Chris,<div>Rumor had it that Metro had a number of folks on the ground, many of whom were using GPS and GIS to manage the effort. I didn't hear anything about that level of effort within Douglas County but I would venture to guess something was digitally recorded. The <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/findmarkb/blog/mapofriddlesearcharea">Sheriff's blog</a> posted an image of a hardcopy map that showed SAR areas. I also asked some folks at Metro if some or any of the data they collected would be released and I have not heard back. I hesitated to start a <a href="http://crowdmap.com/">Crowdmap</a> but after a kick in the pants by one of Mark's colleagues, I decided to post it and it's been well received. I'm sure there are some out there that don't appreciate unofficial/unconventional search tools being thrown into the fray but nothing else was active at the time. Within days, it was retweeted and has reached over 2000 pageviews. Not a huge hit, but still, it gets people looking at a map. I called Douglas County's Sheriff's office as well as Cycle Oregon to make sure it wasn't doing more harm than good. Douglas Co. never responded but they did post it as a link on their website. Jerry Norquist at Cycle Oregon got back to me yesterday and said I should go through someone at Metro or Douglas Co. to make sure it's not conflicting. I figured by now, it's gaining momentum, has had enough hits, and even some possible leads reported.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Meanwhile, another <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/findmarkb/how-you-can-help">Google Map</a> was put up to track the flier distribution effort which was one of the categories in Crowdmap so I looked into ways to incorporate that data with the CrowdMap. Fortunately, there is a way to link KMLs live into CrowdMap so both can coexist. My hope is that through both maps, we can crowdsource the effort to get the word out, as well as substantiate leads and ultimately find Mark. Crowdmap has the kind of tools to assist in reporting as well as aggregate feeds from Twitter, News, and direct reports. I can always use help administering the site and approving and verifying reports. The more eyes on these, the more information we have. Let me know if you're interested.</div>
<div><br></div><div>- Rafa</div><div><br></div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 2:22 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Chris_Wayne@nps.gov">Chris_Wayne@nps.gov</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Thanks for the continuing updates, Milt. I am hoping that Douglas SAR has<br>
been using GIS and GPS to facilitate this search. I contacted Wayne<br>
Stinson at Douglas Sherriff Office but have yet not heard back. I reckon<br>
Mr. Stinson has his hands full right now. If anyone else out there is doing<br>
SAR GIS please get in touch with me anytime. I have provided GPS-GIS<br>
support to a number of SAR incidents here at Crater Lake and I would offer<br>
my services to them if not for a current situation that keeps me local.<br>
However, I am glad to offer resources/advice/information to the search<br>
coordinators from here.<br>
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I first met and worked with Mark when I was working for UR-COG in Douglas<br>
County back in 1997. Mark was instrumental in helping us establish GIS<br>
User Groups in rural Oregon, which would later become sections of ORURISA.<br>
It is painfully ironic that my last news of him comes from this same area.<br>
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Hope and prayers from Crater Lake.<br>
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Chris Wayne<br>
GIS Coordinator – Geographer<br>
Crater Lake National Park<br>
PO Box 7 (mailing)<br>
Hwy 62 Sager Bldg (shipping)<br>
Crater Lake, OR 97604<br>
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<a href="mailto:Chris_Wayne@nps.gov">Chris_Wayne@nps.gov</a><br>
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PM [gis_info] Mark Bosworth is still<br>
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Please keep Mark and his family in your thoughts.<br>
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