Thank you Dale and Blake, we were coordinating offlist with Blake and I had a draft ready for Yannis so we should be all good !
On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 5:47 PM, Dale Kunce <dale.ku...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey all. Vivien on this list from the world Bank would be the best one to > follow up with yannis. The world Bank has a very long history with OSM and > can support this project I'm sure. > > On Wed, Sep 16, 2015, 4:19 PM Blake Girardot <blake.girar...@hotosm.org> > wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> Just letting everyone know I will follow up with Yannis to see how we >> can best help him. >> >> cheers, >> Blake >> >> >> >> On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 3:51 PM, Yannis Fourniadis >> <yannis.fournia...@arup.com> wrote: >> > Hello, >> > >> > >> > >> > I am working for Arup, an international engineering consultancy based in >> > London. As Arup, we have been active participants to OpenStreeMap (OSM), >> > particularly as regards the Missing Maps Project. Employees from Arup >> > offices in the UK and the USA have contributed significant time to map >> parts >> > of South Kivu in the Congo. >> > >> > >> > >> > I am writing to enquire on the feasibility of initiating a mapping task >> > through OSM Tasking Manager (http://tasks.hotosm.org/) for the mapping >> of >> > buildings and infrastructure (roads, railways) in the Kyrgyz Republic. >> > >> > >> > >> > The Kyrgyz Republic is located in a region of high seismic hazard. In >> > addition, the typical buildings in the region are susceptible to damage >> from >> > seismic hazards (e.g. earthquake ground shaking). The population in the >> > region is therefore exposed to the combination of high seismic hazards >> and >> > vulnerable building stock. The country is therefore considered to be a >> > region of high seismic risk. >> > >> > >> > >> > The World Bank is supporting a project whereby a nationwide seismic risk >> > assessment study will be undertaken. A team led by Arup, and including >> the >> > Bishkek-based Central Asian Institute of Applied Geosciences (CAIAG), >> has >> > been appointed by the World Bank to carry out consultancy services in >> > relation to seismic hazard and risk for the Kyrgyz Republic. >> > >> > >> > >> > Together with science and engineering students from Bishkek University, >> we >> > will undertake community mapping of exposure data (buildings and >> > infrastructure) as part of this project, on 8-9 October 2015. Speaking >> to >> > Pete Masters (Missing Maps Project Coordinator for Doctors Without >> Borders >> > UK), he suggested I contact you to help us setup an OSM mapping task, >> > through which our local partners could undertake the community mapping. >> > >> > >> > >> > Could you please advise whether you are able and willing to create an >> OSM >> > task for us to use? I would be happy to liaise further in terms of >> > developing the task (i.e. features to be mapped, commonly used tags >> etc.). >> > >> > >> > >> > Many thanks in advance. >> > >> > >> > >> > Regards, >> > >> > Yannis >> > >> > >> > >> > Yannis Fourniadis >> > >> > Senior Engineering Geologist >> > >> > PhD DIC CGeol >> > >> > >> > >> > Arup >> > >> > 13 Fitzroy Street London W1T 4BQ United Kingdom >> > >> > d: +44 20 7755 4310 >> > >> > www.arup.com >> > >> > >> > >> > ____________________________________________________________ >> > Electronic mail messages entering and leaving Arup business >> > systems are scanned for acceptability of content and viruses >> >> >> >> -- >> ---------------------------------------------------- >> Blake Girardot >> Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team >> Vice President, HOT Board of Directors >> skype: jblakegirardot >> >> _______________________________________________ >> HOT mailing list >> HOT@openstreetmap.org >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >> > > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > HOT@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > >
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