The Africover Import: Lessons Learned and Next Steps
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The Africover Import: Lessons Learned and Next Steps
Robert [email protected]://twitter.com/rsoden
Kinshasa:
MS Virtual Earth
Google Maps
Open Street Map
Harare:
MS Virtual Earth
Google Maps
Open Street Map
Mogadishu:
MS Virtual Earth
Google Maps
Open Street Map
Data silos waste the time and money of the both the organizations that create them and the end user.
Open Street Map makes organizations more effective.
Africover:
1:100,000 Landsat TM data.
Created/Analyzed by the FAO.
Late 90’s early 00’s.
Our Method:
Open Street Map is always right.
Focus on rural areas, connector roads.
When in doubt, delete.
Congo- before Congo- after
Congo- before Congo- after
+ 92,817.62 mi
Tanzania- before Tanzania- after
Tanzania- before Tanzania- after
+ 17,212.75 mi
Rwanda- before Rwanda- after
Rwanda- before Rwanda- after
+ 459.29 mi
Kenya- before Kenya- after
Kenya- before Kenya- after
+ 17,212 mi
Sudan- before Sudan- after
Sudan- before Sudan- after
+ 11,609.51 mi
Burundi- before Burundi- after
Burundi- before Burundi- after
+ 1,796 mi
Total+ 141,107.17 mi
Next Steps:
Future Imports
. Remaining Africover/DEPHA data
. Somalia Aerial Photo Traces
Next Steps:
OSM and Environmental Education
Next Steps:
.Uganda?
.Senegal?
.Tanzania?
Mapping Parties
http://www.flickr.com/photos/the_bumblebee/
Next Steps: OSM in the Cloud
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