Re: [HOT] Sierra Leone Imagery for non-profit?

[Colleen Curran]

Hi Thomas,

You might want to check out the DigitalGlobe Maps API - this offers (free)
global high resolution coverage.  You add it as a plugin to QGIS and do the
mapping from there.

Check out this link if you are interested,
https://developer.digitalglobe.com/using-maps-api-with-qgis/

Best,
Colleen

On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 9:43 AM, Robert Banick  wrote:

> Hi Thomas,
>
> Try speaking to Mikel Maron at Mapbox (and HOT) (mikel.ma...@hotosm.org).
> Sometimes Mapbox can help out by procuring high resolution imagery for
> specific areas and adding it to the Mapbox Satellite layer accessible
> through JOSM.
>
> If that doesn’t work I suggest you reach out to the U.S. State
> Department’s Mapgive: Imagery to the Crowd initiative (
> http://mapgive.state.gov/ittc/). Often they can secure existing imagery
> for you and/or procure custom imagery on request.
>
> You’ll probably need to prepare a specific AOI for all these requests.
>
> Good luck!
> Robert
>
> On Thu, Nov 24, 2016 at 10:32 PM Jean-Guilhem Cailton 
> wrote:
>
>> Le 22/11/2016 à 11:46, Thomas Kandler a écrit :
>> > Hi folks,
>> >
>> > sorry for the OT, but I have a question with seems suitable for the
>> > audience:
>> >
>> > is it possible to aquire high-res imagery (meaning <=10m + maybe
>> > multispectral) for non-profit use in Sierra Leone in a cost-saving way?
>> >
>> > The non-profit is aiming to map out the mining activity in the whole
>> > country to get a grip on the administration of those activities.
>> > Unfortunately they have little to no funds for software or data.
>> >
>> >
>> > Just a shot in the dark from me, so ignore if too OT.
>> >
>> >
>> > Thanks & have a great day
>> > Thomas
>> >
>>
>> Hi Thomas,
>>
>> For free 10 m resolution imagery - that could be suitable for mapping
>> mining activity -, you could have a look at Sentinel 2 satellite images
>> (also multispectral, with various lower resolutions):
>> http://sentinel-pds.s3-website.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/browser.html
>>
>> Best wishes,
>>
>> Jean-Guilhem
>>
>> --
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>> Transparency International
>> https://www.transparency.org/whatwedo/publication/
>> preventing_corruption_in_humanitarian_operations
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Re: [HOT] Sierra Leone Imagery for non-profit?

[Robert Banick]

Hi Thomas,

Try speaking to Mikel Maron at Mapbox (and HOT) (mikel.ma...@hotosm.org).
Sometimes Mapbox can help out by procuring high resolution imagery for
specific areas and adding it to the Mapbox Satellite layer accessible
through JOSM.

If that doesn’t work I suggest you reach out to the U.S. State Department’s
Mapgive: Imagery to the Crowd initiative (http://mapgive.state.gov/ittc/).
Often they can secure existing imagery for you and/or procure custom
imagery on request.

You’ll probably need to prepare a specific AOI for all these requests.

Good luck!
Robert

On Thu, Nov 24, 2016 at 10:32 PM Jean-Guilhem Cailton 
wrote:

> Le 22/11/2016 à 11:46, Thomas Kandler a écrit :
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > sorry for the OT, but I have a question with seems suitable for the
> > audience:
> >
> > is it possible to aquire high-res imagery (meaning <=10m + maybe
> > multispectral) for non-profit use in Sierra Leone in a cost-saving way?
> >
> > The non-profit is aiming to map out the mining activity in the whole
> > country to get a grip on the administration of those activities.
> > Unfortunately they have little to no funds for software or data.
> >
> >
> > Just a shot in the dark from me, so ignore if too OT.
> >
> >
> > Thanks & have a great day
> > Thomas
> >
>
> Hi Thomas,
>
> For free 10 m resolution imagery - that could be suitable for mapping
> mining activity -, you could have a look at Sentinel 2 satellite images
> (also multispectral, with various lower resolutions):
> http://sentinel-pds.s3-website.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/browser.html
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Jean-Guilhem
>
> --
> "Corruption is the abuse of entrusted power for private gain."
> Transparency International
>
> https://www.transparency.org/whatwedo/publication/preventing_corruption_in_humanitarian_operations
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Re: [HOT] Dealing with future growth: three recommendations to organisers (my SotM16 talk)

[Blake Girardot HOT/OSM]

Dear Martin,

Thank you very much, this is invaluable! I have some questions in line
below, I also added these three items in the TM2
http://github.com/hotosm/ issues list so discussion is welcome there
too.

On Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 7:08 PM, Martin Dittus  wrote:

> In brief, I’d like to make three key recommendations:
> • Carefully manage the tasking manager task listing during large disaster 
> events. People who join during these events don't tend to stay active for 
> long, and their contributions tend to have a lower quality. Point them 
> towards newcomer-friendly projects where they can make some early experiences.

In the context of disaster response, an activation, how long should
the early experience be? Is it ok if it is not a disaster related
project, but a specific new mapper project, probably from missing
maps? I would think we need a new mapped tailored part of the response
mapping to direct new mappers too.

> • Introduce a notification mechanism to inform contributors of emergent 
> campaigns. While the mailing list may work for the core community, there is 
> likely a larger number of one-time mappers who may be willing to help out 
> again when they’re needed, but currently they have no means of finding out.

Yes, we have to make better use of email i think is what it comes down
too. Really we need to engage with new mappers where they are, but the
recurrent theme in many of these discussions is that email is best
because OSM only or TM only contact solutions are missed by literally
1 day mappers. Emails seems the consensus, allow contributors to
provide their email and opt-into some email messages from the Tasking
Manager.

> • Try to connect newcomers to the existing community as soon as possible, and 
> in a setting that is appropriate for absolute beginners. Where can people ask 
> questions online? Is the mailing list still appropriate for absolute 
> beginners?

See the Live OSM mapper-support channel, that is a direct result of
this suggestion and an attempt to accomplish the goal of connecting
absolute beginners with the OSM community. (
https://hotosm-slack.herokuapp.com/ )

We have talked about embedding it in the TM or maybe making a PR to
the iD editor. Please see this example of something like that:

http://nateasmith.org/map-sidecar/

But the friendly supportive channel has to be there first and hot's
slack channel mapper-support is intended to be that text channel, glad
to see you in it!!

The members of that channel now are all OSM members, some of the most
experienced OSM members there are and they are also among the most
motivated to welcome and support new mappers to OSM and humanitarian
mapping in particular.

And talk about validation, best practices for mapping, instructions,
etc. It is a direct conduit to most if not all of the groups creating
projects on HOT's instance of the OSM Tasking Manager software at the
moment.

It doubles as validtors "teir 3" support, they are identifying issues
and problems and this is how to get things changed, they should not
have to struggle to do their critical work, but instead have a direct
line of support to the project managers so issues with projects can be
identified fast, changes and fixes can get made fast so there is not
more work later.

It is a great support channel and about as plugged into the global OSM
community as you can get with all the OSM and disaster response
professionals in that channel.

Thank you again for sending this email, your work Martin, has always
informed our work and HOT and Missing Maps (and many other groups)
would not be where they are today without you.

Cheers from Ann Arbor, MI
Blake

>
> Do these recommendations make sense to you?
> Do you have ideas about how to make them happen?
>
> (Note that I’m making the fundamental assumption that we’re trying to grow 
> the community. One could also make a case that the existing community is big 
> enough, and we simply need to refine the existing tools.)
>
> Greetings from London,
>
> m.
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Re: [HOT] Videos online

[Blake Girardot HOT/OSM]

On Thu, Nov 24, 2016 at 1:27 PM, hyan...@gmail.com 
 wrote:

> Hello HOT Community,
>
> some of you has asked about the slum mapping project methodology that we
> present in the HOT Summit 2.  In the mean while the totally of the videos
> get finally processed and published by the summit team, you can see a new
> presentation (in spanish) of the project here:
>
> https://livestream.com/Udearroba-Virtual-UdeA/events/4535560
> (time 47:30)
>
> This was during the recent GIS Day at Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia.
>
> Greetings,
>
> Humberto Yances
>
> PS: Dear summit team: If exists problems with the videos, maybe the slides
> can be published instead?
>
>
Slides, I personally encourage you to upload them to
http://www.slideshare.net/ that way they are immediately available to build
awareness of your project and as a resource for people who would like to
similar projects. They are there forever under your name and easily
discoverable and shareable and you do not have to wait for us to figure out
the last few videos.

Even if your videos are up, I would suggest uploading your  slides to
http://www.slideshare.net/ as well.

Be sure to add a tag for #hotsummit2016 and I think they will all be
grouped.

My personal opinion only.

In the mean time we will get the issues with the last videos worked out
asap.

Respectfully,
Blake


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> 2016-11-10 11:39 GMT-05:00 hyan...@gmail.com :
>
>> Hello Nate, the video from my talk is missing too.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Humberto
>>
>>
>> 2016-11-07 3:53 GMT-05:00 Nate Smith :
>>
>>> Hi Milo - yes, there are a few videos that are not online yet. We’re
>>> waiting for those videos to be finalized by the video production company.
>>> They should be online this week.
>>>
>>> Nate
>>>
>>>
>>> Nate Smith
>>> @nas_smith 
>>>
>>> On November 7, 2016 at 9:07:57 AM, Milo van der Linden (
>>> m...@dogodigi.net) wrote:
>>>
>>> Yesterday, in weeklyosm, I read that the videos from the summit are
>>> online. I am however still missing the video from my talk. Any estimate on
>>> when all videos will be available?
>>>
>>> Kind regards,
>>>
>>> Milo
>>>
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Re: [HOT] Videos online

[hyan...@gmail.com]

Hello HOT Community,

some of you has asked about the slum mapping project methodology that we
present in the HOT Summit 2.  In the mean while the totally of the videos
get finally processed and published by the summit team, you can see a new
presentation (in spanish) of the project here:

https://livestream.com/Udearroba-Virtual-UdeA/events/4535560
(time 47:30)

This was during the recent GIS Day at Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia.

Greetings,

Humberto Yances

PS: Dear summit team: If exists problems with the videos, maybe the slides
can be published instead?

2016-11-10 11:39 GMT-05:00 hyan...@gmail.com :

> Hello Nate, the video from my talk is missing too.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Humberto
>
>
> 2016-11-07 3:53 GMT-05:00 Nate Smith :
>
>> Hi Milo - yes, there are a few videos that are not online yet. We’re
>> waiting for those videos to be finalized by the video production company.
>> They should be online this week.
>>
>> Nate
>>
>>
>> Nate Smith
>> @nas_smith 
>>
>> On November 7, 2016 at 9:07:57 AM, Milo van der Linden (m...@dogodigi.net)
>> wrote:
>>
>> Yesterday, in weeklyosm, I read that the videos from the summit are
>> online. I am however still missing the video from my talk. Any estimate on
>> when all videos will be available?
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> Milo
>>
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Re: [HOT] Sierra Leone Imagery for non-profit?

[Jean-Guilhem Cailton]

Le 22/11/2016 à 11:46, Thomas Kandler a écrit :
> Hi folks,
>
> sorry for the OT, but I have a question with seems suitable for the
> audience:
>
> is it possible to aquire high-res imagery (meaning <=10m + maybe
> multispectral) for non-profit use in Sierra Leone in a cost-saving way?
>
> The non-profit is aiming to map out the mining activity in the whole
> country to get a grip on the administration of those activities.
> Unfortunately they have little to no funds for software or data.
>
>
> Just a shot in the dark from me, so ignore if too OT.
>
>
> Thanks & have a great day
> Thomas
>

Hi Thomas,

For free 10 m resolution imagery - that could be suitable for mapping
mining activity -, you could have a look at Sentinel 2 satellite images
(also multispectral, with various lower resolutions):
http://sentinel-pds.s3-website.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/browser.html

Best wishes,

Jean-Guilhem

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Re: [HOT] Sierra Leone Imagery for non-profit?

[Andy Jeffrey]

Hi Thomas,

This isn’t an official HOT response, so others may be able to offer more 
specific advice, but my understanding is that any imagery obtained for HOT 
mapping activities is licensed solely for that purpose, especially the hi-res 
imagery as that is usually provided on request to assist with specific 
(post-disaster) humanitarian mapping scenarios.  If you want to use (hi-res) 
imagery for any other purpose, commercial or otherwise, that isn’t already 
freely available (e.g. Landsat or Sentinel), and you want it for free/very 
cheaply, you will probably need to speak directly to the imagery providers 
(e.g. DigitalGlobe or Airbus) and see what they can offer.  Most of the 
providers do have some kind of "non-profit” programmes which you could be 
eligible for, or depending on the nature of your project, you might want to 
consider teaming up with academic groups or other organisations and apply for 
research funding/grants to help support the project and the costs of acquiring 
suitable imagery.  

If you are interested in this latter option, especially if there is a 
commercial element to it (i.e. monitoring/management for the local governments 
or companies involved in the mining activities) I could put you in touch with 
someone at the Satellite Applications Catapult (based in the UK), who could 
probably help you to explore what options are available.  Full disclosure, I 
used to work for them for a short time, and know this is the kind of thing they 
do, and that they are already involved in some other mining/environmental 
monitoring based projects.

Regards,
Andy




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> On 22 Nov 2016, at 10:46, Thomas Kandler  wrote:
> 
> Hi folks,
> 
> sorry for the OT, but I have a question with seems suitable for the audience:
> 
> is it possible to aquire high-res imagery (meaning <=10m + maybe 
> multispectral) for non-profit use in Sierra Leone in a cost-saving way?
> 
> The non-profit is aiming to map out the mining activity in the whole country 
> to get a grip on the administration of those activities. Unfortunately they 
> have little to no funds for software or data.
> 
> 
> Just a shot in the dark from me, so ignore if too OT.
> 
> 
> Thanks & have a great day
> Thomas
> 
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[HOT] Sierra Leone Imagery for non-profit?

[Thomas Kandler]

Hi folks,

sorry for the OT, but I have a question with seems suitable for the 
audience:


is it possible to aquire high-res imagery (meaning <=10m + maybe 
multispectral) for non-profit use in Sierra Leone in a cost-saving way?


The non-profit is aiming to map out the mining activity in the whole 
country to get a grip on the administration of those activities. 
Unfortunately they have little to no funds for software or data.



Just a shot in the dark from me, so ignore if too OT.


Thanks & have a great day
Thomas

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[HOT] OSM Workshop in Fiji next week

[Nate Smith]

Hello HOTOSM!

As part of the PacDID project that launched in July [1], we're organizing a
workshop next week in Suva, Fiji during the Pacific GIS & Remote Sensing
Users Conference. On December 2, University of the South Pacific GIS Lab
will host an OSM fundamentals workshop starting at 9:00am and will end at
noon.

If you're based in Fiji or will be in Suva for the conference, please join
us. If you know of other mappers or colleagues, please forward to them to
share.

Agenda and links to materials are posted on the workshop page [2]. Summary
of those details below. Free registration is via the conference:
http://gisconference.gsd.spc.int/.

Send any questions about details to either myself (n...@hotosm.org) or
Mhairi O'Hara (mhairi.oh...@hotosm.org). Happy Thanksgiving to those
celebrating in the US today!

Nate

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*OpenStreetMap at the Pacific GIS Conference 2016*
Fundamentals of remote and field mapping

Join an OSM workshop for a half-day of learning the fundamentals of
OpenStreetMap. We'll cover the tools and methods for remote and field-based
mapping.

  * Date: December 2, 2016
  * Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm, with optional outdoor exercise until 1:30pm
  * Location: University of the South Pacific, GIS Lab [3]

[1]:
https://hotosm.org/updates/2016-07-20_hot_launches_new_pacdid_drone_imagery_project
[2]: https://hotosm.github.io/workshops/pacific-gisconference-2016/
[3]:
http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.14822&mlon=178.44420#map=19/-18.14822/178.44420&layers=H


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