Re: [OSM-talk] A Call to Correct Narratives about Geospatial Work in the Philippines

2020-09-04 Thread john whelan
I have noticed that HOT does tend to promote the idea that HOT mapping is bringing maps to areas that haven't been mapped before. The emphasis is on enthusiasm and tapping into the mappers before they move on to something else. This approach does get a fair bit of mapping done and the quality

[OSM-talk] A Call to Correct Narratives about Geospatial Work in the Philippines

2020-09-04 Thread Eugene Alvin Villar
Hello all, Last September 1, Amazon Web Services (AWS) released an episode of their documentary series Now Go Build which highlighted the work done by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team in the Philippines, especially in mapping the town of Guagua, in the province of Pampanga. You can see AWS'