Maning, Thanks for the further information. In addition to the mapathon itself (University of Northern Colorado), I am being interviewed about it, and I anticipate this question will come up.
Mike On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 8:31 PM, maning sambale <emmanuel.samb...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Blake and Mike, > > I've started making contacts with Fiji NGOs on the ground. > Fortunately, they said they are safe. AFAIK, MapAction deployed > already. I'll get more news on the ground soon. > > On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 4:29 AM, Mike Thompson <miketh...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Blake, > > > > Thanks! That is very helpful! > > > > Mike > > > > On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 3:52 PM, Blake Girardot <bgirar...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >> > >> Hi Mike, > >> > >> Ideally, and typically we map in response to support organizations on > the > >> ground who request the map data from us for emergency relief and they > >> provide us their priority areas. No one contacted us in this case and > asked > >> us for map data or provided priority areas so we did not officially > >> activate. > >> > >> One of the community members (JGC) has been reviewing news and social > >> media to determine impacted areas and I am working on a tasking manager > >> project to support his suggested first priority area now (Koro Island). > >> > >> In this case the mapping we do will probably be used during the > remainder > >> of the relief phase and just as importantly for the recovery efforts, > >> knowing what used to be where and planning during reconstruction (and > used > >> in insurance claims to cover reconstructions believe it or not). > >> > >> But without direct contacts on the ground we will be "mapping in to the > >> blue" and will publish our resulting data sets on HDX > >> (https://data.hdx.rwlabs.org/group/fji?sort=metadata_modified+desc) as > well > >> as using the HOT Export Server to generate gps device maps with building > >> foot prints for relief workers. > >> > >> I expect the first Fiji project to come out shortly for Koro Island, > which > >> is small and only about 500-1000 buildings. > >> > >> The follow on Fiji projects will probably cover the north shore of Viti > >> Levu as well as the small islands between Koro and Viti Levu. > >> > >> Since it is not an official HOT activation, it moves a little more > slowly > >> as we find people with the time to handle the process of reviewing > damage > >> reports, existing data sets, existing mapping, imagery and making TM > >> projects. > >> > >> So I think the answer is we are supporting, but without any ground > >> contacts it takes us a bit longer to get ramped up. > >> > >> Regards, > >> Blake > >> > >> On 2/23/2016 10:44 PM, Mike Thompson wrote: > >>> > >>> What is the reason we are not supporting Fiji in the wake of Winston? > is > >>> it because their are somewhat well off and do not need our help? I ask > >>> not just out of curiosity, but because I am likely to be asked at one > of > >>> the upcoming mapathons. > >>> > >>> Mike > >>> > >>> On Sat, Feb 20, 2016 at 8:21 PM, Blake Girardot <bgirar...@gmail.com > >>> <mailto:bgirar...@gmail.com>> wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> I am not sure what mapping HOT can do to support Fiji after the > >>> typhoon, but this message to OSM-Talk is informative. > >>> > >>> If anyone is reviewing mapping or starts mapping there the below > >>> linked to wiki page seems important to review. > >>> > >>> Thanks to Richard <ricoz....@gmail.com <mailto:ricoz....@gmail.com > >> > >>> for pointing it out. > >>> > >>> Regards, > >>> Blake > >>> > >>> > >>> -------- Forwarded Message -------- > >>> Subject: [OSM-talk] HOT Fiji & 180th Meridian > >>> Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2016 21:10:26 +0100 > >>> From: Richard <ricoz....@gmail.com <mailto:ricoz....@gmail.com>> > >>> To: t...@openstreetmap.org <mailto:t...@openstreetmap.org> > >>> > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> not sure what the situation on Fiji is but if there is any > >>> HOT effort keep an eye on the > >>> > >>> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/180th_meridian > >>> > >>> Luckily most tools were improved over the past few months > >>> but keep in mind that there may be remaining problems and > >>> fairly new or experimental versions of some tools are > >>> required. > >>> > >>> Richard > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> talk mailing list > >>> t...@openstreetmap.org <mailto:t...@openstreetmap.org> > >>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> HOT mailing list > >>> HOT@openstreetmap.org <mailto:HOT@openstreetmap.org> > >>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > >>> > >>> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > HOT mailing list > > HOT@openstreetmap.org > > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > > > > > > -- > cheers, > maning > ------------------------------------------------------ > "Freedom is still the most radical idea of all" -N.Branden > https://epsg4253.wordpress.com/ > http://twitter.com/maningsambale > ------------------------------------------------------ >
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