Automatically add OAM to editor-layer-index

[maning]

Context
We have been adding drone imagery in several areas, latest is Lupang Arenda, in order to make it available to most mappers we are also updating the editor-layer-index so that it will be suggested by editors to mappers even if they are not aware of OAM.

Ask
Is possible to auto-generate layer index for consumption of editors via editor-layer-index, for example, if someone uploads to OAM, the user will be asked if they want it shared automatically for OSM editing then creates a PR to the editor-layer-index?

[Komzpa]

Can OAM export a json in compatible format? Then editor-layer-index can just periodically pull it.

Also, even current 9793 images are good for OSM mapping but probably will break editors trying to download and work with this linearly. Can a global OAM mosaic be exported instead, and just contour of it be updated?

[maning]

Can OAM export a json in compatible format? Then editor-layer-index can just periodically pull it.

AFAIK, yes, https://api.openaerialmap.org/meta

Also, even current 9793 images are good for OSM mapping but probably will break editors trying to download and work with this linearly.

That maybe true.

Can a global OAM mosaic be exported instead, and just contour of it be updated?

Devs can probably chime in, but I like this idea.

[grischard]

Hi, ELI dev here! The corresponding issue on our side is osmlab/editor-layer-index#509.

The json produced by https://api.openaerialmap.org/meta doesn't look like it fits the ELI schema.

osmlab/editor-layer-index#586 might also be part of the solution.

Do you already have a solution that provides imagery only within a certain bbox?