Rod, If there is a way we can provide aid, then yes! I am not familiar with either the area or the disease, so not much help there; but - typically we might assist the local mapping community (if there is one) with remotely tracing the area from available imagery. If there isn't a local community, HOT can discuss and potentially provide a remote coordinator - to get HOT coordinators on the ground typically requires a partner organization to contact us (i...@hotopenstreetmap.org) for assistance.
If you are from the area/concerned for personal interest, I would first ask if you know the quality of the map data in the area and if there is any OSM community there/how best to reach out; then we can work out specifics - really we just need to know our efforts are actually needed (i.e. people in need of aid will receive benefit from whatever we do). Thank you, =Russ Russell Deffner russell.deff...@hotosm.org The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team http://hot.openstreetmap.org/ -----Original Message----- From: Rod Bera [mailto:r...@goarem.org] Sent: Monday, March 24, 2014 5:43 AM To: hot@openstreetmap.org Subject: [HOT] Ebola in Conakry, Guinea Hi all, Is there a way we can assist on this one? The virus has now reached Conakry. As far as I recall it's the first time the disease finds its way to such a populated area... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/22/ebola-guinea_n_5014500.html Rod _______________________________________________ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot _______________________________________________ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
