Hi, You might find common cause with this team at UCL (in London) perhaps: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/excites
Dan 2015-06-22 12:39 GMT+01:00 John Andersson <john.anders...@wikimedia.se>: > Hi everybody, > > My name is John Andersson and I am working for the Wikimedia Sverige. I am a > big fan of HOT and I have been volunteering for a few years under the user > name Jopparn. I also organized a mapathon here in Stockholm after the > earthquake in Nepal. > > Now my organization and I have gotten the chance to do research on how HOT's > open map data has helped humanitarians and what still need to be worked on. > I am hoping to start this work after the Summer and would love to discuss > this with you experts and perhaps also interview a few of you. > > Also, I am talking with Stockholm University and Mapillary about a joint EU > application for funding for next year. (Mapillary is a Swedish company > that's working on a crowdsourced street view, that I believe could be a > valuable addition to HOT's work (as there license is compatible with OSM), > and Stockholm University work a lot with ICT for development). This EU > project could potentially bring in up to 2 million Euro for research and > development for HOT. However, we need to get a better understanding about > known bottle necks and find more European partners that have different kind > of expertise in this field. If you have any ideas for good partners to get > in contact with please share it here on the list or send me an email > directly. The work with the application would most likely take place from > September 2015-July 2016. > > Looking forward to your insights! > > Best, > > John > - - - - > John Andersson > Wikimedia Sverige > Project Manager and Fundraising > > Phone: +46(0)73-3965189 > Email: john.anders...@wikimedia.se > Skype: johnandersson86 > > Be sure to follow us on Twitter at @WikiEuropeana and @WikimediaSE > Would you like to support free knowledge and Wikipedia? Please consider > becoming a member of Wikimedia Sverige! We need your support. > > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > HOT@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > _______________________________________________ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
