[HOT] WATCH BULLETIN - SUPER TYPHOON MAYSEK - PHILIPPINES

[Mark Cupitt]

For everyone's information

http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2015/03/31/1439522/us-agency-upgrades-maysak-super-typhoon-pacific-ocean

MANILA, Philippines — The tropical cyclone "Maysak" over the northwest
Pacific Ocean continued to intensify into a super typhoon on Tuesday, the
United States' Joint Typhoon Warning Center said.

Within 24 hours, the agency indicated Maysak may reach maximum sustained
winds of 287 kilometers per hour (kph) and gusts of up to 351 kph.



Regards

Mark Cupitt

"If we change the world, let it bear the mark of our intelligence"

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[HOT] HOT Summit 2015 Program Announcement

[Blake Girardot]

Hi everyone,

The HOT Summit 2015 program is taking shape and it is really impressive.

I would try and list some of the highlights here, but I am not kidding
when I say that with over 20 presentations, classes and workshops
schedule so far, it would be hard to pick the highlights, they are all
pretty great.

While I am not surprised, I am very excited there will be such a wide
range of experts at the Summit with a very diverse and interesting set
of topics.

If there is any way you can attend, I really encourage you to do so.
Heck, after you read the program you won't need any encouragement I am
sure:

http://summit.hotosm.org/program/

And it is only going to get better as we finalize our arrangements
with the keynote speakers for the first day of the conference.

I know it is an over used phrase, but this really is an amazing
opportunity to meet, learn, and share with some of the top people in
their fields, community leaders from around the world and mappers just
like yourself.

More information will follow, but we just completed the main program
this weekend and wanted to get it out right away while we finalize
some details on the lead off day.

As always, please let us know if you have any questions.

Cheers,
Blake Girardot

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[HOT] Issue with the HOT Export shapefiles and ArcGIS

[Severin Menard]

Hi,

Am I the only one experiencing a projection issue in ArcGIS with the
shapefiles made by the HOT Exports? The (deprecated) EPSG:3785 is not
recognized by ArcGIS (but is by QGIS), therefore the shapefiles are not
projected. I do not use ArcGIS but I expect a huge majority of GIS officers
in humanitarian organization rely on it, so this issue is really a "killer
costumer". The tip I found is to display the shapefile first in QGIS then
save it in any other CRS (Coordinate Reference System), but it is obviously
satisfying for the (many) people with ArcGIS only. I think EPSG:3785 should
be changed by EPSG:3857 anyway if we continue to rely on this projection
for GIS files. GReat it is tagged as a "must" (fix). Who would be
interested to dig in? I can provide the information text for any techy not
completely familiar with CRS, if needed.

Sincerely,

Severin
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Re: [HOT] Chat tomorrow, UNMEER Routing Tool

[Pierre Béland]

Revision for the agenda of the meeting.  This is reported tomorrow.

We will meet on the hot irc, Wednesday april 1, at 15:00 (3pm)  Accra time.If 
you dont have a IRC software, you can simply connect providing a nickname 
https://kiwiirc.com/client/irc.oftc.net/hot
See for your 
timezonehttp://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=HOT+irc+-+Routing+tool%2C+UN+Mission+for+Ebola+Emergency+Response+%28UNMEER%29&iso=20150401T15&p1=4&ah=1
  
Pierre 

  De : Pierre Béland 
 À : HOT Openstreetmap ; "rout...@openstreetmap.org" 
 
 Envoyé le : Lundi 30 mars 2015 14h07
 Objet : Chat tomorrow, UNMEER Routing Tool
   


The UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) prepares to collect data 
on road time travel. With the rainy season approaching soon, it is important 
for the logistic of the operations to have realistic travel time taking into 
consideration the road infrastructure and the difficulty to travel in rainy 
season.
They asked us to organize a discussion with the OpenStreetMap community 
developpers about adapting the Routing tools to take into account the reality 
of the West Africa countries.
We will meet on the hot irc, Tuesday March 31, at 5pm Accra time.If you dont 
have a IRC software, you can simply connect providing a nickname 
https://kiwiirc.com/client/irc.oftc.net/hot
See for your timezone 
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=HOT+irc+-+Routing+tool%2C+UN+Mission+for+Ebola+Emergency+Response+%28UNMEER%29&iso=20150331T17&p1=4&ah=1
regard 


 
Pierre 

 

   

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Re: [HOT] Mapping Logging Roads in the Congo Basin

[Rafael Avila Coya]

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Hi all:

Ok. Let's meet on hot irc tomorrow March 31st at 20:00 UTC. Everyone
is welcome, of course!

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=WRI+Forestry+Tracks+IRC&iso=20150331T20&p1=4&ah=1

Cheers,

Rafael.

On 31/03/15 13:58, Jorieke Vyncke wrote:
> Hi Rafael, Claire, Severin,
> 
> IRC is a good idea. It will also be working better for me than
> Skype. And tomorrow 20:00 UTC is fine.
> 
> By the way, if you are interested, feel free to join!
> 
> Best greetings,
> 
> Jorieke
> 
> 2015-03-31 11:07 GMT+00:00 Claire Halleux
> mailto:claire.hall...@hotosm.org>>:
> 
> Hi Rafael, Jorieke and Sev,
> 
> Actually skype texting works well (the problem stands on the voice 
> side) but IRC and Mumble do offer a good working combination. 
> However I won't be available tonight, so what about tomorrow
> evening 20:00 UTC?
> 
> Claire
> 
> Claire Halleux Volunteer and Member of the Board +243 99 256 9980
> (Kinshasa, DRC) Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
> 
> http://www.hotosm.org/ 
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/2014_DRC_Ebola_Response
> 
> On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 11:47 AM, Severin Menard 
> mailto:severin.men...@gmail.com>>
> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Would be happy to join the discussion (Mumble or IRC).
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Severin
> 
> On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 1:21 AM, Rafael Avila Coya 
> mailto:ravilac...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
> Hi, Claire and Jorieke:
> 
> As skype can be problematic for Claire, maybe we can talk in hot
> irc?
> 
> Maybe 20:00 UTC today March 31st ( http://is.gd/wriforestry )? Or
> next day?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Rafael.
> 
> On 29/03/15 23:15, Claire Halleux wrote:
>> Hi Rafael and Jorieke,
> 
>> Yes indeed and I came back to DRC a few days ago. Skype is still
>> a bit complicated on my side but I'm sure we can find a way to
>> plan a talk on the subject. After you last mail I had also
>> checked the DRC task and realized it had already been completed!
>> I validated a first tile but my connection was too slow to be
>> really efficient so I did not continue, but it seems that the
>> work has been well done! Thanks a lot for supporting this project
>> that had been in the air for quite some time,
> 
>> Claire
> 
>> Claire Halleux Volunteer and Member of the Board +243 99 256 9980
>>  (Kinshasa, DRC) Humanitarian
>> OpenStreetMap Team
> 
>> http://www.hotosm.org/ 
>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/2014_DRC_Ebola_Response
> 
>> On Sun, Mar 29, 2015 at 9:37 PM, Jorieke Vyncke 
>>    >>
>> wrote:
> 
>> Hey Rafael,
> 
>> Maybe, we should just do a skype on this. Will be easier to
>> talk!
> 
>> Best, Jorieke
> 
> 
>> 2015-03-26 14:17 GMT, Rafael Avila Coya >  > >>:
>>> Hi, Jorieke:
>>> 
>>> I started the import discussion sending emails to the
> DRC, CAR
>>> and Cameroon lists, but unfortunately I didn't received any 
>>> answer.
>>> 
>>> I did received an interesting email from yours about this
> last
>> 10th Feb,
>>> telling about the CAR WRI import [1] and about the Cameroon 
>>> community and state of the map for that country.
>>> 
>>> For the CAR WRI: I used that import data to help
> extensively in
>> mapping
>>> roads all over the country while importing UNICEF data,
> although
>>> I didn't actually work in any task. I was very focused on the 
>>> UNICEF
>> data
>>> and would have to contact Séverin prior to work with that WRI
>> import, so
>>> I left it until the 3 TM UNICEF projects were finished.
>>> 
>>> In any case, this WRI data import is focused only in forest
>> tracks, not
>>> roads in general. Therefore, it covers only the South West of
>> Centrafrique.
>>> 
>>> In any case, I will be happy to volunteer on that old WRI
> import
>>> if needed, but bear in mind that there is a new and very 
>>> interesting job for road mapping/checking for CAR opened
> recently
>>> by Séverin [2],
>> based
>>> on public domain data from Groads (there is another one
> for Mali
>> too [3]).
>>> 
>>> As for the Congo's communities: I would love to contact them, 
>>> and collaborate/contribute in any way I can. I didn't
> know about
>>> the
>> Rep. of
>>> Congo community, but I did receive an email from Claire
> on 26th
>> Feb from
>>> Iraq, telling she would be back to DRC in a month or so and 
>>> suggesting to talk about this when she is back.
>>> 
>>> For Cameroon the data is quite big (around 8,500 ways),
> so I was
>>> thinking on splitting the import in 3, in order not to
> overload
>> the data
>>> server. If you are willing, you may check the data [4] and we 
>>> can
>> decide
>>> how to better set the jobs.
>>> 
>>> Please, tell me in what ways I can be of any help.
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> 
>>> Rafael.
>>> 
>>> [1] http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/219 [2] 
>>> http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/783 [3] 
>>> http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/813 [4]
>>> 
> 

[HOT] Reminder: Weekly Activation Working Group

[Severin Menard]

Hi all,

The Activation Working Group Weekly meeting will occur in about 35 minutes,
2PM UTC.

There is also a possibility to alternate with another time slot, eg
alternating every week, to allow people for whom the current time is too
early or too late to participate. We decided the best way to figure out if
it would interest people and what time would then fit the most, here is a
Doodle  to evaluate it. So far 4 people
filled it. You should see the time zone on the far right and you need to
double check it is your time zone.

Does someone know a good tool that would not be Google based to send
reminders to the list for the WG meetings?

Sincerely,

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Re: [HOT] Mapping Logging Roads in the Congo Basin

[Jorieke Vyncke]

Hi Rafael, Claire, Severin,

IRC is a good idea. It will also be working better for me than Skype.
And tomorrow 20:00 UTC is fine.

By the way, if you are interested, feel free to join!

Best greetings,

Jorieke

2015-03-31 11:07 GMT+00:00 Claire Halleux :

> Hi Rafael, Jorieke and Sev,
>
> Actually skype texting works well (the problem stands on the voice side)
> but IRC and Mumble do offer a good working combination.
> However I won't be available tonight, so what about tomorrow evening 20:00
> UTC?
>
> Claire
>
> Claire Halleux
> Volunteer and Member of the Board
> +243 99 256 9980 (Kinshasa, DRC)
> Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
>
> http://www.hotosm.org/
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/2014_DRC_Ebola_Response
>
> On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 11:47 AM, Severin Menard  > wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Would be happy to join the discussion (Mumble or IRC).
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Severin
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 1:21 AM, Rafael Avila Coya 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-
>>> Hash: SHA1
>>>
>>> Hi, Claire and Jorieke:
>>>
>>> As skype can be problematic for Claire, maybe we can talk in hot irc?
>>>
>>> Maybe 20:00 UTC today March 31st ( http://is.gd/wriforestry )? Or next
>>> day?
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Rafael.
>>>
>>> On 29/03/15 23:15, Claire Halleux wrote:
>>> > Hi Rafael and Jorieke,
>>> >
>>> > Yes indeed and I came back to DRC a few days ago. Skype is still a
>>> > bit complicated on my side but I'm sure we can find a way to plan a
>>> > talk on the subject. After you last mail I had also checked the DRC
>>> > task and realized it had already been completed! I validated a
>>> > first tile but my connection was too slow to be really efficient so
>>> > I did not continue, but it seems that the work has been well done!
>>> > Thanks a lot for supporting this project that had been in the air
>>> > for quite some time,
>>> >
>>> > Claire
>>> >
>>> > Claire Halleux Volunteer and Member of the Board +243 99 256 9980
>>> > (Kinshasa, DRC) Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
>>> >
>>> > http://www.hotosm.org/
>>> > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/2014_DRC_Ebola_Response
>>> >
>>> > On Sun, Mar 29, 2015 at 9:37 PM, Jorieke Vyncke
>>> > mailto:jorieke.vyn...@gmail.com>>
>>> > wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Hey Rafael,
>>> >
>>> > Maybe, we should just do a skype on this. Will be easier to talk!
>>> >
>>> > Best, Jorieke
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > 2015-03-26 14:17 GMT, Rafael Avila Coya >> > >:
>>> >> Hi, Jorieke:
>>> >>
>>> >> I started the import discussion sending emails to the DRC, CAR
>>> >> and Cameroon lists, but unfortunately I didn't received any
>>> >> answer.
>>> >>
>>> >> I did received an interesting email from yours about this last
>>> > 10th Feb,
>>> >> telling about the CAR WRI import [1] and about the Cameroon
>>> >> community and state of the map for that country.
>>> >>
>>> >> For the CAR WRI: I used that import data to help extensively in
>>> > mapping
>>> >> roads all over the country while importing UNICEF data, although
>>> >> I didn't actually work in any task. I was very focused on the
>>> >> UNICEF
>>> > data
>>> >> and would have to contact Séverin prior to work with that WRI
>>> > import, so
>>> >> I left it until the 3 TM UNICEF projects were finished.
>>> >>
>>> >> In any case, this WRI data import is focused only in forest
>>> > tracks, not
>>> >> roads in general. Therefore, it covers only the South West of
>>> > Centrafrique.
>>> >>
>>> >> In any case, I will be happy to volunteer on that old WRI import
>>> >> if needed, but bear in mind that there is a new and very
>>> >> interesting job for road mapping/checking for CAR opened recently
>>> >> by Séverin [2],
>>> > based
>>> >> on public domain data from Groads (there is another one for Mali
>>> > too [3]).
>>> >>
>>> >> As for the Congo's communities: I would love to contact them,
>>> >> and collaborate/contribute in any way I can. I didn't know about
>>> >> the
>>> > Rep. of
>>> >> Congo community, but I did receive an email from Claire on 26th
>>> > Feb from
>>> >> Iraq, telling she would be back to DRC in a month or so and
>>> >> suggesting to talk about this when she is back.
>>> >>
>>> >> For Cameroon the data is quite big (around 8,500 ways), so I was
>>> >> thinking on splitting the import in 3, in order not to overload
>>> > the data
>>> >> server. If you are willing, you may check the data [4] and we
>>> >> can
>>> > decide
>>> >> how to better set the jobs.
>>> >>
>>> >> Please, tell me in what ways I can be of any help.
>>> >>
>>> >> Cheers,
>>> >>
>>> >> Rafael.
>>> >>
>>> >> [1] http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/219 [2]
>>> >> http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/783 [3]
>>> >> http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/813 [4]
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/ys58zv40yfr0um3/CMR_Forestry_roadsFINAL.osm?dl=0
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >> On 25/03/15 22:47, Jorieke Vyncke wrote:
>>> >>> Hi James,
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Thanks a lot for the initiative!
>>> >>>
>>> >>> For the two Congo's it might be usefull to st

Re: [HOT] Mapping Logging Roads in the Congo Basin

[Claire Halleux]

Hi Rafael, Jorieke and Sev,

Actually skype texting works well (the problem stands on the voice side)
but IRC and Mumble do offer a good working combination.
However I won't be available tonight, so what about tomorrow evening 20:00
UTC?

Claire

Claire Halleux
Volunteer and Member of the Board
+243 99 256 9980 (Kinshasa, DRC)
Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team

http://www.hotosm.org/
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/2014_DRC_Ebola_Response

On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 11:47 AM, Severin Menard 
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Would be happy to join the discussion (Mumble or IRC).
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Severin
>
> On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 1:21 AM, Rafael Avila Coya 
> wrote:
>
>> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-
>> Hash: SHA1
>>
>> Hi, Claire and Jorieke:
>>
>> As skype can be problematic for Claire, maybe we can talk in hot irc?
>>
>> Maybe 20:00 UTC today March 31st ( http://is.gd/wriforestry )? Or next
>> day?
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Rafael.
>>
>> On 29/03/15 23:15, Claire Halleux wrote:
>> > Hi Rafael and Jorieke,
>> >
>> > Yes indeed and I came back to DRC a few days ago. Skype is still a
>> > bit complicated on my side but I'm sure we can find a way to plan a
>> > talk on the subject. After you last mail I had also checked the DRC
>> > task and realized it had already been completed! I validated a
>> > first tile but my connection was too slow to be really efficient so
>> > I did not continue, but it seems that the work has been well done!
>> > Thanks a lot for supporting this project that had been in the air
>> > for quite some time,
>> >
>> > Claire
>> >
>> > Claire Halleux Volunteer and Member of the Board +243 99 256 9980
>> > (Kinshasa, DRC) Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
>> >
>> > http://www.hotosm.org/
>> > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/2014_DRC_Ebola_Response
>> >
>> > On Sun, Mar 29, 2015 at 9:37 PM, Jorieke Vyncke
>> > mailto:jorieke.vyn...@gmail.com>>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > Hey Rafael,
>> >
>> > Maybe, we should just do a skype on this. Will be easier to talk!
>> >
>> > Best, Jorieke
>> >
>> >
>> > 2015-03-26 14:17 GMT, Rafael Avila Coya > > >:
>> >> Hi, Jorieke:
>> >>
>> >> I started the import discussion sending emails to the DRC, CAR
>> >> and Cameroon lists, but unfortunately I didn't received any
>> >> answer.
>> >>
>> >> I did received an interesting email from yours about this last
>> > 10th Feb,
>> >> telling about the CAR WRI import [1] and about the Cameroon
>> >> community and state of the map for that country.
>> >>
>> >> For the CAR WRI: I used that import data to help extensively in
>> > mapping
>> >> roads all over the country while importing UNICEF data, although
>> >> I didn't actually work in any task. I was very focused on the
>> >> UNICEF
>> > data
>> >> and would have to contact Séverin prior to work with that WRI
>> > import, so
>> >> I left it until the 3 TM UNICEF projects were finished.
>> >>
>> >> In any case, this WRI data import is focused only in forest
>> > tracks, not
>> >> roads in general. Therefore, it covers only the South West of
>> > Centrafrique.
>> >>
>> >> In any case, I will be happy to volunteer on that old WRI import
>> >> if needed, but bear in mind that there is a new and very
>> >> interesting job for road mapping/checking for CAR opened recently
>> >> by Séverin [2],
>> > based
>> >> on public domain data from Groads (there is another one for Mali
>> > too [3]).
>> >>
>> >> As for the Congo's communities: I would love to contact them,
>> >> and collaborate/contribute in any way I can. I didn't know about
>> >> the
>> > Rep. of
>> >> Congo community, but I did receive an email from Claire on 26th
>> > Feb from
>> >> Iraq, telling she would be back to DRC in a month or so and
>> >> suggesting to talk about this when she is back.
>> >>
>> >> For Cameroon the data is quite big (around 8,500 ways), so I was
>> >> thinking on splitting the import in 3, in order not to overload
>> > the data
>> >> server. If you are willing, you may check the data [4] and we
>> >> can
>> > decide
>> >> how to better set the jobs.
>> >>
>> >> Please, tell me in what ways I can be of any help.
>> >>
>> >> Cheers,
>> >>
>> >> Rafael.
>> >>
>> >> [1] http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/219 [2]
>> >> http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/783 [3]
>> >> http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/813 [4]
>> >>
>> >
>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/ys58zv40yfr0um3/CMR_Forestry_roadsFINAL.osm?dl=0
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >> On 25/03/15 22:47, Jorieke Vyncke wrote:
>> >>> Hi James,
>> >>>
>> >>> Thanks a lot for the initiative!
>> >>>
>> >>> For the two Congo's it might be usefull to still try to reach
>> >>> out a little more to the local communities. Because I know in
>> >>> both
>> > countries,
>> >>> we have OSM enthusiasts.
>> >>>
>> >>> By the way, are we talking about the same data?
>> >>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Central_Africa_Import Then
>> >>> you should also have a look on the Task we created for CAR:
>> >>> http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/219 It is partially done.
>> >>>
>> >>>

Re: [HOT] Mapping IDP camps in Maguindanao, Philippines

[maning sambale]

Dear everyone,

As always, thank you to the 10 contributors [0] who are helping with this task.
I just uploaded some mapillary photos to help guide mappers what some
of the features look like on the ground.
Links are in the Instruction tab of the task [1].

We are hoping the holy week ceasefire will decrease the military
offensive [2] but IDP situation on the ground is not any way better.
Once again this is not an urgent task nor a formal activation, but we
appreciate any help you can extend.

[0] 
http://resultmaps.neis-one.org/osm-changesets?comment=ARMM#11/6.9949/124.3810
[1] http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/969
[2] http://www.manilatimes.net/holy-week-ceasefire/173028/

On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 10:21 AM, maning sambale
 wrote:
> Dear HOTties,
>
> (cc OSM-PH)
>
> This is not an urgent task, but we are requesting any assistance you can 
> extend.
> There is an ongoing military operation in Maguindanao which affected 125K IDPs
> [0 and 1].  I am in Cotabato right now assisting the ARMM-HEART (the
> regional humanitarian agency) in using OSM in coordinating the
> on-going response.
>
> Fieldwork is very challenging due to physical and security conditions.
> We created a task to improve the baseamap.  The task is here:
> http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/969
>
> Advance thanks!
>
> [0] 
> http://reliefweb.int/map/philippines/philippines-displacement-overview-central-mindanao-3-mar-2015
> [1] 
> http://data.ex2.georepublic.net:8080/geofuse/showtheme?layer=csvdata.mb_FA7FECF8C37F1AAD7A504FAA0876B6D0_2348
> --
> cheers,
> maning
> --
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> blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/
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Re: [HOT] Mapping Logging Roads in the Congo Basin

[Severin Menard]

Hi,

Would be happy to join the discussion (Mumble or IRC).

Sincerely,

Severin

On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 1:21 AM, Rafael Avila Coya 
wrote:

> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-
> Hash: SHA1
>
> Hi, Claire and Jorieke:
>
> As skype can be problematic for Claire, maybe we can talk in hot irc?
>
> Maybe 20:00 UTC today March 31st ( http://is.gd/wriforestry )? Or next
> day?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rafael.
>
> On 29/03/15 23:15, Claire Halleux wrote:
> > Hi Rafael and Jorieke,
> >
> > Yes indeed and I came back to DRC a few days ago. Skype is still a
> > bit complicated on my side but I'm sure we can find a way to plan a
> > talk on the subject. After you last mail I had also checked the DRC
> > task and realized it had already been completed! I validated a
> > first tile but my connection was too slow to be really efficient so
> > I did not continue, but it seems that the work has been well done!
> > Thanks a lot for supporting this project that had been in the air
> > for quite some time,
> >
> > Claire
> >
> > Claire Halleux Volunteer and Member of the Board +243 99 256 9980
> > (Kinshasa, DRC) Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
> >
> > http://www.hotosm.org/
> > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/2014_DRC_Ebola_Response
> >
> > On Sun, Mar 29, 2015 at 9:37 PM, Jorieke Vyncke
> > mailto:jorieke.vyn...@gmail.com>>
> > wrote:
> >
> > Hey Rafael,
> >
> > Maybe, we should just do a skype on this. Will be easier to talk!
> >
> > Best, Jorieke
> >
> >
> > 2015-03-26 14:17 GMT, Rafael Avila Coya  > >:
> >> Hi, Jorieke:
> >>
> >> I started the import discussion sending emails to the DRC, CAR
> >> and Cameroon lists, but unfortunately I didn't received any
> >> answer.
> >>
> >> I did received an interesting email from yours about this last
> > 10th Feb,
> >> telling about the CAR WRI import [1] and about the Cameroon
> >> community and state of the map for that country.
> >>
> >> For the CAR WRI: I used that import data to help extensively in
> > mapping
> >> roads all over the country while importing UNICEF data, although
> >> I didn't actually work in any task. I was very focused on the
> >> UNICEF
> > data
> >> and would have to contact Séverin prior to work with that WRI
> > import, so
> >> I left it until the 3 TM UNICEF projects were finished.
> >>
> >> In any case, this WRI data import is focused only in forest
> > tracks, not
> >> roads in general. Therefore, it covers only the South West of
> > Centrafrique.
> >>
> >> In any case, I will be happy to volunteer on that old WRI import
> >> if needed, but bear in mind that there is a new and very
> >> interesting job for road mapping/checking for CAR opened recently
> >> by Séverin [2],
> > based
> >> on public domain data from Groads (there is another one for Mali
> > too [3]).
> >>
> >> As for the Congo's communities: I would love to contact them,
> >> and collaborate/contribute in any way I can. I didn't know about
> >> the
> > Rep. of
> >> Congo community, but I did receive an email from Claire on 26th
> > Feb from
> >> Iraq, telling she would be back to DRC in a month or so and
> >> suggesting to talk about this when she is back.
> >>
> >> For Cameroon the data is quite big (around 8,500 ways), so I was
> >> thinking on splitting the import in 3, in order not to overload
> > the data
> >> server. If you are willing, you may check the data [4] and we
> >> can
> > decide
> >> how to better set the jobs.
> >>
> >> Please, tell me in what ways I can be of any help.
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >>
> >> Rafael.
> >>
> >> [1] http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/219 [2]
> >> http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/783 [3]
> >> http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/813 [4]
> >>
> >
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/ys58zv40yfr0um3/CMR_Forestry_roadsFINAL.osm?dl=0
> >
> >
> >
> >> On 25/03/15 22:47, Jorieke Vyncke wrote:
> >>> Hi James,
> >>>
> >>> Thanks a lot for the initiative!
> >>>
> >>> For the two Congo's it might be usefull to still try to reach
> >>> out a little more to the local communities. Because I know in
> >>> both
> > countries,
> >>> we have OSM enthusiasts.
> >>>
> >>> By the way, are we talking about the same data?
> >>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Central_Africa_Import Then
> >>> you should also have a look on the Task we created for CAR:
> >>> http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/219 It is partially done.
> >>>
> >>> Happy mapping!
> >>>
> >>> Jorieke
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> 2015-03-25 16:08 GMT+00:00 James Conkling
> >  > 
> >>>  > >>:
> >>>
> >>> Hi all,
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I’m pleased to announce the launch of a long-term initiative
> >>> to upload logging road data from across the Congo Basin.  We
> > currently
> >>> have three TM projects running:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> *
> >>>
> >>> Democratic Republic of the Congo:
> >>> http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/920
> >>>
> >>> *
> >>>
> >>> Central African Republic: http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/95