Re: [HOT] Ebola in Conakry, Guinea

[Chris Daley]

Odd, MSF today confirmed 6 cases...

http://www.msf.org.au/media-room/press-releases/press-release/article/ebola-epidemic-declared-in-guinea-medecins-sans-frontieres-launches-emergency-response.html

MSF sections currently in Guinea are OCB (Belgium) and OCG (Switzerland), I
would imagine they would be the ones responding.
Cheers
Chris



2014-03-25 0:07 GMT+07:00 Rod Bera :

>  Hi Johan,
>
> good news!
>
> But what action should we have taken in case the test turned to be
> positive?
>
> Rod
>
>
> On 24/03/14 13:57, Johan Emilsson wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
>  Latest update:
> "Tests on suspected cases of deadly Ebola virus in Guinea's capital
> Conakry are negative."
>  http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-26717490
>
>  Regards,
>  Johan
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 1:47 PM, Severin Menard 
> wrote:
>
>> Ah, I forgot to say that I heard Bing imagery is scarce over Guinea (eg
>> over Conakry), but I did not check.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 1:41 PM, Severin Menard > > wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>>  MSF is working on this crisis:
>>> http://reliefweb.int/report/guinea/ebola-epidemic-declared-guinea-msf-launches-emergency-response
>>>
>>>  Considering our growing partnerships with them, I would advice to
>>> contact them to know how we could help them the best we can. The report
>>> does not mention which MSF branch is in the field (FYI, it is the normal
>>> way MSF communicates, there are separate entities but working on the same
>>> goals). I know people from MSF Spain and MSF France through CAR Activation,
>>> I will ask them.
>>>
>>>  Sincerely,
>>>
>>>  Severin
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 12:51 PM, Russell Deffner <
>>> russell.deff...@hotosm.org> wrote:
>>>
 Rod,

 If there is a way we can provide aid, then yes!  I am not familiar with
 either the area or the disease, so not much help there; but - typically
 we
 might assist the local mapping community (if there is one) with remotely
 tracing the area from available imagery.  If there isn't a local
 community,
 HOT can discuss and potentially provide a remote coordinator - to get
 HOT
 coordinators on the ground typically requires a partner organization to
 contact us (i...@hotopenstreetmap.org) for assistance.

 If you are from the area/concerned for personal interest, I would first
 ask
 if you know the quality of the map data in the area and if there is any
 OSM
 community there/how best to reach out; then we can work out specifics -
 really we just need to know our efforts are actually needed (i.e.
 people in
 need of aid will receive benefit from whatever we do).

 Thank you,
 =Russ

 Russell Deffner
 russell.deff...@hotosm.org
 The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
 http://hot.openstreetmap.org/



 -Original Message-
 From: Rod Bera [mailto:r...@goarem.org]
 Sent: Monday, March 24, 2014 5:43 AM
 To: hot@openstreetmap.org
 Subject: [HOT] Ebola in Conakry, Guinea

 Hi all,

 Is there a way we can assist on this one?
 The virus has now reached Conakry. As far as I recall it's the first
 time the disease finds its way to such a populated area...

 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/22/ebola-guinea_n_5014500.html

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Re: [HOT] Ebola in Conakry, Guinea

[Rod Bera]

Hi Johan,

good news!

But what action should we have taken in case the test turned to be positive?

Rod

On 24/03/14 13:57, Johan Emilsson wrote:

Hello,

Latest update:
"Tests on suspected cases of deadly Ebola virus in Guinea's capital 
Conakry are negative."

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-26717490

Regards,
 Johan


On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 1:47 PM, Severin Menard 
mailto:severin.men...@gmail.com>> wrote:


Ah, I forgot to say that I heard Bing imagery is scarce over
Guinea (eg over Conakry), but I did not check.


On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 1:41 PM, Severin Menard
mailto:severin.men...@gmail.com>> wrote:

Hi,

MSF is working on this crisis:

http://reliefweb.int/report/guinea/ebola-epidemic-declared-guinea-msf-launches-emergency-response

Considering our growing partnerships with them, I would advice
to contact them to know how we could help them the best we
can. The report does not mention which MSF branch is in the
field (FYI, it is the normal way MSF communicates, there are
separate entities but working on the same goals). I know
people from MSF Spain and MSF France through CAR Activation, I
will ask them.

Sincerely,

Severin


On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 12:51 PM, Russell Deffner
mailto:russell.deff...@hotosm.org>> wrote:

Rod,

If there is a way we can provide aid, then yes!  I am not
familiar with
either the area or the disease, so not much help there;
but - typically we
might assist the local mapping community (if there is one)
with remotely
tracing the area from available imagery.  If there isn't a
local community,
HOT can discuss and potentially provide a remote
coordinator - to get HOT
coordinators on the ground typically requires a partner
organization to
contact us (i...@hotopenstreetmap.org
) for assistance.

If you are from the area/concerned for personal interest,
I would first ask
if you know the quality of the map data in the area and if
there is any OSM
community there/how best to reach out; then we can work
out specifics -
really we just need to know our efforts are actually
needed (i.e. people in
need of aid will receive benefit from whatever we do).

Thank you,
=Russ

Russell Deffner
russell.deff...@hotosm.org 
The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
http://hot.openstreetmap.org/



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From: Rod Bera [mailto:r...@goarem.org ]
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2014 5:43 AM
To: hot@openstreetmap.org 
Subject: [HOT] Ebola in Conakry, Guinea

Hi all,

Is there a way we can assist on this one?
The virus has now reached Conakry. As far as I recall it's
the first
time the disease finds its way to such a populated area...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/22/ebola-guinea_n_5014500.html

Rod

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Re: [HOT] Ebola in Conakry, Guinea

[Russell Deffner]

You are welcome, and thank you Rod!  It is important to discuss how we can
assist, especially when it was not obvious to me how HOT would be able.

My main point is something that we have discussed previous, and has been
'sidelined' temporarily, is our process - it was the activation working
group's stance that we did not want to prevent people from bringing forward
these ideas; on the contrary, we want to empower folks to just pick up these
stories and present them in a way that we can quickly figure out the best
way to assist.

Are you on Mumble yet?  Jump on - I'll be there after a bit, but other folks
hang out that could help talk through 'activations'/HMPs.
=Russ

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From: Rod Bera [mailto:r...@goarem.org] 
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2014 10:51 AM
To: Russell Deffner
Cc: hot@openstreetmap.org
Subject: Re: [HOT] Ebola in Conakry, Guinea

Hi Russ,

Thank you for your answer. I agree there is always a way to improve the 
quality of geometry and basic tagging (building=yes).

But I feel this crisis has something specific: no destruction of 
infrastructure (which is quite limited on the heath side btw), virulent 
epidemic (80%ish mortality within a week) threatening a 1.5M city.

Here the main needs are more (imo) on accurate and comprehensive tagging 
(dispensaries, hospitals, other relevant infrastructures, facilities, 
and amenities), which requires on-field knowledge, and response time 
(the slightest delay in action can yield thousands of extra 
contaminations...)

Another potentially important element to account for is restriction of 
movement and quarantines, which can complicate the gathering of needed 
information (except for medical NGOs on-site, e.g.  MSF. Needless to say 
they'll have more urgent tasks to complete than mapping/tagging).

Ultimately the question is about how HOT can contribute on this kind of 
crisis (and should HOT do so after all, if we find out we can't make a 
noticeable difference)?

regards,

Rod


On 24/03/14 12:51, Russell Deffner wrote:
> Rod,
>
> If there is a way we can provide aid, then yes!  I am not familiar with
> either the area or the disease, so not much help there; but - typically we
> might assist the local mapping community (if there is one) with remotely
> tracing the area from available imagery.  If there isn't a local
community,
> HOT can discuss and potentially provide a remote coordinator - to get HOT
> coordinators on the ground typically requires a partner organization to
> contact us (i...@hotopenstreetmap.org) for assistance.
>
> If you are from the area/concerned for personal interest, I would first
ask
> if you know the quality of the map data in the area and if there is any
OSM
> community there/how best to reach out; then we can work out specifics -
> really we just need to know our efforts are actually needed (i.e. people
in
> need of aid will receive benefit from whatever we do).
>
> Thank you,
> =Russ
>
> Russell Deffner
> russell.deff...@hotosm.org
> The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
> http://hot.openstreetmap.org/
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Rod Bera [mailto:r...@goarem.org]
> Sent: Monday, March 24, 2014 5:43 AM
> To: hot@openstreetmap.org
> Subject: [HOT] Ebola in Conakry, Guinea
>
> Hi all,
>
> Is there a way we can assist on this one?
> The virus has now reached Conakry. As far as I recall it's the first
> time the disease finds its way to such a populated area...
>
> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/22/ebola-guinea_n_5014500.html
>
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Re: [HOT] Ebola in Conakry, Guinea

[Rod Bera]

Hi Russ,

Thank you for your answer. I agree there is always a way to improve the 
quality of geometry and basic tagging (building=yes).


But I feel this crisis has something specific: no destruction of 
infrastructure (which is quite limited on the heath side btw), virulent 
epidemic (80%ish mortality within a week) threatening a 1.5M city.


Here the main needs are more (imo) on accurate and comprehensive tagging 
(dispensaries, hospitals, other relevant infrastructures, facilities, 
and amenities), which requires on-field knowledge, and response time 
(the slightest delay in action can yield thousands of extra 
contaminations...)


Another potentially important element to account for is restriction of 
movement and quarantines, which can complicate the gathering of needed 
information (except for medical NGOs on-site, e.g.  MSF. Needless to say 
they'll have more urgent tasks to complete than mapping/tagging).


Ultimately the question is about how HOT can contribute on this kind of 
crisis (and should HOT do so after all, if we find out we can't make a 
noticeable difference)?


regards,

Rod


On 24/03/14 12:51, Russell Deffner wrote:

Rod,

If there is a way we can provide aid, then yes!  I am not familiar with
either the area or the disease, so not much help there; but - typically we
might assist the local mapping community (if there is one) with remotely
tracing the area from available imagery.  If there isn't a local community,
HOT can discuss and potentially provide a remote coordinator - to get HOT
coordinators on the ground typically requires a partner organization to
contact us (i...@hotopenstreetmap.org) for assistance.

If you are from the area/concerned for personal interest, I would first ask
if you know the quality of the map data in the area and if there is any OSM
community there/how best to reach out; then we can work out specifics -
really we just need to know our efforts are actually needed (i.e. people in
need of aid will receive benefit from whatever we do).

Thank you,
=Russ

Russell Deffner
russell.deff...@hotosm.org
The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
http://hot.openstreetmap.org/



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From: Rod Bera [mailto:r...@goarem.org]
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2014 5:43 AM
To: hot@openstreetmap.org
Subject: [HOT] Ebola in Conakry, Guinea

Hi all,

Is there a way we can assist on this one?
The virus has now reached Conakry. As far as I recall it's the first
time the disease finds its way to such a populated area...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/22/ebola-guinea_n_5014500.html

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Re: [HOT] Ebola in Conakry, Guinea

[Johan Emilsson]

Hello,

Latest update:
"Tests on suspected cases of deadly Ebola virus in Guinea's capital Conakry
are negative."
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-26717490

Regards,
 Johan


On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 1:47 PM, Severin Menard wrote:

> Ah, I forgot to say that I heard Bing imagery is scarce over Guinea (eg
> over Conakry), but I did not check.
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 1:41 PM, Severin Menard 
> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> MSF is working on this crisis:
>> http://reliefweb.int/report/guinea/ebola-epidemic-declared-guinea-msf-launches-emergency-response
>>
>> Considering our growing partnerships with them, I would advice to contact
>> them to know how we could help them the best we can. The report does not
>> mention which MSF branch is in the field (FYI, it is the normal way MSF
>> communicates, there are separate entities but working on the same goals). I
>> know people from MSF Spain and MSF France through CAR Activation, I will
>> ask them.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Severin
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 12:51 PM, Russell Deffner <
>> russell.deff...@hotosm.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Rod,
>>>
>>> If there is a way we can provide aid, then yes!  I am not familiar with
>>> either the area or the disease, so not much help there; but - typically
>>> we
>>> might assist the local mapping community (if there is one) with remotely
>>> tracing the area from available imagery.  If there isn't a local
>>> community,
>>> HOT can discuss and potentially provide a remote coordinator - to get HOT
>>> coordinators on the ground typically requires a partner organization to
>>> contact us (i...@hotopenstreetmap.org) for assistance.
>>>
>>> If you are from the area/concerned for personal interest, I would first
>>> ask
>>> if you know the quality of the map data in the area and if there is any
>>> OSM
>>> community there/how best to reach out; then we can work out specifics -
>>> really we just need to know our efforts are actually needed (i.e. people
>>> in
>>> need of aid will receive benefit from whatever we do).
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>> =Russ
>>>
>>> Russell Deffner
>>> russell.deff...@hotosm.org
>>> The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
>>> http://hot.openstreetmap.org/
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: Rod Bera [mailto:r...@goarem.org]
>>> Sent: Monday, March 24, 2014 5:43 AM
>>> To: hot@openstreetmap.org
>>> Subject: [HOT] Ebola in Conakry, Guinea
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Is there a way we can assist on this one?
>>> The virus has now reached Conakry. As far as I recall it's the first
>>> time the disease finds its way to such a populated area...
>>>
>>> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/22/ebola-guinea_n_5014500.html
>>>
>>> Rod
>>>
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Re: [HOT] Ebola in Conakry, Guinea

[Severin Menard]

Oops, I missed the good addressee! :)


On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 1:45 PM, Severin Menard wrote:

> Bonjour Alexandre,
>
> Aurais-tu des réponses aux questions que se pose la communauté HOT :
> - quel MSF se trouve en Guinée ?
> - que pourrions-nous cartographier en priorité (si tant est que nous
> disposions d'imagerie Bing) ?
> - comment cette donnée serait utilisée (sur le terrain, au siège pour la
> planif, etc.) ?
>
> Bien cordialement,
>
> Séverin
>
>
> -- Forwarded message --
> From: Severin Menard 
> Date: Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 1:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [HOT] Ebola in Conakry, Guinea
> To: Russell Deffner 
> Cc: Rod Bera , "hot@openstreetmap.org" <
> hot@openstreetmap.org>
>
>
> Hi,
>
> MSF is working on this crisis:
> http://reliefweb.int/report/guinea/ebola-epidemic-declared-guinea-msf-launches-emergency-response
>
> Considering our growing partnerships with them, I would advice to contact
> them to know how we could help them the best we can. The report does not
> mention which MSF branch is in the field (FYI, it is the normal way MSF
> communicates, there are separate entities but working on the same goals). I
> know people from MSF Spain and MSF France through CAR Activation, I will
> ask them.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Severin
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 12:51 PM, Russell Deffner <
> russell.deff...@hotosm.org> wrote:
>
>> Rod,
>>
>> If there is a way we can provide aid, then yes!  I am not familiar with
>> either the area or the disease, so not much help there; but - typically we
>> might assist the local mapping community (if there is one) with remotely
>> tracing the area from available imagery.  If there isn't a local
>> community,
>> HOT can discuss and potentially provide a remote coordinator - to get HOT
>> coordinators on the ground typically requires a partner organization to
>> contact us (i...@hotopenstreetmap.org) for assistance.
>>
>> If you are from the area/concerned for personal interest, I would first
>> ask
>> if you know the quality of the map data in the area and if there is any
>> OSM
>> community there/how best to reach out; then we can work out specifics -
>> really we just need to know our efforts are actually needed (i.e. people
>> in
>> need of aid will receive benefit from whatever we do).
>>
>> Thank you,
>> =Russ
>>
>> Russell Deffner
>> russell.deff...@hotosm.org
>> The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
>> http://hot.openstreetmap.org/
>>
>>
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Rod Bera [mailto:r...@goarem.org]
>> Sent: Monday, March 24, 2014 5:43 AM
>> To: hot@openstreetmap.org
>> Subject: [HOT] Ebola in Conakry, Guinea
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Is there a way we can assist on this one?
>> The virus has now reached Conakry. As far as I recall it's the first
>> time the disease finds its way to such a populated area...
>>
>> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/22/ebola-guinea_n_5014500.html
>>
>> Rod
>>
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Re: [HOT] Ebola in Conakry, Guinea

[Severin Menard]

Ah, I forgot to say that I heard Bing imagery is scarce over Guinea (eg
over Conakry), but I did not check.


On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 1:41 PM, Severin Menard wrote:

> Hi,
>
> MSF is working on this crisis:
> http://reliefweb.int/report/guinea/ebola-epidemic-declared-guinea-msf-launches-emergency-response
>
> Considering our growing partnerships with them, I would advice to contact
> them to know how we could help them the best we can. The report does not
> mention which MSF branch is in the field (FYI, it is the normal way MSF
> communicates, there are separate entities but working on the same goals). I
> know people from MSF Spain and MSF France through CAR Activation, I will
> ask them.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Severin
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 12:51 PM, Russell Deffner <
> russell.deff...@hotosm.org> wrote:
>
>> Rod,
>>
>> If there is a way we can provide aid, then yes!  I am not familiar with
>> either the area or the disease, so not much help there; but - typically we
>> might assist the local mapping community (if there is one) with remotely
>> tracing the area from available imagery.  If there isn't a local
>> community,
>> HOT can discuss and potentially provide a remote coordinator - to get HOT
>> coordinators on the ground typically requires a partner organization to
>> contact us (i...@hotopenstreetmap.org) for assistance.
>>
>> If you are from the area/concerned for personal interest, I would first
>> ask
>> if you know the quality of the map data in the area and if there is any
>> OSM
>> community there/how best to reach out; then we can work out specifics -
>> really we just need to know our efforts are actually needed (i.e. people
>> in
>> need of aid will receive benefit from whatever we do).
>>
>> Thank you,
>> =Russ
>>
>> Russell Deffner
>> russell.deff...@hotosm.org
>> The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
>> http://hot.openstreetmap.org/
>>
>>
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Rod Bera [mailto:r...@goarem.org]
>> Sent: Monday, March 24, 2014 5:43 AM
>> To: hot@openstreetmap.org
>> Subject: [HOT] Ebola in Conakry, Guinea
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Is there a way we can assist on this one?
>> The virus has now reached Conakry. As far as I recall it's the first
>> time the disease finds its way to such a populated area...
>>
>> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/22/ebola-guinea_n_5014500.html
>>
>> Rod
>>
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Re: [HOT] Ebola in Conakry, Guinea

[Severin Menard]

Bonjour Alexandre,

Aurais-tu des réponses aux questions que se pose la communauté HOT :
- quel MSF se trouve en Guinée ?
- que pourrions-nous cartographier en priorité (si tant est que nous
disposions d'imagerie Bing) ?
- comment cette donnée serait utilisée (sur le terrain, au siège pour la
planif, etc.) ?

Bien cordialement,

Séverin

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From: Severin Menard 
Date: Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 1:41 PM
Subject: Re: [HOT] Ebola in Conakry, Guinea
To: Russell Deffner 
Cc: Rod Bera , "hot@openstreetmap.org" <
hot@openstreetmap.org>


Hi,

MSF is working on this crisis:
http://reliefweb.int/report/guinea/ebola-epidemic-declared-guinea-msf-launches-emergency-response

Considering our growing partnerships with them, I would advice to contact
them to know how we could help them the best we can. The report does not
mention which MSF branch is in the field (FYI, it is the normal way MSF
communicates, there are separate entities but working on the same goals). I
know people from MSF Spain and MSF France through CAR Activation, I will
ask them.

Sincerely,

Severin


On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 12:51 PM, Russell Deffner <
russell.deff...@hotosm.org> wrote:

> Rod,
>
> If there is a way we can provide aid, then yes!  I am not familiar with
> either the area or the disease, so not much help there; but - typically we
> might assist the local mapping community (if there is one) with remotely
> tracing the area from available imagery.  If there isn't a local community,
> HOT can discuss and potentially provide a remote coordinator - to get HOT
> coordinators on the ground typically requires a partner organization to
> contact us (i...@hotopenstreetmap.org) for assistance.
>
> If you are from the area/concerned for personal interest, I would first ask
> if you know the quality of the map data in the area and if there is any OSM
> community there/how best to reach out; then we can work out specifics -
> really we just need to know our efforts are actually needed (i.e. people in
> need of aid will receive benefit from whatever we do).
>
> Thank you,
> =Russ
>
> Russell Deffner
> russell.deff...@hotosm.org
> The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
> http://hot.openstreetmap.org/
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Rod Bera [mailto:r...@goarem.org]
> Sent: Monday, March 24, 2014 5:43 AM
> To: hot@openstreetmap.org
> Subject: [HOT] Ebola in Conakry, Guinea
>
> Hi all,
>
> Is there a way we can assist on this one?
> The virus has now reached Conakry. As far as I recall it's the first
> time the disease finds its way to such a populated area...
>
> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/22/ebola-guinea_n_5014500.html
>
> Rod
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Re: [HOT] Ebola in Conakry, Guinea

[Severin Menard]

Hi,

MSF is working on this crisis:
http://reliefweb.int/report/guinea/ebola-epidemic-declared-guinea-msf-launches-emergency-response

Considering our growing partnerships with them, I would advice to contact
them to know how we could help them the best we can. The report does not
mention which MSF branch is in the field (FYI, it is the normal way MSF
communicates, there are separate entities but working on the same goals). I
know people from MSF Spain and MSF France through CAR Activation, I will
ask them.

Sincerely,

Severin


On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 12:51 PM, Russell Deffner <
russell.deff...@hotosm.org> wrote:

> Rod,
>
> If there is a way we can provide aid, then yes!  I am not familiar with
> either the area or the disease, so not much help there; but - typically we
> might assist the local mapping community (if there is one) with remotely
> tracing the area from available imagery.  If there isn't a local community,
> HOT can discuss and potentially provide a remote coordinator - to get HOT
> coordinators on the ground typically requires a partner organization to
> contact us (i...@hotopenstreetmap.org) for assistance.
>
> If you are from the area/concerned for personal interest, I would first ask
> if you know the quality of the map data in the area and if there is any OSM
> community there/how best to reach out; then we can work out specifics -
> really we just need to know our efforts are actually needed (i.e. people in
> need of aid will receive benefit from whatever we do).
>
> Thank you,
> =Russ
>
> Russell Deffner
> russell.deff...@hotosm.org
> The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
> http://hot.openstreetmap.org/
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Rod Bera [mailto:r...@goarem.org]
> Sent: Monday, March 24, 2014 5:43 AM
> To: hot@openstreetmap.org
> Subject: [HOT] Ebola in Conakry, Guinea
>
> Hi all,
>
> Is there a way we can assist on this one?
> The virus has now reached Conakry. As far as I recall it's the first
> time the disease finds its way to such a populated area...
>
> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/22/ebola-guinea_n_5014500.html
>
> Rod
>
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>
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Re: [HOT] Ebola in Conakry, Guinea

[Kate Chapman]

Just a correction on the email address.

The general HOT email address is i...@hotosm.org.

Thanks,

-Kate

On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 6:51 PM, Russell Deffner
 wrote:
> Rod,
>
> If there is a way we can provide aid, then yes!  I am not familiar with
> either the area or the disease, so not much help there; but - typically we
> might assist the local mapping community (if there is one) with remotely
> tracing the area from available imagery.  If there isn't a local community,
> HOT can discuss and potentially provide a remote coordinator - to get HOT
> coordinators on the ground typically requires a partner organization to
> contact us (i...@hotopenstreetmap.org) for assistance.
>
> If you are from the area/concerned for personal interest, I would first ask
> if you know the quality of the map data in the area and if there is any OSM
> community there/how best to reach out; then we can work out specifics -
> really we just need to know our efforts are actually needed (i.e. people in
> need of aid will receive benefit from whatever we do).
>
> Thank you,
> =Russ
>
> Russell Deffner
> russell.deff...@hotosm.org
> The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
> http://hot.openstreetmap.org/
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Rod Bera [mailto:r...@goarem.org]
> Sent: Monday, March 24, 2014 5:43 AM
> To: hot@openstreetmap.org
> Subject: [HOT] Ebola in Conakry, Guinea
>
> Hi all,
>
> Is there a way we can assist on this one?
> The virus has now reached Conakry. As far as I recall it's the first
> time the disease finds its way to such a populated area...
>
> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/22/ebola-guinea_n_5014500.html
>
> Rod
>
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Re: [HOT] Ebola in Conakry, Guinea

[Russell Deffner]

Rod,

If there is a way we can provide aid, then yes!  I am not familiar with
either the area or the disease, so not much help there; but - typically we
might assist the local mapping community (if there is one) with remotely
tracing the area from available imagery.  If there isn't a local community,
HOT can discuss and potentially provide a remote coordinator - to get HOT
coordinators on the ground typically requires a partner organization to
contact us (i...@hotopenstreetmap.org) for assistance.

If you are from the area/concerned for personal interest, I would first ask
if you know the quality of the map data in the area and if there is any OSM
community there/how best to reach out; then we can work out specifics -
really we just need to know our efforts are actually needed (i.e. people in
need of aid will receive benefit from whatever we do).

Thank you,
=Russ

Russell Deffner
russell.deff...@hotosm.org
The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
http://hot.openstreetmap.org/ 



-Original Message-
From: Rod Bera [mailto:r...@goarem.org] 
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2014 5:43 AM
To: hot@openstreetmap.org
Subject: [HOT] Ebola in Conakry, Guinea

Hi all,

Is there a way we can assist on this one?
The virus has now reached Conakry. As far as I recall it's the first 
time the disease finds its way to such a populated area...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/22/ebola-guinea_n_5014500.html

Rod

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