Hi Maning and Others, UN OCHA published a map with TC Winston final track, and strips showing very destructive hurricane force winds, and destructive storm force winds: http://reliefweb.int/map/fiji/fiji-tc-winston-final-track-21-feb-2016
This shows related population information: http://reliefweb.int/report/fiji/fiji-tropical-cyclone-winston-22-feb-2016-0 A team of VISOV volunteers is working on a map of damages reported on social media: http://u.osmfr.org/m/72342 I've been collecting interesting tweets on my account: https://twitter.com/jgvisov Best wishes, Jean-Guilhem <https://t.co/ykw3zPM6xB> Le 24/02/2016 04:31, maning sambale a écrit : > 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 >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> -- "On ne m’ôtera pas de l’idée que, pendant la dernière guerre mondiale, de nombreux juifs ont eu une attitude carrément hostile à l’égard du régime nazi." Pierre Desproges "I won't be deprived of the idea that, during the last world war, many Jews had a downright hostile attitude toward the Nazi regime."
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