is any other means, or when the
> satellite image will be available to OSM for such areas.

There is imagery (from Bing) there, but only up to z13. We have the 
imagery we're given (or rather allowed to use) I'm afraid and we don't 
have a way to magically conjure up high res imagery where Bing don't 
have it.

Tom

-- 
Tom Hughes (tom at compton.nu)
http://compton.nu/