Dear all,
I am using this channel to broadcast this information to all interested mappers. We have bought and put online a high-resolution imagery of the town of Khorog http://osm.org/go/zxm5A1KA--,in Tajikistan. Khorog (30000 inhabitants) is located at the Afghan border, 2000m a.s.l. and is highly exposed to natural disasters (earthquakes, avalanches, landslides...). The goal of our project is to build upon OSM to provide the first detailed spatial database ever. Those data will then be used (amongst others) for disaster risk reduction.
If you wish to participate, here is some additional information:
The first priority is to map:
- All roads / streets / alleys - All buildings - Main natural elements (riverbed, landcover...)
In order to guarantee some harmonization, the most relevant tags for the Tajik context are described and illustrated here: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_Tajikistan/Tags
Presets for JOSM have been developped as well and are available here: http://humadat.alwaysdata.net/tms/khorog/preset/preset_tj.xml [How to use the presets in JOSM: http://josm.openstreetmap.de/wiki/Help/Preferences/Map#TaggingPresets ]
The imagery is available as TMS here: http://humadat.alwaysdata.net/tms/khorog/%7Bzoom%7D/%7Bx%7D/%7B-y%7D.jpg [How to add a TMS image in JOSM: http://josm.openstreetmap.de/wiki/Help/Preferences/Imagery ]
To avoid overlapping edits, it is advisable that mappers use the tasking manager http://tasks.hotosm.org/job/44
Thanks in advance for your help and don't hesitate to contact me, should you have any question or comment.
Cheers,
Stéphane
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