[HOT] fort mcmurry

[Mike Dupont]

Howdy, I would think that canada is going to need some work after this
blaze,
look at some of these sat photos there is not much left I think.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/36212516
http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/fort-mcmurray-satellite-images

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Re: [HOT] Mapping in Ecuador - validation

[Mike Dupont]

the validation problems that I have seen are with changes between versions
of imagery. It might be good against bing but not against the last images
post event. No automated process will pick that up.

On Sun, Apr 24, 2016 at 2:53 PM, Blake Girardot HOT/OSM <
blake.girar...@hotosm.org> wrote:

> Hi Humberto and John,
>
> I really encourage you to look at ways of doing large scale validations.
>
> One way I have done it in the past is to download the tasking manager
> either project area, or even the individual task square outlines and
> load them up in JOSM, then just do large scale validation of the area
> using the task outlines as a guide.
>
> If it is my project, and it is archived, I won't bother to mark the
> task squares as validated individually, I just validate the whole AoI.
> If I was better at things, I would actually put in a note in the
> instructions, even on the archived project that says it was 100%
> validated outside of the TM.
>
> (allowing validators to mark mass task squares as validated would be
> an improvement to the TM. Would be nice to checkout mass task squares
> too for the most experienced validators and project managers to work
> on)
>
> If it is not my project, I will mass validate 5 or 10 task squares at
> a time, then just go into the project and review, mark valid, review,
> mark valid, etc all the task squares I validated en mass with JOSM.
>
> Cheers,
> blake
>
>
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> On Sun, Apr 24, 2016 at 4:01 PM, hyan...@gmail.com 
> wrote:
> > Hello John,
> >
> > 2016-04-24 8:51 GMT-05:00 John Whelan :
> >>
> >>
> >> I'm seeing projects archived fairly quickly without validation.
> >>
> >
> > A team of validators will start with this ones from tomorrow, with the
> > objective to review and validate all this squares.
> >
> >>
> >> Of the validation I have done I've seen crossing ways and highways
> almost
> >> meeting on a project that was supposed to be Highways only for
> experienced
> >> JOSM users.
> >>
> > Yes, I'm seen task marks as done with any update too.  Thanks for your
> > validations.
> >
> >>
> >> JOSM validation should have highlighted these errors before uploading.
> >
> >
> > Yes...
> >>
> >>
> >> I won't bother to mention the other problems I've seen but I assume some
> >> thought has been given to the matter?
> >>
> > Yes, as I mention before, a group of validators start from tomorrow,
> thanks
> > for your welcome comments.
> >
> >>
> >> Thanks John
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Re: [HOT] Mapping in Ecuador - validation

[Mike Dupont]

I am busy invalidating the tiles. the new imagery shows many changes to
bing. http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/1832#task/21 the offsets are off.
buildings are missing.

On Sun, Apr 24, 2016 at 1:51 PM, John Whelan  wrote:

>
> I'm seeing projects archived fairly quickly without validation.
>
> Of the validation I have done I've seen crossing ways and highways almost
> meeting on a project that was supposed to be Highways only for experienced
> JOSM users.
>
> JOSM validation should have highlighted these errors before uploading.
>
> I won't bother to mention the other problems I've seen but I assume some
> thought has been given to the matter?
>
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[HOT] ecuador

[Mike Dupont]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Ecuador_earthquake


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Re: [HOT] Refugee Crisis

[Mike Dupont]

Yes, I agree the security of the people is at stake. I am willing to
do mapping myself, have a full schedule but this explains why we have
not seen a full activation. thanks,
mike

On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 7:16 AM, Blake Girardot  wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Like some of our other mapping, the refugee related crisis comes with
> sensitivities about the situation on the ground and the safety of the
> refugees.
>
> For me, that is what has been a bit of what looks like inactivity.
>
> However, there are some HOT community members who have been actively
> mapping infrastructure along the refugee routes, as well as camps (off
> line) and boarder crossings and checkpoints.
>
> One of the people in HOT is working with our Digital Humanitarian
> Network (DHN) partners very closely as some of them have more
> experience in safety related issues and so we are following their
> guidance. She has also been serving as HOT's point of contact to all
> the other organizations working on the issue.
>
> Infrastructure like roads, train stations, buss stops, hospitals and
> health facilities, electronics stores, PV repair, active boarder
> crossings and public wifi, among others are all totally appropriate to
> map into the public OSM database as always.
>
> Much of that type of data though requires local knowledge, it is hard
> to identify an electronics repair place from sat imagery :)
>
> People who are local to _any_ part of the routes would be very helpful.
>
> Remote mapping is needed to for roads though, which are often
> incomplete around some of the temporary facilities set up out side of
> towns and villages.
>
> If people would like to help map remotely for the refugee crisis, I
> would start with coordination of larger scale mapping of roads as
> identified by the current route and camp maps.
>
> Local mappers are also needed desperately for building and other
> facility mapping.
>
> Through contacts with partners and on her own, the HOT community
> member is also helping coordinate actual relief work in the Balkans
> and so is limited in her time to coordinate mapping activities. But I
> think we can certainly provide approximate route maps and other areas
> of interested that then could be remotely mapped.
>
> I am not sure any projects in the TM are right for this as the area
> covered is rather large stretching literally from Syria (and other
> countries in the region) all the way to the UK.
>
> But if some experienced mappers want to work on it,  we can find a way
> to help guide the mapping.
>
> Others local to the area, again, I think we can provide routes and
> AoIs and any local building information, especially health sites, that
> could get filled in would be extremely helpful.
>
> So, while not speaking for someone else, I would say if you want to
> map related to that crisis let me know and we can get started on it,
> but I think it would be more outside of the tasking manager and just
> coordinated mapping via JOSM. If we identify specific locations that
> need highly detailed mapping, we could create tasking manager jobs for
> those situations, but at the moment, there is just a general need for
> base maps with some specific PoIs included.
>
> Hope that helps, let me know.
>
> Cheers,
> Blake
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 5:08 AM, Ralf Stephan  wrote:
>> U.N. prepares for refugee exodus when Iraqi forces attack Mosul
>>
>> http://www.trust.org/item/20151109125438-5aenh/
>>
>> "This time the humanitarian community is acutely aware that there will be no
>> justification if we are caught unprepared again," Geddo told Reuters in an
>> interview. "This will probably entail massive civilian displacement".
>>
>> That will compound an intensifying humanitarian crisis in Iraq, where the
>> number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) has reached 3.2 million -
>> about a tenth of the population.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 11:03 AM Leon van der Meulen
>>  wrote:
>>>
>>> Henk Hoff is going to coordinate this kind of activities for the Red Cross
>>> from Budapest, maybe he has some ideas. I’ve included him in cc.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Leon
>>>
>>> > On 10 Nov 2015, at 04:25, Mike Dupont 
>>> > wrote:
>>> >
>>> > I am thinking that the refugee crisis is something that might be
>>> > mapped. It seems to be the biggest crisis in a long time yet no HOT
>>> > activation. There are all types of things to map, starting with
>>> > makeshift refugee camps.
>>> > mike
>>> >
>>> > 

Re: [HOT] Refugee Crisis

[Mike Dupont]

I am thinking that the refugee crisis is something that might be
mapped. It seems to be the biggest crisis in a long time yet no HOT
activation. There are all types of things to map, starting with
makeshift refugee camps.
mike

On Sat, Sep 12, 2015 at 7:14 AM, Bob
 wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> In the Uk we are seeing groups of people setting up collection points for 
> donation for refugees. Are there any mapping groups/tasks visualising data 
> concerning refugees, coordinating aid,camps etc. I hope to pass this 
> information on to various groups at State of the map Scotland
>
> all the best
>
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Re: [HOT] Adding a disaster layer to openstreetmap

[Mike Dupont]

This is something that I have been thinking about. What about road
closures or planned road changes etc. Fires and crime. These are real
time or planned events that could be supported by their own layer in
OSM. Right now I don't know of any place that we could effectivly
store and publish road closures from a city in osm.

On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 12:08 PM, Rieger, Courtney  wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm looking for a way to add a disaster layer to any mapping program
> utilizing OSM software. I work for a community that wants to display their
> flood data on a map of their town utilizing the interactive interface of
> OSM. Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> Courtney Rieger
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Re: [HOT] Hurricane Patricia Update: October 25

[Mike Dupont]

Hi all,
I dont know if I am doing something wrong. I am reading up on the
damage from patricia.
here it says https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Patricia#Mexico
"The small town of Chamela was completely leveled" but looking at this
imagery 
tms[99]:https://api.mapbox.com/v4/digitalglobe.vivid-latam-caribbean/{zoom}/{x}/{y}.png?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiZGlnaXRhbGdsb2JlIiwiYSI6ImNpZzRqYng4OTJ1NWd0emt2b3Q2dWhwNXQifQ.8ohSIF9elaL6Z6Cx69Joxg
in josm I do not see any differences between the bing images and the
original. I do not see any damage like we saw in nepal.
https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=19.53&mlon=-105.07&zoom=15#map=15/19.5300/-105.0733
can someone point out the damage recorded so far? what has been the
impact of this storm?
thanks,
mike

On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 10:54 PM, Taichi Furuhashi  wrote:
> Hi Robert and HOT members:
>
>
> I'm a HOT member in Japan.
>
> We have shared "The inland mapping task" to Japanese mappers.
> http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/1258
>
> Major mappers are newbies, because they are students.
>
> If you can, I want to translate some description in Japanese for beginners
> in Japan.
> Could you add editable permission to me?
> http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/MAPconcierge
>
>
> Regards,
>
> from Taichi
>
>
>
> 2015-10-25 22:03 GMT+09:00 Robert Banick :
>>
>> Versión en Español viniendo pronto
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Hurricane Patricia has been downgraded to a tropical depression. In
>> practical terms this marks its end as a notable weather event. Thanks to a
>> lucky storm path that avoided population centers and good preparedness work
>> by the Mexican authorities not a single person died. However, significant
>> property damage occurred and much rebuilding remains to be done,
>> particularly along the coast. We anticipate HOT's data will assist
>> reconstruction in the affected areas.
>>
>> HOT, in coordination with the OSM MX commnunity, has been active the past
>> two days tracking the hurricane's progress and mapping vulnerable areas in
>> its path. We have two mapping tasks open on the OSM Tasking Manager
>> (tasks.hotosm.org): a task covering coastal areas in the storm's path and a
>> task mapping more inland areas. We do not anticipate opening additional
>> tasks but we are monitoring the situation in case landslides, floods or
>> other post-hurricane hazards create humanitarian situations we can
>> contribute to.
>>
>> Thanks to the hard work of volunteers like yourself we've made good
>> progress. At present the coastal mapping task
>> (http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/1257) is almost completely mapped but only
>> partly validated; validators would be most appreciated on this task. The
>> inland mapping task (http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/1258) is only 15%
>> complete and needs a lot more work. For those who are new to HOT or OSM and
>> still want to contribute, this second task is a perfect place to start.
>>
>> Additionally, HOT is working with data providers to prepare one or more
>> data imports for the affected areas. We have received explicit permission
>> from the Mexican Government to import anything on its open data site
>> (http://datos.gob.mx/) into OSM - a very exciting first. Potential data
>> useful for Patricia includes administrative boundaries, roads, schools
>> and/or hospitals. For those who are curious about this, please follow the
>> osm-imports list (https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/imports) where we
>> will post plans for any import(s).
>>
>> Thank you to all those who have contributed so far in small ways or large.
>> We appreciate the efforts of each and every one of you so very much.
>>
>> With all the best,
>> Robert, Humberto and Rafael
>>
>> *Key Links*
>>
>> For those curious for additional details about this activation, please
>> refer to the project wiki:
>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/2015_Hurricane_Patricia
>>
>> For those just getting started with HOT / OSM or just curious, check out
>> MapGive, which explains why this work is so important:
>> http://mapgive.state.gov/why-map/
>>
>> If you want to learn more about mapping after that, go through the mapbox
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Re: [HOT] New - Nepal Earthquake 7.1

[Mike Dupont]

On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 5:14 AM, Prabhas Pokharel <
prabhas.pokha...@gmail.com> wrote:

> The one suggestion I thought I would fire off, which I'm guessing is also
> obvious to the HOT community, would be focus some energy on this task:
> http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/1046 which covers the area nearest to
> today's epicenter. Even though the imagery is a bit old, doing damage
> assessments from the last earthquake and IDP camp markings will help the
> work of relief efforts in those areas.
>

Prabhas, I would like to again express my condolences for your country.
I took a look at one tile. Going to need guidance. The bing and this layer
are off. It is hard to determine what is going on on these photos. Some
validated examples would be helpful. Basically it would be good to have
things we can point to and say : this is what that looks like on fuzzy sat
photos.

mike


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Re: [HOT] SPAM? MALWARE? Fwd: Survey Goethe-University Frankfurt a. M. Department of Human Geography

[Mike Dupont]

On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 1:27 PM, Charlotte Wolter 
wrote:

>
> Simon Köbel, Dominik Wehner, Lucas Wenzel, Fabian Will


This looks pretty legit. Having lived in Frankfurt and been to the
uni-frankfurt many times, I would say it sounds serious.
http://www.uni-frankfurt.de/41077091/fb11 is the study group mentioned.


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Re: [HOT] Floods in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina

[Mike Dupont]

I will see if I can find some help for this, please post any tasks or images.
mike

On Sat, May 17, 2014 at 8:35 AM, Pierre Béland  wrote:
> The http://www.poplave.rs/ Ushahidi map do not help to identifiy the zones
> where to map.  A see at one place, more then a thousand reports.
>
> It would be important first to define the zones to cover in priority. We
> coul then see if Bing Imagery is available for these areas and prepare Task
> manager jobs.
>
>
> Pierre
>
> 
> De : hbogner 
> À : hot@openstreetmap.org
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> Envoyé le : Samedi 17 mai 2014 14h31
> Objet : [HOT] Floods in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina
>
> There are huge floods in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina and that part
> of region.
> Some say largest in last 120 years.
>
> Few guys created http://www.poplave.rs/ which is used to help with the
> coordination.
> They use OSM as background maps, and some places are not mapped as they
> should be.
>
> There is a topic at http://forum.openstreetmap.org/viewtopic.php?id=25476
>
> I asked local mappers to mark the area for creating a task at
> http://tasks.hotosm.org/
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Re: [HOT] Fwd: OSM Tasking Manager V2

[Mike Dupont]

One feature that I would like to work on in the new tasking manager is
tasks that are individual objects, urls or addresses to be geocoded. I
would be willing to help out with that or do coding is there anyone else
who might need that ? where can I find the latest code?
thanks,
mike


On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 6:31 AM, Pierre GIRAUD wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I'm forwarding this Email sent by Mikel since it looks like a lot of
> us didn't receive.
>
> Pierre
>
>
>
> -- Forwarded message --
> From: Mikel Maron 
> Date: Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 9:44 AM
> Subject: [HOT] OSM Tasking Manager V2
> To: "hot@openstreetmap.org" 
>
>
> Hi
>
> Work has been moving on V2 of the Tasking Manager, and it's getting
> closer to be production ready. Let me give a little background on
> what's happening for those that may have missed it, and then lay out
> the current deployment plan.
>
> Some months ago, several groups here in DC, that regularly use the
> OSMTM, expressed interest in funding particular improvements to the
> code base. This especially after Typhoon Haiyan. Problem was where to
> direct that interest; there were various branches of the current site,
> as well as a V2, and a great deal of feedback and feature requests in
> various places. In discussion with Pierre Giraud, he decided that the
> best way forward would be to focus development on V2, getting it to
> support all V1 features, and building the new improvements there. V2
> for many reasons was a more stable base to build on, and allow us to
> really open OSMTM to a wider developer community. And additionally, V2
> already has gained features not present in V1, like translation.
>
> Additionally, the funding group and HOT representatives had priorities
> for new implementation, many held collectively, some not, some well
> defined, some open ended, and all within the realm of relevant for
> HOT. These priorities were discussed and sorted into a top 10, and
> development time required assigned to each. That led to a budget,
> which through various mechanisms, the funding group pooled together to
> support. I'm happy to say that we have commitments to the entire
> budget, which has funded a first phase, moving to V2, and will fund a
> second phase, implementing a set of new features in V2.
>
> The first phase is nearly complete, and we're ready for deployment
> steps and discussion. A staging instance will be set up on HOT's
> server. We'll then do a round of feedback with OSMTM admin, users,
> etc. Urgent fixes can be accommodated. Other suggestions will be
> documented in GitHub for later attention in the second phase, or for
> longer term. Once things looks satisfactory to everyone and stable,
> we'll switch. The current OSMTM will stay up and running for a time on
> a different URL, since there are some active projects, and we may need
> to refer to some projects in the archive.
>
> At a later stage, Drazen plans to do a code review, and start working
> on coding standards for HOT as a whole. Also once launched, we're
> planning to hold event(s) to announce the new version and give proper
> public thanks to the supporters of the OSMTM.
>
> Let us know if you have any questions. Pierre Giraud, let me know if I
> missed anything.
> And I'm going to re-send another email now about gathering to discuss
> OSMTM on Monday at the Tech WG.
>
> Cheers
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Re: [HOT] Mapping every school around the world

[Mike Dupont]

I have done a lot of work on that in Kosovo, recently the elections places
have been mapped and many of them are in schools. I am interested to hear
about any efforts on this area, and was thinking that we need a tasking
manager for data points not just areas, so for going through lists of
things to edit.
mike


On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 3:48 PM, Rob Baker  wrote:

> [Reposting my call last week to the CrisisMappers list for those of you on
> both.]
>
> The Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) at the
> World Bank is trying to track down school location information for a
> prototype platform in improving our collective knowledge of school
> locations to improve our collaboration between improving school safety and
> establishing a better baseline on data collection, opening, sharing, and
> ultimately improving the safety of schools everywhere -- structurally, for
> disaster response purposes, and for improving resiliency.
>
> To that extent, GFDRR is putting a call out for data, looking for online
> sources, initiatives, projects and people who are collecting this data and
> would be open to a discussion about sharing their existing data with other
> sources.
>
> A few key points to underline:
>
>- GFDRR is looking for data sources outside of OSM; we've already
>pulled down the extracts for current, global school building data so ours
>is not a question of how to download directly from OSM.
>- This is currently an internal exercise focusing on data collection
>and collaboration, shared among key partners working on school safety, and
>as such not meant for public consumption or existing operations until
>critical, programmatic issues are addressed and resolved: removing PII,
>considering child and staff safety, and government partnerships, to name a
>few examples.
>- Any format is fine: shape files, databases, or (as usual) CSV files.
>
>
> It's our hope that the data collected for this project can also be fed
> back into OSM, especially as we are diff'ing these sources to existing data
> to see how these stack up and perhaps making a better case for considering
> OSM an authoritative source from the start, even where no source is
> included in the metadata.
>
> Any leads, please share with the list or feel free to email me directly.
>
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Re: [HOT] HOT mapathon at KU

[Mike Dupont]

Hi there,
just for the record, I did not set this up, i think it was organized by the
KU. I will be only participating, just wanted to let people know about it.
mike


On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 8:02 AM, Claire Halleux wrote:

> Hi Mike,
> That's great you set this up!
> From DRC, we are really looking forward seeing the results of your
> mapathon.
> Wish you have fun and happy mapping tomorrow,
>
> Claire
>
>
>
> 2014-04-09 14:32 GMT+01:00 Mike Dupont :
>
>> FYI, there is a mapathon for
>> *Punia, Democratic Republic of the Congo at KU *
>> Saturday, April 19, 2014 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM
>>
>> http://www.eventbrite.com/e/mapgive-osm-mapathon-ku-tickets-11229386397
>> http://www.meetup.com/Kansas-GIS/events/176064422/
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[HOT] HOT mapathon at KU

[Mike Dupont]

FYI, there is a mapathon for
*Punia, Democratic Republic of the Congo at KU *
Saturday, April 19, 2014 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM

http://www.eventbrite.com/e/mapgive-osm-mapathon-ku-tickets-11229386397
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Re: [HOT] Free data for humanitarian purposes

[Mike Dupont]

Hi Lukasz,
Some ideas :

1. One source of data is the freedom of information request, formal
and informal. if you ask local agencies and companies for data you
often will get it.
2. I never heard about COD, but it reminds me of http://www.data.gov/
there is an open source app ckan that people are using.
hope that helps.
mike

On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 4:35 PM, Lukasz Kruk  wrote:
> Dear HOTsters (HOTties?),
>
> That's my first post here, so I presume that a short introduction is in
> order? I'm a recent graduate of MSc in Geospatial Technologies, during which
> I was fortunate enough to have a number of humanitarian issues used as case
> studies for GIS applications. Currently I'm leading the IT Team at one of
> Geneva's IM-oriented humanitarian NGOs.
>
> I'd like to start my participation here with a question - probably something
> fairly well known to those in humanitarian aid world, but fairly new to me:
> data availability and the approach to the problem by those who
> (theoretically?) have the power to make a difference. I know that the topic
> is enough for a book or few, so I'll try to use a specific example: what do
> you think about OCHA's CODs and FODs:
>
> http://cod.humanitarianresponse.info/
>
> is this data actually useful, complete, high-quality? Is the availability of
> it any help when data is actually needed? Is there any benefit for having
> for example elevation data in there, if it's no higher resolution than SRTM?
> What about free data provided by http://www.naturalearthdata.com/ while a
> lot of countries don't have any data assigned on COD/FOD page? All and any
> thoughts and comments are welcome.
>
> I hope that this question makes sense here (I'm sorry if it doesn't!), and
> will be grateful for any feedback.
>
> best,
>
>
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[HOT] resigning

[Mike Dupont]

Hi there,
I am resigning from HOT, because it is so tied to OSM. and after being
refused membership to osm and being accused of being a troll, I a
going to go away
and work on my own for a while before I have something to share. I
still support HOT but i dont support the OSM board any more.
thanks,
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Re: [HOT] Senegal - Dakar Flooding Activation

[Mike Dupont]

Ok, we had had a good bootcamp so far, about 70 people, tomorrow we will
start working on sengal.
mike

On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 5:06 PM, william skora  wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Apologies for the delays. Here's some answers to a few questions.
>  "In some cases of
> really narrow, hardly visible streets or deep inside a residential
> area I've used living_street because I assume pedestrians or children
> playing football use them more often than cars."
>
> Regarding the tags of ways, we've done a great job so far, given the
> ambiguity of the areas, osm tags, and current situation. As most of
> you have consistently tagged, a majority of the ways as
> highway=residential (which is appropriate, mostly houses are very
> small businesses, run out of the home or as a storefront).
>
> However, as discussed in the quoted portion and in this picture
> http://imgur.com/AuNTC - there are a few ways that are not very wide
> and deserve more consideration.
> I did a very rough measurement using the measurement plugin and bing
> imagery, the one in the examples are ~3.5 meters wide, just wide
> enough for a smaller car or typical taxi. In my experience in dakar
> for several months, some of these ways still have cars pass through
> them, although may or may not receive a little less traffic than
> other, wider streets that are marked as residential . However, there
> are also many ways, with different levels of visibility on bing
> imagery, that aren't wide enough for a car to go through, surrounded
> by residential buildings (likely the best tag for those,
> highway=footway. When I first started mapping dakar, I tagged the
> narrow ways as highway=service. In a few cases that I surveyed in
> person, I've tagged them as highway=footway. In summary, on the ground
> surveying would provide the context and information that the bing
> imagery can't provide so I'm not sure what tags would be most
> appropriate for these narrower ways without on the ground surveying. I
> hesistate to use highway=living_street
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Living_street since there aren't
> (as far as I know) any traffic laws that categorize these narrower
> ways than from other residential ways.
>
> I spoke to one mapper on the ground in Dakar who told me the
> areas/ways that Harry mentioned in a conversation a couple days ago
> are used mostly by kids as play areas; so leisure=pitch ? or
> playground ? (although there's no equipment ?).
>
> Lastly, there are some areas that are more floodprone than others.
> Personally, I would hesistate for others to tag them ([based solely on
> bing imagery] and think this may be a job most appropriate to those
> who are on the ground or have been. What tags have been used ? Any
> recommended strategies ?
>
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Re: [HOT] ideas for beginners

[Mike Dupont]

Thanks,
I will check that if there is anything left to do in senegal next week.
thanks for the feedback
mike

On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 3:21 PM, Joseph Reeves  wrote:
> Hi Mike,
>
> I don't know what you're planning on getting these beginners to do,
> but if it's tracing Nico recently emailed about the ongoing response
> to flooding in Senegal:
>
> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/hot/2012-August/002171.html
>
> This could provide a good introduction to HOT as there's a lot of
> material on the website & wiki about the Senegal project:
>
> http://hot.openstreetmap.org/projects/senegal_0
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Senegal
>
> Best, Joseph
>
>
>
>
> On 30 August 2012 14:07, Mike  Dupont  wrote:
>> I will be giving an openstreetmap presentation on the 5th of sept at
>> the innovations labs kosvo (http://kosovoinnovations.org/ )
>> and hope to use the HOT as an example, if there is anything total
>> noobs can be given to do, let me know.
>> I was thinking to work on iran if there is anything left.
>>
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[HOT] ideas for beginners

[Mike Dupont]

I will be giving an openstreetmap presentation on the 5th of sept at
the innovations labs kosvo (http://kosovoinnovations.org/ )
and hope to use the HOT as an example, if there is anything total
noobs can be given to do, let me know.
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Re: [HOT] HOT Chat, later today / tonight / this morning?

[Mike Dupont]

I cannot make it, we are busy with our conference planning. I will be
giving an openstreetmap presentation on the 5th of sept and hope to
use the HOT as an example, if there is anything total noobs can be
given to do, let me know. I was thinking to work on iran if there is
anything left.
mike

On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 3:50 PM, Joseph Reeves  wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Were people interested in a HOT chat this evening (or whatever time it
> is where you are) ?
>
> http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=HOT+Chat&iso=20120829T23
>
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team/HOT_Chats
>
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Re: [HOT] Changes to Bylaws and Articles of Amendment

[Mike Dupont]

Hi kate,
I dont have time atm to review this. we are running a conference in kosovo.
but i do want to bring up one issue, that the osm board has decided to
block my application to even join the osm, supposedly because I did not
accept the CT, which I did, I would like to be a candidate for the board,
and my platform is to stop the license madness that is damaging the
community so badly. I would also like to make it easier for people to join
osm, because kosovars cannot afford 18 euros, they are earning 100 euros a
month if lucky.

I would like to ask the people from HOT to support me and also would like
to make sure that HOT is not going to kick me out for some strange reason.
thanks.
mike

On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 6:51 PM, Kate Chapman  wrote:

> Dear HOT,
>
> There was a change made in DC Corporate law that went into effect this
> year that required us to make minor changes to our Bylaws and Articles
> of Amendment.
>
> In order to adopt these the membership must vote on them.  I'm sharing
> the documents here with everyone. If you are a HOT member you will be
> receive a Survey Monkey ballot to vote on these as well sometime
> tomorrow.
>
> Bylaws: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0ByiWbdZM9wnING9UTzVGX2YxekU
> Redlined Bylaws:
> https://docs.google.com/open?id=0ByiWbdZM9wnIQ3lNS1hzVjlVcDg
> Redlined Articles of Amendment:
> https://docs.google.com/open?id=0ByiWbdZM9wnIUEpYdndtejFxTms
> Articles of Amendment:
> https://docs.google.com/open?id=0ByiWbdZM9wnIdWZ6dFlmbjN6b1E
>
> The changes shown are between the bylaws and Articles of Amendment
> adopted in December 2011.
>
> Sorry to be sending everything in Word Doc, but that is what the
> lawyer sent me. I wasn't sure of a good way to include the redlined
> versions and the regular versions to everyone in another format.
>
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Re: [HOT] HOT tutorship program for supporting OSM communities in the developing countries

[Mike Dupont]

HI there,
I also see that HOT has to do with developing countries to help prevent
problems as well. I can tell you about my experience in community building
in kosovo, where I am right now organizing the fourth edition of the sfk
conference. I have some slides online on this topic, that I presented at
zagreb.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1M_FFDVPsKzQ6Z6nCr2D1MkM5iZHqov60NrR9XMYiSFM/present#slide=id.p

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1bqVRJEk3aWljjzDNRXcv6wV3D3GIjasXjyzZsKHXzdk/present#slide=id.p


https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/12MvrA2564S5U6igHb9FmUZdM9zYCxIPUDSKYu_QiTKg/present

I would be willing to talk to you in detail about this and also give you
advice based on my experience here.

mike


On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 9:16 PM, Séverin MENARD wrote:

> *
>
> Hi,
>
> Nicolas and I would like to find ways to facilitate connections between
> global mappers and new communities in the developing countries. We thought
> about starting a HOT tutorship program in which active members from the
> community would make contact with the emergent communities we helped or
> will help to start:
>
>
>-
>
>the communities in Haiti and Kenya and the rising one in Senegal
>-
>
>the future ones in the African countries (Cad, Burundi and Central
>Republic of Africa, as well as Kenya) concerned by the EUROSHA program that
>will start in October, to support both the program volunteers and the OSM
>community they will aim for creating
>
>
> Experienced mappers could provide a great support regarding OSM
> techniques, remote mapping, imagery setting, quality assurance,
> communication (OSM wikipages, social media, etc.). Of course on a voluntary
> basis, according to their chosen field and kinship towards such or such
> country.
>
> Basically, this would be a different approach of what is done so far
> through OSM lists where the help/advices are often limited to a specific
> request. Here both sides would be presented, the local communities through
> their story, members, skills, and project(s) and the tutors through their
> background and their OSM experience.
>
> So far it is a general idea for which we would like that the HOT community
> provide creative inputs to sketch it in more details. I will create an OSM
> Wikipage as a starting point so that everyone can contribute. *
>
>
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Re: [HOT] Geobucket

[Mike Dupont]

On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 6:49 AM, Reinier Battenberg
 wrote:
> We are very close to release a first beta version of our Geobucket Android app
> into the wild.

Where can I find it? any sources online?
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Re: [HOT] HOT Survey Reminder

[Mike Dupont]

I second that!
lets get this going!
mike

On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 9:05 PM, Chris Blow  wrote:
> Thanks Kate! Great survey! Looking forward to seeing and discussing the
> results.
>
> I encourage others to spend 20 minutes on it.
>
>
> Chris
>
> On Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at 6:49 PM, Kate Chapman wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> Last chance for the survey (1). I'd like to share the results on
> Monday. So if you haven't filled it out yet, please do so by Sunday.
>
> This general survey will feed into further discussion and development
> of HOT as an organization.
>
> -Kate
>
> (1)
> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEg3WVE2Z1g0SGY5amhVN0tHOGJWOVE6MA#gid=0
>
> On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 3:53 PM, Kate Chapman  wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> Just a reminder that the voluntary survey here is here:
> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEg3WVE2Z1g0SGY5amhVN0tHOGJWOVE6MA#gid=0
>
> 8 people have answered this so far.
>
> Remember that the results will be made public to everyone and the
> intent of the survey is to help guide in decision making. If you have
> a bit of time please fill it out.
>
> If you are a HOT member you should have received a separate link to a
> survey in your email box.
>
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Re: [HOT] HOT Survey

[Mike Dupont]

Looks great kate, good job, I will fill it out in the next days,
mike

On Sun, Jun 24, 2012 at 4:12 PM, Kate Chapman  wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I turned the survey that was developed on Hackpad(1) over the past
> month into a Google Doc Form. This survey is meant to help guide
> further discussions and perhaps votes of HOT's membership. This
> version of the survey is for anyone to take. An additional survey has
> been emailed directly to HOT's membership as well. If you are a HOT
> member and did not receive an email please let me know.
>
> So if you are interested please take the survey. NOTE: All resultes of
> the survey will be made publicly available on this list
>
> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEg3WVE2Z1g0SGY5amhVN0tHOGJWOVE6MA#gid=0
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Kate
>
> (1) https://hackpad.com/lD7tOgNVNLR#*HOT-Membership-Survey-Questions
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Re: [HOT] Survey for Increasing Membership Involvement

[Mike Dupont]

thank you kate, I am adding my comments. this webpage is great, like
etherpad with structure, very cool.
mike

On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 10:36 AM, Kate Chapman  wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> Just wanted to clarify that this is a not the actual survey. I'm
> looking for feedback before sending out a survey.
>
> Thanks everyone for their inputs so far.
>
> -Kte
> ee
> On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 1:46 PM, Kate Chapman  wrote:
> > Dear HOT Team,
> >
> > One important goal out of the strategic board meeting is to have the
> > membership of HOT be more involved in decision making. To start this
> > I'd like to survey the membership. I don't want this to be just
> > questions that are important to me though. I want the questions to be
> > ones that everyone is interested.
> >
> > I've made a start on Hackpad here:
> > https://hackpad.com/lD7tOgNVNLR#HOT-Membership-Survey-Questions
> >
> > Please edit as you see fit.
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > -Kate
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Re: [HOT] HOT chat in half an hour

[Mike Dupont]

HI there,
Sorry I cannot make it, am busy in the last 2 days.
thanks
mike

On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 11:33 PM, Harry Wood  wrote:

> Join us for HOT chat in half an hour
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>
> An easy way to try chatting, is to go to http://irc.openstreetmap.org .
> Choose a nickname and choose the #hot channel.
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Re: [HOT] "OpenUnpavedStreetMap", "South continents", Colombia, soon Philippines

[Mike Dupont]

That is a great idea,
well kosovo and albania has its own share of unpaved roads as well...
mike

On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 4:11 PM, Jean-Guilhem Cailton  wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Knowing whether a road is paved or not is an important information for a
> driver, especially in countries where many roads are unpaved. This
> information can be entered in the OSM database with the surface tag [1],
> but it is not currently rendered in the main maps available on osm.org
> [2]. Seeing it rendered on a map would likely be an incentive for
> mappers to use it, especially beginners.
>
> A map with a rendering for this, OpenUnpavedStreetMap, is now available
> for Africa, Central and South America, Australia-Oceania (according to
> Geofabrik's definition, which includes Indonesia and Malaysia), and soon
> several Asian countries, including the Philippines (actually the
> countries available as extracts from GeoFabrik, China, India, Pakistan,
> Vietnam, etc.except Japan - considering dataset size). Surfaces tagged
> as "compacted", "gravel", "sand", "dirt", "earth", "ground", "grass",
> "mud"... are also considered as "unpaved", following the wiki page.
>
> Examples from areas that may be of interest on this list:
>
> - Port-au-Prince, Haiti:
>  http://osm.arkemie.org/haiti/?zoom=17&lat=18.60871&lon=-72.28598&layers=B0
>
> - Kigali, Rwanda:
> http://osm.arkemie.org/ousm/?zoom=16&lat=-1.95416&lon=30.08243&layers=B000F
>
> - one of the examples given by Douglas, in Kampala, Uganda:
> http://osm.arkemie.org/ousm/?lat=0.38093&lon=32.55812&zoom=18&layers=00B0T
>
> - A page for Colombia, with markers for the GeoRSS feed from la Sala de
> Situación Humanitaria Colombia:
> http://osm.arkemie.org/ousm/colombia/
>
>
> Following Humberto's suggestion, flood_prone areas are also rendered
> ("flood_prone=yes" or "flood_prone=label"):
> http://osm.arkemie.org/ousm/colombia/?zoom=16&lat=10.39717&lon=-75.15048&layers=B000FT
>
> Following a suggestion from Federico, and a need that had also appeared
> for Haiti, next step should be rendering of POIs relevant for
> emergencies, such as health facilities, at lower zoom levels.
>
>
> The global URL is:
> http://osm.arkemie.org/ousm/
>
> OSM.org Mapnik layer is in the menu for easy comparison on the current
> area. A "hybrid map for mappers" - and for soon-to-be mappers who can
> see what might be missing on the map ;) - is available by overlaying a
> transparent version of OpenUnpavedStreetMap with Bing aerial imagery.
> Google satellite imagery is also available as a reminder, by comparing
> imageries location, that it is often advised to adjust Bing offset
> before tracing.
>
> The database is updated at least daily, and minutely for the next days,
> after the new coverage will have been imported.
> Tiles are available from
> http://osm.arkemie.org/ousm_tiles/${z}/${x}/${y}.png
> http://osm.arkemie.org/ousm_transparent_tiles/${z}/${x}/${y}.png
> The current bandwidth is limited, but if you are interested, let me know.
>
>
> Let me know what you think, and if there are features that would be
> interesting for a custom rendering.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Jean-Guilhem
>
>
> [1] https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:surface
> [2] http://trac.openstreetmap.org/ticket/1447
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Re: [HOT] Padang Update- imagery problem

[Mike Dupont]

OK, well feel free to add me. h4ck3rm1k3 is my skype name.
Is there a list of HOT skype names?
thanks,
mike

On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 1:44 PM, Kate Chapman  wrote:
> Hey Mike,
>
> Actually we were testing out using Skype for this particular task.
>
> Most of the other disaster response groups use Skype for specific
> deployments, so the idea was to see how it would work.
>
> But yes it is possible to get help in the #hot channel as well.
>
> -Kate
>
> On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 7:14 PM, Mike  Dupont
>  wrote:
>> Hi there,
>> you can add me on skype h4ck3rm1k3, but the official channel for chat
>> is irc.oftc.net #hot
>> if you never used irc before 
>> http://en.irc2go.com/webchat/?net=OFTC&room=%23hot
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 8:50 AM, Manuel  wrote:
>>> Hi Kate,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I want to help map Padang, but the imagery doesn’t work for me.
>>>
>>> I’m using josm (newest tested from the homepage). None of the links form the
>>> hot page are working for me.
>>>
>>> Not with “!” nor with “–“. I’m always getting an error.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Any Ideas?
>>>
>>> How can I join the Skype chat? My username is “rockhock”.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thank you
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Manuel
>>>
>>>
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Re: [HOT] Padang Update- imagery problem

[Mike Dupont]

Hi there,
you can add me on skype h4ck3rm1k3, but the official channel for chat
is irc.oftc.net #hot
if you never used irc before http://en.irc2go.com/webchat/?net=OFTC&room=%23hot

On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 8:50 AM, Manuel  wrote:
> Hi Kate,
>
>
>
> I want to help map Padang, but the imagery doesn’t work for me.
>
> I’m using josm (newest tested from the homepage). None of the links form the
> hot page are working for me.
>
> Not with “!” nor with “–“. I’m always getting an error.
>
>
>
> Any Ideas?
>
> How can I join the Skype chat? My username is “rockhock”.
>
>
>
> Thank you
>
>
>
> Manuel
>
>
>
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Re: [HOT] HOT Nomination and Vote Results

[Mike Dupont]

Congrats to all the confirmed board members,
welcome to all the new members.
Good to see humberto and besfort joining up!

mike

On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 3:38 PM, Floris Looijesteijn  wrote:
> Congratulations indeed!
>
> I say: party! :)
>
> Gr,
> Floris
>
> On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 3:28 PM, Emir Hartato  wrote:
>> Congratulations! :)
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> --
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>>
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>> Ph: +628567755182
>> t: @emirhartato
>> http://whateverisaid.wordpress.com
>>
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Re: [HOT] GPS Downloads for Indonesia

[Mike Dupont]

Sure, I will be your mentor.
mike

On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 5:06 PM, Frans Thamura  wrote:
> i prefer to document everything,
>
> that will be awesome if you can share how to setup with my team.
>
> i will contact in private, cc my team.
>
> F
>
>
>
> On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 10:49 PM, Mike  Dupont
>  wrote:
>> ok, well the best would be for you guys to figure this out. frans. I
>> am willing to do it if no one will.
>> best is you would try it out and I will back you up if you have problems.
>> thanks,
>>
>> mike
>>
>> On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 4:47 PM, Frans Thamura  wrote:
>>> if u want can use osmosa.net :)
>>>
>>> F
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 8:26 PM, Mike  Dupont
>>>  wrote:
>>>> So If someone provides me with a linux server I will install this and
>>>> get in running in a cron job for Indonesia.
>>>> mike
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 2:19 PM, maning sambale
>>>>  wrote:
>>>>> My build files for ph garmin maps are here:
>>>>> https://github.com/maning/osmphgps
>>>>>
>>>>> Its simple shell script that download extracts from geofabrik and upload 
>>>>> to
>>>>> a dropbox public link. It generates mapsource installer, mac roadtrip
>>>>> installer and a direct gmasupp.img transfer.
>>>>>
>>>>> The mkgmap style file are customized for philippine data and routing.
>>>>>
>>>>> Hope you can find them useful.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Dec 10, 2011 11:35 AM, "Kate Chapman"  wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hey All,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Would anyone have some time in the next week and a half to set-up some
>>>>>> Garmin GPS downloads for Indonesia?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This would need to be an automated process that would magically happen
>>>>>> every night.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> HOT has a bit of money for this so it wouldn't necessarily need to be
>>>>>> a volunteer thing.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Email me off-list if you are interested.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -Kate
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Re: [HOT] GPS Downloads for Indonesia

[Mike Dupont]

ok, well the best would be for you guys to figure this out. frans. I
am willing to do it if no one will.
best is you would try it out and I will back you up if you have problems.
thanks,

mike

On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 4:47 PM, Frans Thamura  wrote:
> if u want can use osmosa.net :)
>
> F
>
>
>
> On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 8:26 PM, Mike  Dupont
>  wrote:
>> So If someone provides me with a linux server I will install this and
>> get in running in a cron job for Indonesia.
>> mike
>>
>> On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 2:19 PM, maning sambale
>>  wrote:
>>> My build files for ph garmin maps are here:
>>> https://github.com/maning/osmphgps
>>>
>>> Its simple shell script that download extracts from geofabrik and upload to
>>> a dropbox public link. It generates mapsource installer, mac roadtrip
>>> installer and a direct gmasupp.img transfer.
>>>
>>> The mkgmap style file are customized for philippine data and routing.
>>>
>>> Hope you can find them useful.
>>>
>>> On Dec 10, 2011 11:35 AM, "Kate Chapman"  wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hey All,
>>>>
>>>> Would anyone have some time in the next week and a half to set-up some
>>>> Garmin GPS downloads for Indonesia?
>>>>
>>>> This would need to be an automated process that would magically happen
>>>> every night.
>>>>
>>>> HOT has a bit of money for this so it wouldn't necessarily need to be
>>>> a volunteer thing.
>>>>
>>>> Email me off-list if you are interested.
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>>
>>>> -Kate
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Re: [HOT] GPS Downloads for Indonesia

[Mike Dupont]

So If someone provides me with a linux server I will install this and
get in running in a cron job for Indonesia.
mike

On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 2:19 PM, maning sambale
 wrote:
> My build files for ph garmin maps are here:
> https://github.com/maning/osmphgps
>
> Its simple shell script that download extracts from geofabrik and upload to
> a dropbox public link. It generates mapsource installer, mac roadtrip
> installer and a direct gmasupp.img transfer.
>
> The mkgmap style file are customized for philippine data and routing.
>
> Hope you can find them useful.
>
> On Dec 10, 2011 11:35 AM, "Kate Chapman"  wrote:
>>
>> Hey All,
>>
>> Would anyone have some time in the next week and a half to set-up some
>> Garmin GPS downloads for Indonesia?
>>
>> This would need to be an automated process that would magically happen
>> every night.
>>
>> HOT has a bit of money for this so it wouldn't necessarily need to be
>> a volunteer thing.
>>
>> Email me off-list if you are interested.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> -Kate
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Re: [HOT] GPS Downloads for Indonesia

[Mike Dupont]

ok,
well this would be to take the dump files from frederik for example
and convert them.
This could be done, and then uploaded to archive.org. it could run on
anyones PC.
question is, Mkgmap does that work for you. Has anyone produces a
single file yet that you find good?
what type of resources are needed to do this?
mike

On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 9:15 AM, Kate Chapman  wrote:
> Hi Mike.
>
> "Download" to me means on a server.  "Automated process that happens
> nightly" means a regular basis to me.
>
> Yes I have a server. This is to provide the files to others, not for
> my personal use and it would have to run on Linux.
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Kate
>
> On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 1:18 PM, Mike  Dupont
>  wrote:
>> please define the problem exactly,
>> you want to have garmin files produced on a regular basis? do you have
>> a server for this?
>>
>> I have seen http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mkgmap would that be good 
>> enough?
>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_Map_On_Garmin#Creating_Your_Own_Maps_from_OSM_Data
>>
>> mike
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 4:34 AM, Kate Chapman  wrote:
>>> Hey All,
>>>
>>> Would anyone have some time in the next week and a half to set-up some
>>> Garmin GPS downloads for Indonesia?
>>>
>>> This would need to be an automated process that would magically happen
>>> every night.
>>>
>>> HOT has a bit of money for this so it wouldn't necessarily need to be
>>> a volunteer thing.
>>>
>>> Email me off-list if you are interested.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> -Kate
>>>
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Re: [HOT] GPS Downloads for Indonesia

[Mike Dupont]

please define the problem exactly,
you want to have garmin files produced on a regular basis? do you have
a server for this?

I have seen http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mkgmap would that be good enough?
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_Map_On_Garmin#Creating_Your_Own_Maps_from_OSM_Data

mike


On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 4:34 AM, Kate Chapman  wrote:
> Hey All,
>
> Would anyone have some time in the next week and a half to set-up some
> Garmin GPS downloads for Indonesia?
>
> This would need to be an automated process that would magically happen
> every night.
>
> HOT has a bit of money for this so it wouldn't necessarily need to be
> a volunteer thing.
>
> Email me off-list if you are interested.
>
> Best,
>
> -Kate
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Re: [HOT] nomination of andrzej zaborowski

[Mike Dupont]

DONE

On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 9:02 AM, Kate Chapman  wrote:
> Hi Mike,
>
> Please remember to put nominations into the form:
> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFNsWG1EdTRfWGR3aVJudWdIUnRiSFE6MQ
>
> It is easier for us to track things there.
>
> Best,
>
> -Kate
>
> On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 1:44 PM, Mike  Dupont
>  wrote:
>> I would like to nominate andrzej zaborowski for HOT,
>> he has :
>> 1. tracing different maps during various HOT activations
>> 2. translated the learnosm.org materials
>> 3. done some imagery tiling / WMSing for people to use
>>
>> According to his own accounts. I have "seen" him many times online and
>> would be happy to have another geek in the team.
>>
>> thanks and happy holidays.
>>
>> mike
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[HOT] nomination of andrzej zaborowski

[Mike Dupont]

I would like to nominate andrzej zaborowski for HOT,
he has :
1. tracing different maps during various HOT activations
2. translated the learnosm.org materials
3. done some imagery tiling / WMSing for people to use

According to his own accounts. I have "seen" him many times online and
would be happy to have another geek in the team.

thanks and happy holidays.

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Re: [HOT] Samoa Simulation

[Mike Dupont]

Ok guys,
Thanks for the answers, I think I understand.
mike

On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 8:30 AM, Jean-Guilhem Cailton wrote:

> **
> Forwarding Dave's answer to the list, to which it was copied, but maybe he
> is not subscribed.
>
> I think Dave's answer makes the intents clear.
>
> Mike, I am not a lawyer, and your jurisdiction may vary, but since you ask
> for an explanation: technically, I don't think that using a dataset to
> check or adjust the position of imagery is enough to make mapping traced
> from the imagery a derived work of the dataset (in the sense that it would
> convey legal rights).
>
> Jean-Guilhem
>
>
>  Message original   Sujet: Re: [HOT] Samoa Simulation  Date :
> Sat, 3 Dec 2011 15:18:20 -1000  De : Dave Leng 
>   Pour :
> Mike Dupont   
> Copie
> à : Jean-Guilhem Cailton  , HOT
> Openstreetmap  
>
>
> It means you don't have license to use them in anything else.
> I'm working on an idea that will get us license free information which OSM
> will be able to use.
> I really want to see OSM have a comprehensive map of Samoa as its not
> really workable without having that universal access
>
>  Dave
>
> On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 2:49 PM, Mike Dupont <
> jamesmikedup...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
>> please explain,
>> you are saying all the derived work from the images are not to be
>> reused... :(
>> > This information is only to be used for the simulation.
>> >
>> > Thus, it cannot be imported into OSM, or copied.
>> >
>> > It should however be possible to use it, for example, for adjusting the
>> > offset of satellite imagery (it seems to fit pretty well with the
>> existing
>> > OSM data), before tracing from the imagery.
>>
>>  so you have some images that can be used and you want to use the other
>> unusable images to make the usable ones more usable,
>> or am I just confused. please explain
>> thanks
>> mike
>>
>> On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 4:40 PM, Jean-Guilhem Cailton 
>> wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > A Samoa road layer, from 1999 aerial photos, from the Samoa Ministry of
>> > Natural Resources and Environment, was made available though Dave Leng,
>> Kate
>> > and Pierre B.
>> >
>> > This information is only to be used for the simulation.
>> >
>> > Thus, it cannot be imported into OSM, or copied.
>> >
>> > It should however be possible to use it, for example, for adjusting the
>> > offset of satellite imagery (it seems to fit pretty well with the
>> existing
>> > OSM data), before tracing from the imagery.
>> >
>> >
>> > You can view this layer (as an overlay) on :
>> > http://pierzen.dev.openstreetmap.org/hot/openlayers/samoa.htm
>> > or
>> > http://osm.arkemie.org/samoa/
>> >
>> > Note that the file is relatively large for OpenLayers online rendering
>> (6.3
>> > MB), so it is advised to  zoom in as much as possible first, before
>> toggling
>> > this layer on. Otherwise you might bring your browser to a crawl. Then
>> you
>> > can zoom out if you want.
>> >
>> >
>> > The data file itself is available as
>> > http://pierzen.dev.openstreetmap.org/doc/road_1999.kmz
>> >
>> > It was converted from .kml to .osm with ogr2osm [1], for example, to be
>> > viewed as an overview layer in JOSM. A resulting file is at
>> > http://pierzen.dev.openstreetmap.org/doc/road_1999.osm.zip
>> >
>> >
>> > Best wishes,
>> >
>> > Jean-Guilhem
>> >
>> >
>> > [1] https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Ogr2osm
>> >
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Re: [HOT] Samoa Simulation

[Mike Dupont]

please explain,
you are saying all the derived work from the images are not to be reused... :(
> This information is only to be used for the simulation.
>
> Thus, it cannot be imported into OSM, or copied.
>
> It should however be possible to use it, for example, for adjusting the
> offset of satellite imagery (it seems to fit pretty well with the existing
> OSM data), before tracing from the imagery.

so you have some images that can be used and you want to use the other
unusable images to make the usable ones more usable,
or am I just confused. please explain
thanks
mike

On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 4:40 PM, Jean-Guilhem Cailton  wrote:
> Hi,
>
> A Samoa road layer, from 1999 aerial photos, from the Samoa Ministry of
> Natural Resources and Environment, was made available though Dave Leng, Kate
> and Pierre B.
>
> This information is only to be used for the simulation.
>
> Thus, it cannot be imported into OSM, or copied.
>
> It should however be possible to use it, for example, for adjusting the
> offset of satellite imagery (it seems to fit pretty well with the existing
> OSM data), before tracing from the imagery.
>
>
> You can view this layer (as an overlay) on :
> http://pierzen.dev.openstreetmap.org/hot/openlayers/samoa.htm
> or
> http://osm.arkemie.org/samoa/
>
> Note that the file is relatively large for OpenLayers online rendering (6.3
> MB), so it is advised to  zoom in as much as possible first, before toggling
> this layer on. Otherwise you might bring your browser to a crawl. Then you
> can zoom out if you want.
>
>
> The data file itself is available as
> http://pierzen.dev.openstreetmap.org/doc/road_1999.kmz
>
> It was converted from .kml to .osm with ogr2osm [1], for example, to be
> viewed as an overview layer in JOSM. A resulting file is at
> http://pierzen.dev.openstreetmap.org/doc/road_1999.osm.zip
>
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Jean-Guilhem
>
>
> [1] https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Ogr2osm
>
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Re: [HOT] HOT Chat tomorrow

[Mike Dupont]

It was nice to chat with you, sorry I was so tired.
mike

On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 2:28 AM, Kate Chapman  wrote:
> Ah okay:).  Well next time I look forward to waking up at 6am instead
> of 5am for the HOT chat;).
>
> -Kate
>
> On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 6:30 AM, Harry Wood  wrote:
>> Yeah I'm really sorry. I'm not doing very well with timekeeping today at all.
>>
>> My "24 hours from now" statement was incorrect as Ed points out. Sorry for 
>> the confusion (some people have just finished have an extra early little HOT 
>> chat on IRC)
>>
>> The link though, is the intended time.
>> http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=HOT+chat&iso=2030T23
>>
>>
>> ...which is half an hour from now!
>>
>> harry
>>
>> 
>> From: Ed Loach 
>> To: 'Harry Wood' ; hot@openstreetmap.org
>> Sent: Tuesday, 29 November 2011, 21:26
>> Subject: RE: [HOT] HOT Chat tomorrow
>>
>>> I've scheduled the next one for tomorrow Wednesday 11pm GMT
>>> Check your timezones. It's this
>>> time:  http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?ms
>>> g=HOT+chat&iso=2030T23
>>> That's just under 24 hours from now in fact
>>
>> I think you'll find it is still about 25.5 hours at the moment
>>
>> Ed
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Re: [HOT] HOT Chat tomorrow

[Mike Dupont]

I will try and make it. I see some familiar faces already on the irc channel!
:D

On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 10:12 PM, Harry Wood  wrote:
> The "HOT Chat" idea died down a little bit, but let's kick it off again, 
> since we have plenty to chat about at the moment.
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team/HOT_Chats
>
>
> I've scheduled the next one for tomorrow Wednesday 11pm GMT
> Check your timezones. It's this time:  
> http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=HOT+chat&iso=2030T23
> That's just under 24 hours from now in fact
>
> I don't think we need to make a big deal of having an agenda. We don't even 
> need somebody to be in charge of the conversation. Let's just meet and chat 
> at this scheduled time. See the first link for all the details including how 
> to get onto IRC
>
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Re: [HOT] Sop of work

[Mike Dupont]

Hi Frans,

The methodology for mapping is : focus on the important things.
You have a very large amount to do, lots to learn. It will not be
easy. You will never have enough people, and there will never be
enough time.
So start with focusing on the important things : Major roads, names of
them. Major points of interest. Mountains and landmarks. In cities
focus on places that people want to visit.
Take a look at travel guides and wikipedia articles, see what is
mentioned first, make sure those things are on the map. Focus on what
people are going to look for.

Also , learn from others. See what other people are doing on hot projects.

HOT is humanitarian, so basically, you are preparing for disaster.
When something horrible happens in your country, people are going to
need maps. You are going to need a team to work on this, a large team.
So you need to work on building up skills for people. Take a look at
places where flooding, earthquakes etc occur. you are going to want to
map those areas. Look at places affected by the tsunami etc. Those
costal areas will be in focus. You never know where disaster will
strike, you you need to be prepared.

Also, look what Mikel Maron is doing in Kibera http://mapkibera.org/
they are mapping a slum. this is also a humanitarian project. People
in poor condition need help. you can look for unmapped roads or
makeshift towns and try and map them.

But all if this is going to need a team, the best way to start
teambuilding is to invite experts. You have mappers in indonesia,
contact them.. Invite mappers to come and talk to your team. Schedule
a mapping day. Get GPS devices. Talk to schools etc. You need to be
aslo on the talk-id mailing list, and using the OSM resources that
people have mentions. Many of your questions belong on other forums.

my final bit of advice is this , read this article on how to ask a question :
http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#forum
you need to choose your forum carefully to get the right answers. the
people on HOT are totally overloaded with work. You need to build up a
team and find funding for it.

If you really want to do something good, collect money for airplane
tickets and hotel costs for some OSM experts and invite them to do a
workshop with you.

thanks,
mike

On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 12:12 AM, Frans Thamura  wrote:
> Hi all
>
> Can u share ur methodology in yout mapping work?
>
> Usually we here use a methodology to work, and based on it create material.
>
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Re: [HOT] Greeting

[Mike Dupont]

Wecome, I can understand that in some places facebook is the central
point of contact. I joined your group there.
have a nice day,
mike

On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 4:24 PM, Frans Thamura  wrote:
> Hi all
> My name is frans thamura
> I from jakarta,indonesia
>
> I just join this mailing list,
>
> I am founder of meruvian, and also part of osgeo indonesia chapter.
>
> I am working with humanitary also, and now we add gis to our program.
>
> Just met kate from learnosm
>
> I love to colaborate with all of you.
>
> Please viait facebook.com/meruvian for our activity.
>
> We will launch our osm planet shortly inside indonesia exchange. Just
> setup.mapnik.
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Re: [HOT] HOT assets beneficiary - part of becoming a 501(c)(3)

[Mike Dupont]

On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 8:57 AM, Kate Chapman  wrote:
> :)
>
> I think the other question is what do we wish to see in a beneficiary
> meaning what is the goal.
>
> The issue with our Articles of Incorporation is we list the
> OpenStreetMap Foundation as a beneficiary, but since they aren't a
> 501c3 that doesn't work.  The thought originally of listing them was
> that they would continue the goal of helping spread OpenStreetMap.
> But, is that the goal?
>
> Is the importance open-data?  Using open-data for humanitarian
> response? Open-source software? Open-source software for humanitarian
> response?
>
> I'm inclined towards open-data rather than open-source software.  In
> which case I'm not sure what the correct organization would be.
>
creative commons,
wikimedia

or some university. flossk's beneficiary is the university of prishtina.
mike
> -Kate
>
> On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 2:48 PM, David Schmitt  wrote:
>> On 2011-11-25 05:38, Kate Chapman wrote:
>>>
>>> If Sahana's application is pending then we can't list them as a
>>> beneficiary.  They need to be a 501(c)3.  I will email and see what
>>> their status is.
>>
>> The question then becomes: Who is *their* beneficiary?
>>
>> Seasons greetings, David
>>
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Re: [HOT] HOT governance tasks, please read!

[Mike Dupont]

Here is my text, I wanted to share this because I think it is
important and also applies to other members of Flossk :
Besfort asked to join HOT. He would like to help. He has done month
long contributions to OSM  and has been also teaching and supporting
users in Kosovo. OSM work in kosovo is basically HOT work, because all
contributions to OSM in kosovo help the people directly and
indirectly.




On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 4:14 PM, Mikel Maron  wrote:
> Cool ... add your nominees to
> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFNsWG1EdTRfWGR3aVJudWdIUnRiSFE6MQ
>
> == Mikel Maron ==
> +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron
>
> ____
> From: Mike Dupont 
> To: Mikel Maron 
> Cc: "hot@openstreetmap.org" ; Besfort Guri
> ; info 
> Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 4:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [HOT] HOT governance tasks, please read!
>
> I would like to suggest besfort guri to be on the team.
> besfort has been learning alot and doing a great job on kosovo. Also
> altin u has being doing a great mapping job.
> besfort asked me to recommend him for HOT. I hope he can help out.
> mike
>
> ps. happy thanksgiving!
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 10:50 PM, Mikel Maron  wrote:
>> Hello HOTties!
>>
>> It’s governance time.
>>
>> As the end of 2011 approaches, the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team has a
>> number of tasks on hand. It’s time for another round of membership
>> nominations. We are past due to have a Board election. And we have updates
>> to our Bylaws. We need to complete all these things on an relatively quick
>> schedule, as we are working to complete 501(3)c filing for HOT by the end
>> of
>> the year.
>>
>> So, please, read through this email carefully, and please act where
>> requested. Any questions or concerns, fire away. Thanks!
>>
>> * Membership
>>
>> First for all current members need to confirm continued membership. Do you
>> wish to continue to be a member of HOT?  Some individuals have been more
>> active than others and we understand if you don’t have the time.
>>
>> The current membership list is posted to
>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team/Members
>>
>> To confirm your membership, please fill out this brief form.
>>
>> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGJzRjBVb25LRzI1OFVseC1kOWNIamc6MQ
>>
>> Please confirm your membership by end of day, December 7.
>>
>> * Member Nominations
>>
>> HOT membership works similarly to Apache. New members are invited by
>> current
>> members. The nominations are published, and if there are no objections,
>> the
>> new members are accepted.
>>
>> Nominated members before have come from all sorts of places, those who
>> have
>> worked with us in the field, remote volunteers that have really made a
>> difference in responses and partners that have really helped.
>>
>> Nominations can be made in the form below. If you’d like to be nominated,
>> don’t hesitate to contact HOT members individually to discuss.
>>
>>
>> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFNsWG1EdTRfWGR3aVJudWdIUnRiSFE6MQ
>>
>> Please make nominations by end of day, December 7.
>>
>> * Elections
>>
>> We are past due to have a Board election. Four of the Board are up for
>> re-election (Nicolas Chavent, Kate Chapman, Dane Springmeyer, Mikel
>> Maron).
>> And the Board has decided to expand to seven total, meaning we have 6
>> seats
>> to fill this election. Having a Board with a diversity of skills will help
>> further the organization.
>>
>> Nominations can be made on this wiki page:
>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team/Board_Elections
>>
>> Nominations will be open until end of day, December 7.
>>
>> We’ll have the election the following week, with completion by December
>> 14.
>>
>> * Bylaws
>>
>> For HOT’s 501(c)3 application, we need to update our bylaws. There is
>> nothing substanitally new from the current bylaws (excepting one thing);
>> they’ve only been made to conform to legal language.
>>
>> Please review, and let’s discuss anything of concern on list. The one
>> thing
>> we do need to decide is which organization would receive HOT’s assets in
>> the
>> event of dissolution. This must be an existing US 501(c)3. One suggestion
>> so
>> far has been the EFF, but this hasn’t progressed past the idea stage. So,
>> suggestions welcome.
>>
>> The Bylaws are posted to:
>>
>>
>> http

Re: [HOT] HOT governance tasks, please read!

[Mike Dupont]

I would like to suggest besfort guri to be on the team.
besfort has been learning alot and doing a great job on kosovo. Also
altin u has being doing a great mapping job.
besfort asked me to recommend him for HOT. I hope he can help out.
mike

ps. happy thanksgiving!


On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 10:50 PM, Mikel Maron  wrote:
> Hello HOTties!
>
> It’s governance time.
>
> As the end of 2011 approaches, the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team has a
> number of tasks on hand. It’s time for another round of membership
> nominations. We are past due to have a Board election. And we have updates
> to our Bylaws. We need to complete all these things on an relatively quick
> schedule, as we are working to complete 501(3)c filing for HOT by the end of
> the year.
>
> So, please, read through this email carefully, and please act where
> requested. Any questions or concerns, fire away. Thanks!
>
> * Membership
>
> First for all current members need to confirm continued membership. Do you
> wish to continue to be a member of HOT?  Some individuals have been more
> active than others and we understand if you don’t have the time.
>
> The current membership list is posted to
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team/Members
>
> To confirm your membership, please fill out this brief form.
> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGJzRjBVb25LRzI1OFVseC1kOWNIamc6MQ
>
> Please confirm your membership by end of day, December 7.
>
> * Member Nominations
>
> HOT membership works similarly to Apache. New members are invited by current
> members. The nominations are published, and if there are no objections, the
> new members are accepted.
>
> Nominated members before have come from all sorts of places, those who have
> worked with us in the field, remote volunteers that have really made a
> difference in responses and partners that have really helped.
>
> Nominations can be made in the form below. If you’d like to be nominated,
> don’t hesitate to contact HOT members individually to discuss.
>
> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFNsWG1EdTRfWGR3aVJudWdIUnRiSFE6MQ
>
> Please make nominations by end of day, December 7.
>
> * Elections
>
> We are past due to have a Board election. Four of the Board are up for
> re-election (Nicolas Chavent, Kate Chapman, Dane Springmeyer, Mikel Maron).
> And the Board has decided to expand to seven total, meaning we have 6 seats
> to fill this election. Having a Board with a diversity of skills will help
> further the organization.
>
> Nominations can be made on this wiki page:
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team/Board_Elections
>
> Nominations will be open until end of day, December 7.
>
> We’ll have the election the following week, with completion by December 14.
>
> * Bylaws
>
> For HOT’s 501(c)3 application, we need to update our bylaws. There is
> nothing substanitally new from the current bylaws (excepting one thing);
> they’ve only been made to conform to legal language.
>
> Please review, and let’s discuss anything of concern on list. The one thing
> we do need to decide is which organization would receive HOT’s assets in the
> event of dissolution. This must be an existing US 501(c)3. One suggestion so
> far has been the EFF, but this hasn’t progressed past the idea stage. So,
> suggestions welcome.
>
> The Bylaws are posted to:
>
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team/U.S._Bylaws#Proposed_Bylaws_for_HOT.2C_Dec_2011
>
> We’ll include approval of the bylaws with the election, by December 14. It
> will take a majority of members to accept the new bylaws.
>
> * That’s it
>
> Thanks for reading through all of this and for helping get HOT through the
> governance rigamarol. If anything doesn’t make sense here, just ask.
>
> Best,
>
> The HOT Board
>
> Mikel Maron
> Kate Chapman
> Nicolas Chavent
> Harry Wood
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Re: [HOT] HOT governance tasks, please read!

[Mike Dupont]

I already filled out the form. I am still committed to help as I can.
I have a very large backlog of todos.
mike

On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 2:45 AM, Kate Chapman  wrote:
> Hey Mike,
>
> It isn't meant to guilt people=).  Just put yourself in the form.
>
> The idea though is there are some people who we thought might not be
> interested (haven't seen them on the mailing list, they don't vote in
> the elections, etc).  So it seemed like a good idea to ask.
>
> Best,
>
> -Kate
>
> On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 4:56 AM, Mike  Dupont
>  wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I am doing my best. Have been very busy this year working. But I am
>> ready to help in emergencies.
>> mike
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 10:50 PM, Mikel Maron  wrote:
>>> Hello HOTties!
>>>
>>> It’s governance time.
>>>
>>> As the end of 2011 approaches, the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team has a
>>> number of tasks on hand. It’s time for another round of membership
>>> nominations. We are past due to have a Board election. And we have updates
>>> to our Bylaws. We need to complete all these things on an relatively quick
>>> schedule, as we are working to complete 501(3)c filing for HOT by the end of
>>> the year.
>>>
>>> So, please, read through this email carefully, and please act where
>>> requested. Any questions or concerns, fire away. Thanks!
>>>
>>> * Membership
>>>
>>> First for all current members need to confirm continued membership. Do you
>>> wish to continue to be a member of HOT?  Some individuals have been more
>>> active than others and we understand if you don’t have the time.
>>>
>>> The current membership list is posted to
>>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team/Members
>>>
>>> To confirm your membership, please fill out this brief form.
>>> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGJzRjBVb25LRzI1OFVseC1kOWNIamc6MQ
>>>
>>> Please confirm your membership by end of day, December 7.
>>>
>>> * Member Nominations
>>>
>>> HOT membership works similarly to Apache. New members are invited by current
>>> members. The nominations are published, and if there are no objections, the
>>> new members are accepted.
>>>
>>> Nominated members before have come from all sorts of places, those who have
>>> worked with us in the field, remote volunteers that have really made a
>>> difference in responses and partners that have really helped.
>>>
>>> Nominations can be made in the form below. If you’d like to be nominated,
>>> don’t hesitate to contact HOT members individually to discuss.
>>>
>>> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFNsWG1EdTRfWGR3aVJudWdIUnRiSFE6MQ
>>>
>>> Please make nominations by end of day, December 7.
>>>
>>> * Elections
>>>
>>> We are past due to have a Board election. Four of the Board are up for
>>> re-election (Nicolas Chavent, Kate Chapman, Dane Springmeyer, Mikel Maron).
>>> And the Board has decided to expand to seven total, meaning we have 6 seats
>>> to fill this election. Having a Board with a diversity of skills will help
>>> further the organization.
>>>
>>> Nominations can be made on this wiki page:
>>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team/Board_Elections
>>>
>>> Nominations will be open until end of day, December 7.
>>>
>>> We’ll have the election the following week, with completion by December 14.
>>>
>>> * Bylaws
>>>
>>> For HOT’s 501(c)3 application, we need to update our bylaws. There is
>>> nothing substanitally new from the current bylaws (excepting one thing);
>>> they’ve only been made to conform to legal language.
>>>
>>> Please review, and let’s discuss anything of concern on list. The one thing
>>> we do need to decide is which organization would receive HOT’s assets in the
>>> event of dissolution. This must be an existing US 501(c)3. One suggestion so
>>> far has been the EFF, but this hasn’t progressed past the idea stage. So,
>>> suggestions welcome.
>>>
>>> The Bylaws are posted to:
>>>
>>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team/U.S._Bylaws#Proposed_Bylaws_for_HOT.2C_Dec_2011
>>>
>>> We’ll include approval of the bylaws with the election, by December 14. It
>>> will take a majority of members to accept the new bylaws.
>>>
>&g

Re: [HOT] HOT governance tasks, please read!

[Mike Dupont]

Hi,
I am doing my best. Have been very busy this year working. But I am
ready to help in emergencies.
mike

On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 10:50 PM, Mikel Maron  wrote:
> Hello HOTties!
>
> It’s governance time.
>
> As the end of 2011 approaches, the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team has a
> number of tasks on hand. It’s time for another round of membership
> nominations. We are past due to have a Board election. And we have updates
> to our Bylaws. We need to complete all these things on an relatively quick
> schedule, as we are working to complete 501(3)c filing for HOT by the end of
> the year.
>
> So, please, read through this email carefully, and please act where
> requested. Any questions or concerns, fire away. Thanks!
>
> * Membership
>
> First for all current members need to confirm continued membership. Do you
> wish to continue to be a member of HOT?  Some individuals have been more
> active than others and we understand if you don’t have the time.
>
> The current membership list is posted to
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team/Members
>
> To confirm your membership, please fill out this brief form.
> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGJzRjBVb25LRzI1OFVseC1kOWNIamc6MQ
>
> Please confirm your membership by end of day, December 7.
>
> * Member Nominations
>
> HOT membership works similarly to Apache. New members are invited by current
> members. The nominations are published, and if there are no objections, the
> new members are accepted.
>
> Nominated members before have come from all sorts of places, those who have
> worked with us in the field, remote volunteers that have really made a
> difference in responses and partners that have really helped.
>
> Nominations can be made in the form below. If you’d like to be nominated,
> don’t hesitate to contact HOT members individually to discuss.
>
> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFNsWG1EdTRfWGR3aVJudWdIUnRiSFE6MQ
>
> Please make nominations by end of day, December 7.
>
> * Elections
>
> We are past due to have a Board election. Four of the Board are up for
> re-election (Nicolas Chavent, Kate Chapman, Dane Springmeyer, Mikel Maron).
> And the Board has decided to expand to seven total, meaning we have 6 seats
> to fill this election. Having a Board with a diversity of skills will help
> further the organization.
>
> Nominations can be made on this wiki page:
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team/Board_Elections
>
> Nominations will be open until end of day, December 7.
>
> We’ll have the election the following week, with completion by December 14.
>
> * Bylaws
>
> For HOT’s 501(c)3 application, we need to update our bylaws. There is
> nothing substanitally new from the current bylaws (excepting one thing);
> they’ve only been made to conform to legal language.
>
> Please review, and let’s discuss anything of concern on list. The one thing
> we do need to decide is which organization would receive HOT’s assets in the
> event of dissolution. This must be an existing US 501(c)3. One suggestion so
> far has been the EFF, but this hasn’t progressed past the idea stage. So,
> suggestions welcome.
>
> The Bylaws are posted to:
>
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team/U.S._Bylaws#Proposed_Bylaws_for_HOT.2C_Dec_2011
>
> We’ll include approval of the bylaws with the election, by December 14. It
> will take a majority of members to accept the new bylaws.
>
> * That’s it
>
> Thanks for reading through all of this and for helping get HOT through the
> governance rigamarol. If anything doesn’t make sense here, just ask.
>
> Best,
>
> The HOT Board
>
> Mikel Maron
> Kate Chapman
> Nicolas Chavent
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Re: [HOT] Admins for HOT Tasks

[Mike Dupont]

I would like to help out more, but dont even know where to start. We
are busy with our upcoming conference and I have to prepare my talk.
It would be good to have a simple howto guide to help out.
mike

On Sat, Nov 5, 2011 at 9:44 AM, Pierre GIRAUD  wrote:
> I would also add that creating of editing jobs won't prevent you from
> taking / validating tasks.
>
> Pierre
>
> On Sat, Nov 5, 2011 at 4:33 AM, Kate Chapman  wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Would anyone like to take over creating HOT tasks for Turkey?
>>
>> I'm having a hardtime keeping up at the moment, since I'm traveling
>> back to Indonesia.
>>
>> I don't want to be the only one with a power:).
>>
>> Also, it is possible to edit tasks now, so when the instructions
>> aren't clear someone could follow behind and fix it if they like.
>>
>> -Kate
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Re: [HOT] HOT's Mission

[Mike Dupont]

well, as I understood HOT was to help people out. Sometimes you need to
develop software on the way, but not as the primary goal.
I develop tools to do things when I am working on hard problems, but these
tools are to serve the purpose and they are not the goal, but just that, a
tool.
So, I understood HOT as having the end goal of improving the maps to improve
peoples lives.

If you ask me if building another Ushandhi is inside the scope, I would say
no, it should be its own project, but to scratch together tools to help
massage data, I would say yes that is part of the process.
mike

On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 7:37 AM, Kate Chapman  wrote:

> Hey All,
>
> So when we incorporated HOT as an official entity the mission
> statement was "Using OpenStreetMap for Disaster Response and Economic
> Development."
>
> We've also recently talked about the difference between activations
> and projects as well.  Meaning that activations are in response to an
> event and projects are longer term work in preparedness or rebuilding
> for examples.  (Indonesia and Haiti being examples of this)
>
> Sometimes other projects are suggested more in the realm of
> development projects.  I don't think there is an argument that having
> better maps in developing areas can help people, but is this within
> the scope of HOT?  Is it within the realm of what HOT wants to do or
> is that "mission creep"?
>
> Some of us on the board have discussed this, but really it is
> something that should come from the HOT membership and community.
>
> Anyway, we are interested in obtaining some feedback and having a
> discussion through the mailing list.  I will also put it on the agenda
> for the next HOT chat.
>
> Best,
>
> -Kate
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Re: [HOT] Help Test the New Tasking Server

[Mike Dupont]

This is amazing,
good work!

On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 1:04 AM, Kate Chapman  wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> HOT has a new website to organize tasks.  Could you help us test it?
>
> Right now the task that is up is to help digitize imagery of Padang
> that we bought.  We'll be adding other tasks soon.
>
> http://tasks.hotosm.org/job/2
>
> Thanks!
>
> -Kate
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Re: [HOT] What I'm doing with HOT

[Mike Dupont]

Congrats! I will be following your great work! good luck.
mike

On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 4:58 PM, Kate Chapman  wrote:

> Hey All,
>
> In case you don't connect with me on Facebook/Twitter or wherever else
> I wanted to post this here.  In the past we haven't always been good
> at communicating what is going on with HOT and we're trying to improve
> that in general.  The "we" I'm speaking of is mostly the board, though
> I'm speaking for myself in this context.  I have not always been good
> at communicating.
>
> Anyway, I did a little write-up of what I'm up to:
> http://www.maploser.com/2011/06/27/off-to-join-the-circus/
>
> Basically I'm working on HOT stuff full-time.  At the moment that is
> mostly mapping in Indonesia (look for a blog post on HOT's blog
> tomorrow on what we are doing here, I'm just waiting for feedback from
> someone).  I'm also going to be working on coordinating with other
> non-traditional responders as well as big organizations.
>
> If you have any thoughts on projects you think HOT should be doing let
> me know,  maybe we can figure out a way to make it happen.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kate
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Re: [HOT] GPSToGo

[Mike Dupont]

>>HOT, the WMS hosting & image processing steps we have taken.

for the albanian flooding we had our own hosting on our own server. We did
not have gps devices cause no one could afford to help. We has support of
giscorps. We also had some data from city of shkoder.
For kosovo we used the same server (which is now offline), gps devices where
donated by unhabitat, drlizau, rrota.com and myself. in the beginning we
also hosted the data ourselves. now thanks to mikel we are using the
hypercube for some layers. The images, we got from begging, had no money.
Except Bekim from immap who purchased russian topo maps and donated alot of
data himself. And not to forget logisticsplus www.*logisticsplus*-ks.com,
which donated imagery, data and manpower.

I hope this is what you wanted.
mike

On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 12:18 AM, Sam Larsen  wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> As part of the GPSToGo revamp, one of our imagery sources will be the
> purchase of high-res satellite imagery (funded by donations) for specified
> areas in developing countries.
> Having not been involved in this process for HOT, i would like to get some
> more info on the suppliers that we have used in HOT, the WMS hosting & image
> processing steps we have taken.
> Mikel outline the process to me last week but i need to get it all written
> down.
>
> Please can someone outline the imagery request process, suggested imagery
> suppliers, guide imagery purchase price (i am hoping to get the same price
> for GPSToGo), expected cost of WMS hosting and any other considerations so
> that i can put together a plan for imagery acquisition for our project.
>
> Thanks all,
>
> Sam Larsen
> Web GIS Specialist 
> M: +44 (0)794 433 7455
>
>
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[HOT] Recommendation for Humberto_Yances

[Mike Dupont]

Dear Committee,
I had the pleasure to work with Humberto_Yances from Colombia on flooding of
Colombia project. We worked together on importing the administrative
boundaries of Colombia and on the wiki and other validation issues.
It would be great if he got the chance to come to the SOTM.
thanks,
mike

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[HOT] joplin mo

[Mike Dupont]

anyone working on joplin mo?
mike

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Re: [HOT] Membership Nominations

[Mike Dupont]

Well I am up for election if you want me. :D
mike

On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 8:44 AM, Kate Chapman  wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> As you may or may not be aware HOT is a non-profit membership
> organization loosely based on the the Apache Foundation model. What
> that means is we nominate people to our membership. The plan is to do
> this once a year at the annual meeting (which will take place at
> SotM). Though recently Robert Soden had to step down from the board,
> due to taking a new job. This necessitates having a board election, so
> we thought it would be best to do another round of membership
> nominations.
>
> This process is currently taking place, if you are nominated you will
> be notified by April 15th. This membership allows you to vote in the
> board election as well as run for the Robert's vacated position on the
> board.
>
> If you have any questions let me know.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kate for the HOTtie Board
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