Re: [HOT] Research and EU funding
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
Re: [HOT] GAP Analysis or Regional OSM Mapping Assessment
Ok, sorry about that Samuel; I think there was probably some difficulty understanding the question, and it is difficult to answer. If I understood correctly, you are looking to analyze the ‘completeness’ of features like the road network. This can be done with Geographic Information System applications, but I don’t do that type of work much anymore, so I won’t pretend I can give you good instructions. However, there may be a larger issue – in order to do that analysis you would need a complete dataset to compare the OSM dataset against. Maybe there is Nigeria government data, but in general if you had a figure, such as “there are X million kilometers of road in Kano State – then you could compute the amount in OSM and have such figure. Even more difficult, but not impossible – there is something similar for comparing united states tiger data to OSM – is to actually be able to show on a map where there is ‘gaps’. Hope that helps and/or gives a better idea for what you are looking for and maybe who can help you achieve that. =Russ From: olubunmi4e...@yahoo.co.uk [mailto:olubunmi4e...@yahoo.co.uk] Sent: Monday, June 22, 2015 10:53 AM To: Russell Deffner; 'HOT Openstreetmap' Subject: Re: [HOT] GAP Analysis or Regional OSM Mapping Assessment Hi Russell, No. I haven't heard from anyone yet. Samuel Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. From: Russell Deffner Sent: Monday, 22 June 2015 17:35 To: 'Samuel Aiyeoribe'; 'HOT Openstreetmap' Subject: RE: [HOT] GAP Analysis or Regional OSM Mapping Assessment Hi Samuel, I was gone all last week, so just seeing this email – did someone already answer you? =Russ Russell Deffner Email: russell.deff...@hotosm.org US Mobile/SMS/WhatsApp: +1-970-217-4195 OSM/Skype: russdeffner Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) Web http://hotosm.org/ | Wiki http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team | Blog http://hotosm.org/updates | Contact http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team#Communication | Donate http://hotosm.org/donate From: Samuel Aiyeoribe [mailto:olubunmi4e...@yahoo.co.uk] Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2015 4:04 AM To: HOT Openstreetmap Subject: [HOT] GAP Analysis or Regional OSM Mapping Assessment Hello House, I would like to know if there is a way, tool, method or any service that one can you to assess the amount of mapping that has been done for a region so as to plan further mapping. For example, i want to plan how to complete road mapping on OSM for Kano State, Nigeria, is there any tool or service or method i can use to assess the amount of work has been done already for Kano? Simply put may be any service that can give statistic of percentage completion or summary of work done for road or other features to be mapped. I understand there is a similar service on Task Manager but i need such from the OSM database side because on Task Manager, one can create multiple tasks for e.g Kano which does give you the true picture. Will be expecting your assistance. Samuel Aiyeoribe ___ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
Re: [HOT] GAP Analysis or Regional OSM Mapping Assessment
Hi Russell,No. I haven't heard from anyone yet.SamuelSentfrommyBlackBerry10smartphone.From: Russell DeffnerSent: Monday, 22 June 2015 17:35To: 'Samuel Aiyeoribe'; 'HOT Openstreetmap'Subject: RE: [HOT] GAP Analysis or Regional OSM Mapping AssessmentHi Samuel,I was gone all last week, so just seeing this email – did someone already answer you?=RussRussell DeffnerEmail: russell.deff...@hotosm.orgUS Mobile/SMS/WhatsApp: +1-970-217-4195OSM/Skype: russdeffnerHumanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)Web | Wiki | Blog | Contact | DonateFrom: Samuel Aiyeoribe [mailto:olubunmi4e...@yahoo.co.uk] Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2015 4:04 AMTo: HOT OpenstreetmapSubject: [HOT] GAP Analysis or Regional OSM Mapping AssessmentHello House,I would like to know if there is a way, tool, method or any service that one can you to assess the amount of mapping that has been done for a region so as to plan further mapping. For example, i wantto plan how to complete road mapping on OSM for Kano State, Nigeria, is there any tool or service or method i can use to assess the amount of work has been done already for Kano? Simply put may be any service that can give statistic of percentage completion or summary of work done for road or other features to be mapped.I understand there is a similar service on Task Manager but i need such from the OSM database side because on Task Manager, one can create multiple tasks for e.g Kano which does give you the true picture.Will be expecting your assistance.Samuel Aiyeoribe ___ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
Re: [HOT] GAP Analysis or Regional OSM Mapping Assessment
Hi Samuel, I was gone all last week, so just seeing this email – did someone already answer you? =Russ Russell Deffner Email: russell.deff...@hotosm.org US Mobile/SMS/WhatsApp: +1-970-217-4195 OSM/Skype: russdeffner Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) Web http://hotosm.org/ | Wiki http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team | Blog http://hotosm.org/updates | Contact http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team#Communication | Donate http://hotosm.org/donate From: Samuel Aiyeoribe [mailto:olubunmi4e...@yahoo.co.uk] Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2015 4:04 AM To: HOT Openstreetmap Subject: [HOT] GAP Analysis or Regional OSM Mapping Assessment Hello House, I would like to know if there is a way, tool, method or any service that one can you to assess the amount of mapping that has been done for a region so as to plan further mapping. For example, i want to plan how to complete road mapping on OSM for Kano State, Nigeria, is there any tool or service or method i can use to assess the amount of work has been done already for Kano? Simply put may be any service that can give statistic of percentage completion or summary of work done for road or other features to be mapped. I understand there is a similar service on Task Manager but i need such from the OSM database side because on Task Manager, one can create multiple tasks for e.g Kano which does give you the true picture. Will be expecting your assistance. Samuel Aiyeoribe ___ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
[HOT] Have you taken the HOT Nepal survey yet?
Dear all, We're finishing up the HOT Nepal mapping survey this week. *Could you take a moment to fill it out if you haven't yet had a chance?* (Deadline Friday 26 June) https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HOTMay2015 [Mapathon organizers - please share the link!] Your thoughts and ideas are important and your feedback will help improve everyone's mapping experience. Your contributions to mapping with HOT make a difference to real people. We appreciate your help—one supportive word, one edit, or thousands of edits—and your input. *Tyler Radford* Interim Executive Director email: tyler.radf...@hotosm.org U.S. mobile: +1 617.285.2009 *Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team * *Using OpenStreetMap for Humanitarian Response Economic Development* web http://hotosm.org/ | twitter https://twitter.com/hotosm | facebook https://www.facebook.com/hotosm | donate http://hotosm.org/donate ___ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
[HOT] Fwd: [info-hotosm] Open Data Awards 2015: you have been shortlisted in the Social Impact category!
Dear HOT friends, HOT is up for an Open Data Award. The announcement will be made soon. This is a testament to all your dedication and hard work. Heather -- Forwarded message -- From: Keren Bowman keren.bow...@theodi.org Date: Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 1:18 PM Subject: [info-hotosm] Open Data Awards 2015: you have been shortlisted in the Social Impact category! To: Kathryn Corrick kathryn.corr...@theodi.org, Keren Bowman keren.bow...@theodi.org Dear Open Data Awards nominees, I’m writing to share with you some good news – you have been shortlisted for an Open Data Award http://awards.theodi.org/. We have had a fantastic response this year with 500 nominations for innovative and inspirational uses of open data across the world, from Uruguay to Brazil, Italy to Ukraine. Because the standard of nominations for each of our five categories was so high, shortlisting was a real challenge, so well done for getting to this stage. What happens next? - In the next step of our review process, our judges will assess the shortlists, rank their top three and send them back to us by Monday 22 June. - We will get in touch with the 3 finalists for each award category to let them know they have been selected from 22 June. - We will then ask that all finalists ensure that they, or a representative, are able to attend the awards ceremony on 9 July at the Bloomberg offices in London. This is crucial, as winners will be announced on the night and someone will need to claim your award. Our founders, Sirs Tim Berners-Lee and Nigel Shadbolt will announce the winners in person on the night. Thank you for being a part of the Open Data Awards 2015, and good luck! -- *Keren Bowman, Events Manager, ODI* theodi.org@keren_bow https://twitter.com/keren_bow +44 7725 876 693 ___ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
Re: [HOT] GAP Analysis or Regional OSM Mapping Assessment
Hi, Samuel: I've actually seen this email a couple of days ago, but didn't have time to answer. I am also sorry for the delay. As Russell says, unless we have another database to compare against, I can't see a reliable way to get an estimate of the completion percentage of roads already mapped and those still missing (but that doesn't mean there aren't!). The only database I know of is the GRoads one [1], but I think Kano state has already more roads mapped that GRoads, and probably any other map. But this idea could be applied to the poorly mapped Central and South Nigeria. Séverin Menard has opened at least two projects in the TM to complete the road network taking GRoads as a reference, one for Mali [2] and another for Central African Republic [3]. The goal is not only to complete the road network, but also to timestamp all segments using Bing/Mapbox imagery. I think this idea could be used in Nigeria too, at least for those still-poorly-mapped states. Kano state road network was mapped through a TM job [4] about a year ago. In my honest opinion, I wouldn't use that same job for validation, but I would rather create a new one to validate, with less and bigger task tiles. As I have been mapping hard that area, I give you my opinion: the number of roads and tracks for Kano state is quite high already, but you can find some settlements here and there that aren't connected. Also, some tagging should be corrected (add surface to some highways, and correct the category of others). The main purpose of a road network is to connect all settlements in an area. For that reason, I think the new jobs of importing health facilities and settlements for Borno State [5]]6] is giving better results. The reason is that in those two projects, contributors are asked to map the road access to all those health facilities and settlements, making the task more comprehensive and consistent, as they will have to make sure they don't leave any settlement nor health facility behind. I have still to do some more validation in those two projects, but my understanding is that they are giving better overall results. I had already this idea when the Kano project was going on, but there were too many things to do at the same time, unfortunately. Cheers, Rafael. [1] http://sedac.ciesin.org/data/set/groads-global-roads-open-access-v1/data-download [2] http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/813 [3] http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/783 [4] http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/474 [5] http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/946 [6] http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/937 On 17/06/15 12:03, Samuel Aiyeoribe wrote: Hello House, I would like to know if there is a way, tool, method or any service that one can you to assess the amount of mapping that has been done for a region so as to plan further mapping. For example, i want to plan how to complete road mapping on OSM for Kano State, Nigeria, is there any tool or service or method i can use to assess the amount of work has been done already for Kano? Simply put may be any service that can give statistic of percentage completion or summary of work done for road or other features to be mapped. I understand there is a similar service on Task Manager but i need such from the OSM database side because on Task Manager, one can create multiple tasks for e.g Kano which does give you the true picture. Will be expecting your assistance. Samuel Aiyeoribe ___ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot -- Twitter: http://twitter.com/ravilacoya Por favor, non me envíe documentos con extensións .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx, aínda podendoo facer, non os abro. Atendendo á lexislación vixente, empregue formatos estándares e abertos. http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenDocument#Tipos_de_ficheros ___ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
[HOT] Quick study: initial activity and retention of first-time HOT contributors
Hallo all, I’d like to share a link to an OSM diary entry where I summarise part of a HOT study I did earlier this year. I was interested in understanding how first-time contributors engage with HOT: how many hours of work do they contribute in the first days, and how long do they keep contributing to HOT once they joined? I’m comparing three initiatives: mapping for typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda in Nov 2013, the Ebola response throughout 2014, and initial months of Missing Maps after November 2014. The post with detailed results is here: https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/dekstop/diary/35271 And here’s some background on my work: https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/dekstop/diary/35169 Will keep posting more of these diary entries as the year progresses, and will make sure to share bigger findings here and on Twitter. Feedback and suggestions are appreciated, here or in the comments! m. ___ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
Re: [HOT] Introducing myself to OSM world
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Thank you Alfred for introducing yourself to the mailing list and for your interest in joining our community. Just to let everyone know, Alfred and I spoke via skype last week and discussed his mapping of the town of Bo. He has contributed hundreds of POI names and addresses for the town already and is interested in further collaborating with HOT in order to more effectively map the town. I suggested that he post a message here to introduce himself and join the list so we could discuss with the broader group how best to move forward in finishing the map of the town. As it currently stands, the town of Bo has most of the buildings mapped (although they were apparently mapped from old imagery) as well as most of the roads. This means the additional tracing work by our remote volunteers could contribute is somewhat limited, but not completely impossible to make further contributions. For example, the imagery the buildings were traced from was mis-aligned according to bing/gps traces in the area and also the building shapes are not quite perfect. This situation means the mapping is a bit trickier than just working from a blank slate, however I think it is an interesting opportunity to test our skills on a more complete town as well as working out a good workflow for integrating remote and on the ground mapping and trying to find better ways of doing both. I encourage others who are experienced mappers to have a look at the town, how it is mapped so far, and to think about how we might move forward from this point. Alfred is interested in doing more ground surveys with his team, so I think we can have a really interesting mix of local and remote participation and this could be a really good test case for more detailed mapping. I look forward to hearing what others on the list think about this project and am excited to see how this will progress. - -AndrewBuck On 06/22/2015 07:34 AM, Alfred Bockarie wrote: Dear All I am a Sierra Leonean lecturing in the Institute of Environmental Management and Quality Control, School of Environmental Science, Njala University Sierra Leone. I also serve as Independent Contractor for George Mason University as GIS and Database Expert for a disease surveillance and research laboratory (Mercy Hospital research Lab) located in Bo City, Sierra Leone. I have done many consultancies for local and international organisations in Sierra Leone and co-authored many article publications in science journals. Among my skills include; • GIS data capture using GPS and mobile handheld devices (ODK Collect, Collector for ArcGIS, Avenza pdfmaps, Mytracks etc..) • GIS mapping using desktop software packages (ArcGIS 10.2, GlobalMapper, Google Earth and QGIS) and Internet based platforms (ArcGIS Online, Openstreetmap, Google Map, Mapguide and Ushahidi). • Development of relational databases for data management and analysis using MS Access, FileMaker pro and SQL • Production of electronic based survey forms for mobile data collection using android devices • Research data analysis and reporting using SPSS, MS Excel and ArcGIS I wish to formally join in contributing to openstreet mapping of our homes, communities and countries to help solve a host of problems we are currently facing due to lack of spatial data GIS would have been a better tool to fight the West Africa Ebola outbreak but the outbreak came in meeting no relevant spatial data in store. If each incident case would have been mapped from start, it would have been possible to easily know the outbreak patterns and hotspot areas, and the statistically significant factors contributing to the hotspots. Through this, contact tracing could have been more effective and resources would have been properly allocated. I want to become a reputable researcher and hardcore professional in areas of geographic information systems, management information systems and research. I am operating a registered NGO in Sierra Leone called Research Agency for Health and Development (RAHD-Salone) with primary aim to promote research in areas of public and environmental health. One of our objectives is to provide research tools and information to organizations in line with their project objectives so as to be able to solve problems limited by research. RAHD intends to create a data hub for storage of spatial and textual data so that researchers national and international can tap from them for their research work and be able to provide appropriate policy recommendations. I hope the OSM community will partner with RAHD in modelling the world for better planning and easy navigation. Regards Alfred S. Bockarie -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (GNU/Linux) iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJViKYpAAoJEK7RwIfxHSXbs/QQAIrtyNk8f642G3Qf9i2ZFjoH ugKh5/XYbadSdIem0baK8gYjq2IzuTTJeSf5+9dTPg6Wt7S1hbnGfcV7+ph+KKao
Re: [HOT] Landslides in Salgar, Colombia, needs your help
Thank you very much to all who contributed to finish this task successfully, now pre-disaster map is on way to delivery! 2015-06-17 13:49 GMT+02:00 hyan...@gmail.com hyan...@gmail.com: Hi hotties! We need your help to end task#14 for pre-disaster map of Salgar, Antioquia, Colombia. http://tareas.openstreetmap.co/project/14 To get more details please refer to: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/2015_Salgar_Colombia_landslide While the population of Salgar rested on 18 May (holiday Monday), about 3 am, the overflow of the stream La Liboriana because dammed waters after heavy rain (common cause of flooding in Colombia), it broke the dream of this community that woke up in the nightmare of a sea of watery mud that flooded and dragged their homes downstream. After days of intense activity for the rescue of lives, the official toll is 93 people dead. There are still disaster and new landslides risk areas unmapped, we receive high resolution imagery from National Federation of Cofee that cover this areas. Many thanks for your contribution, Humberto Yances ___ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
[HOT] Research and EU funding
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 AnderssonWikimedia SverigeProject Manager and FundraisingPhone: +46(0)73-3965189Email: john.andersson@wikimedia.seSkype: johnandersson86 Be sure to follow us on Twitter at @WikiEuropeana and @WikimediaSEWould 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] Fwd: [DHNetwork] A small note on how the DHN members are having an impact in response to Ebola
Hello! We received this note about the impact of OSM for the Ebola response. (See below) Hats off to all of you (including those not on this list) Best, Heather Heather Leson heatherle...@gmail.com Twitter: HeatherLeson Blog: textontechs.com -- Forwarded message -- From: Heather Leson heatherle...@gmail.com Date: Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 11:33 AM Subject: Re: [DHNetwork] A small note on how the DHN members are having an impact in response to Ebola To: dhnetw...@googlegroups.com dhnetw...@googlegroups.com Cc: Kristina Mackinnon mackinn...@un.org, Roxanne Moore roxanne.f.mo...@gmail.com Andrej, thank you to you and all the DHN allies. I will share this with the wider HOT community. They really have been so inspiring. Best heather Heather Leson heatherle...@gmail.com Twitter: HeatherLeson Blog: textontechs.com On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 11:30 AM, Andrej Verity ver...@un.org wrote: Hi all, I got an email from an UNMEER Information Management Officer who is wrapping up his time in West Africa. He sent an email to several OCHA IMOs at the HQ level who have been supporting him to let us know he was moving on. But, what I noticed was his kind words for DHN.and take a look at the OSM example he mentioned! Also is highly remarkable the support received by thousands of Digital Volunteers, thru the Digital Humanitarian Network. As an example of the use of this, I provided training to the ambulances drivers who transport EVD probable cases, on using OpenStreetMap in smartphones for navigation purposes. Cheers, Andrej - Andrej Verity Programme Officer (Information Management) Field Information Services (FIS) United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Mobile: +41-79-444-5046Email: ver...@un.org Skype: andrejverityLinkedIn: andrejverity Twitter: andrejverity www.humanitarianresponse.info www.unocha.org www.reliefweb.int www.irinnews.org -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Digital Humanitarian Network group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dhnetwork+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to dhnetw...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/DHNetwork/OF54F1E2DC.CD89BED7-ONC1257E6C.002E7911-C1257E6C.002EB25C%40un.org https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/DHNetwork/OF54F1E2DC.CD89BED7-ONC1257E6C.002E7911-C1257E6C.002EB25C%40un.org?utm_medium=emailutm_source=footer . For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. ___ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
Re: [HOT] Quick study: initial activity and retention of first-time HOT contributors
Hey Martin, Thanks for this fantastic study! Your investigation and analysis have backed up my own personal presumptions in regards to the contributions made by the amazing volunteers. It is extremely insightful and very beneficial to see where we should be targeting our efforts to assist mappers both newcomers and experts. Kind regards, Mhairi O'Hara On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 8:37 AM, Martin Dittus mar...@dekstop.de wrote: Hallo all, I’d like to share a link to an OSM diary entry where I summarise part of a HOT study I did earlier this year. I was interested in understanding how first-time contributors engage with HOT: how many hours of work do they contribute in the first days, and how long do they keep contributing to HOT once they joined? I’m comparing three initiatives: mapping for typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda in Nov 2013, the Ebola response throughout 2014, and initial months of Missing Maps after November 2014. The post with detailed results is here: https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/dekstop/diary/35271 And here’s some background on my work: https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/dekstop/diary/35169 Will keep posting more of these diary entries as the year progresses, and will make sure to share bigger findings here and on Twitter. Feedback and suggestions are appreciated, here or in the comments! m. ___ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot -- Mhairi O'Hara Technical Project Manager Mobile: +62 822 4701 1475 Email: mhairi.oh...@hotosm.org twitter https://twitter.com/mataharimhairi | linkedin http://uk.linkedin.com/in/mhairiohara | facebook https://www.facebook.com/hotosm | website http://hotosm.org/ *Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team * *Using OpenStreetMap for Humanitarian Response Economic Development* ___ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
[HOT] Community Mapping and Open Data in Kathmandu and Semarang
Hello all, I would like to share the article by Shadrock Roberts about community mapping in two cities, Kathmandu and Semarang. We all have heard how KLL team and thousands of contributors have done great works in Kathmandu in the past months. In about the same time, HOT in collaboration with Ushahidi and Grobak Hysteria have initiate community mapping in Semarang, the capital of Central Java province, Indonesia. You can read more about it here: http://www.100resilientcities.org/blog/entry/kathmandu-semarang-citizen-engagement-and-open-data-mapping-in-two-cities#/-_/ *Yantisa Akhadi (Iyan)* *Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team* Tel: +62 81 5787 03388 Email: yantisa.akh...@hotosm.org hot.openstreetmap.org | openstreetmap.id ___ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
[HOT] Introducing myself to OSM world
Dear All I am a Sierra Leonean lecturing in the Institute of Environmental Management and Quality Control, School of Environmental Science, Njala University Sierra Leone. I also serve as Independent Contractor for George Mason University as GIS and Database Expert for a disease surveillance and research laboratory (Mercy Hospital research Lab) located in Bo City, Sierra Leone. I have done many consultancies for local and international organisations in Sierra Leone and co-authored many article publications in science journals. Among my skills include; • GIS data capture using GPS and mobile handheld devices (ODK Collect, Collector for ArcGIS, Avenza pdfmaps, Mytracks etc..) • GIS mapping using desktop software packages (ArcGIS 10.2, GlobalMapper, Google Earth and QGIS) and Internet based platforms (ArcGIS Online, Openstreetmap, Google Map, Mapguide and Ushahidi). • Development of relational databases for data management and analysis using MS Access, FileMaker pro and SQL • Production of electronic based survey forms for mobile data collection using android devices • Research data analysis and reporting using SPSS, MS Excel and ArcGIS I wish to formally join in contributing to openstreet mapping of our homes, communities and countries to help solve a host of problems we are currently facing due to lack of spatial data GIS would have been a better tool to fight the West Africa Ebola outbreak but the outbreak came in meeting no relevant spatial data in store. If each incident case would have been mapped from start, it would have been possible to easily know the outbreak patterns and hotspot areas, and the statistically significant factors contributing to the hotspots. Through this, contact tracing could have been more effective and resources would have been properly allocated. I want to become a reputable researcher and hardcore professional in areas of geographic information systems, management information systems and research. I am operating a registered NGO in Sierra Leone called Research Agency for Health and Development (RAHD-Salone) with primary aim to promote research in areas of public and environmental health. One of our objectives is to provide research tools and information to organizations in line with their project objectives so as to be able to solve problems limited by research. RAHD intends to create a data hub for storage of spatial and textual data so that researchers national and international can tap from them for their research work and be able to provide appropriate policy recommendations. I hope the OSM community will partner with RAHD in modelling the world for better planning and easy navigation. Regards Alfred S. Bockarie -- email: asbo...@gmail.com mobile: +23278624276 Every answer must lead to a new question, and life will go on ___ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
