[OSGeo-Discuss] Open "StreamMap"?

Massimiliano Cannata massimiliano.cannata at supsi.ch
Sat May 28 00:01:20 PDT 2011


Maybe, information related to temperature, discharge etc. Could be handled
by SOS... so maybe you're looking for an open SOS linked with a open WFS of
rivers?

Maxi
Il giorno 28/mag/2011 08:02, "Ari Jolma" <ari.jolma at gmail.com> ha scritto:
> Charlie,
>
> There are existing global databases of surface water boundaries, water
> quality, DEMs, etc. In some cases more than one. Those could be one
> starting point - license permitting. The other would of course be OSM
> itself, which already contains surface water features. Adding a
> possibility for all to add data like temperature, water level, water
> quality etc. would be interesting. I've seen such attempts, as far as I
> remember they have used Google maps or Bing maps. In fact, Microsoft may
> have been more active in this particular area.
>
> Ari
>
> On 05/28/2011 04:51 AM, Charlie Schweik wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I find myself wondering if there is a possibility of starting an "open
>> stream map" project in a similar way to open street map? With the idea
>> that this might be connected to an invasive plant species effort too...
>>
>> It is an interesting idea -- roads are relatively stable. Streams have
>> additional attributes, like water levels.
>>
>> Any reactions or ideas on how this might be started?
>>
>> Cheers
>> Charlie Schweik
>>
>>
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