Structures Data Collection for The National Map using Volunteered Geographic Information is avilable in PDF (2.7 Mb) from USGS.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has historically sponsored volunteered data collection projects to enhance its topographic paper and digital map products. This report describes one phase of an ongoing project to encourage volunteers to contribute data to The National Map using online editing tools.
Lessons learned:
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simplifying editing tasks and the user interfaces,
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stressing to volunteers the importance of adding structures that are missing, and
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emphasizing the importance of conforming to editorial guidelines for formatting names and addresses of structures.
- webpage via @mhaklay
by Adena Schutzberg on 10/05 at 11:33 AM |
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MacRumors reports that Apple is using teams from its brick and mortar Apple stores to begin fixing map data in the area. It's not clear if they are ground truthing information or using other soures.
- MacRumors via @cageyjames
KPCC in Los Angeles is looking to map the dangerous intersections in LA on a Google Map. Data points are collected via a form where the submitter offers an intersection or address. I guess that gets geocoded. I'm not sure why they are not using the map - maybe this process cuts down on spam data?
- KPCC
The website, CycloneCenter.org, allows volunteers to examine color-enhanced images from 30 years of tropical cyclones taken from the archives of NCDC’s Hurricane Satellite Data system. Then, the site will guide users through a process to analyze a specific hurricane image and answer questions, using a simplified technique for estimating the maximum surface wind speed of tropical cyclones.
- NOAA News via GISuser.com
by Adena Schutzberg on 10/05 at 04:26 AM |
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