Hi everyone, I'm helping coordinate the Canadian Red Cross' use of GIS in their activities responding to the Fort McMurray fires. Staff has been very busy but we're ramping up and exploring options for how to leverage different tools and data sources to support the Red Cross operations. The focus is on the evacuees, many of which have dispersed to distant locations around the country. When residents are allowed to return to the town and longer-term recovery activities become a priority, I foresee having an excellent OSM base layer as being a valuable asset. Both for facilitating operational decisions, and demonstrating the power of the OSM community and easily accessible geo-data with an open license!
I would love to connect with those involved in coordinating the current tasks up on http://tasks.osmcanada.ca/. Is the best channel of communication through this list or via Skype or some other means? All the best, Dan Joseph GIS Officer | International Services | American Red Cross Skype danielbjoseph | Twitter @danbjoseph | OSM ID danbjoseph
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