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Sujet : Re: Collective assessment of need for public high-res imagery
of Chile
Date : Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:04:44 +0100
De : Jean-Guilhem Cailton <j...@arkemie.com>
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David,
Thank you for your answer.
David Stevens a écrit :
Jean-Guilhem
Let me put forward a few more ideas on top of what Chris put forward.
First of all I do want to confirm that we know how relevant the work
carried out within CrisisMappers is. Here at UN-SPIDER there are
several of us following closely the postings. Having said that I do
question how much of the relevant analysis and map products actually
were used/are being used by the UN and other responding agencies on
the ground in Haiti (here I am thinking specifically of the map
products).
We have an on-going effort to help disseminate the use of OSM to
Haitians and relief workers on the ground, through diaspora and involved
NGOs.
We are also involved in the Haiti Health Facilities Working Group, led
by PAHO (Pan-American Health Organisation) and HHS (US Department of
Health and Human Services).
We will be evaluating this next week when we meet with the Civil
Protection Agency in PaP. My view is that the UN should have used it
more and there is a need to integrate more closely. We have a
UN-SPIDER International Workshop in Bonn in October and we will take
the opportunity of this international gathering of experts to evaluate
exactly that (among other topics): how can we as UN build upon wider
opportunities including CrisisMappers.
Then regarding access to imagery Chris correctly pointed out that all
imagery is being made available for free use by Chilean institutions
as well as all NGOs and international organisations directly
supporting these institutions We list the imagery on our webpage
http://www.un-spider.org/chile
We also list the updated target areas for imagery and also the list of
Chilean institutions that are coordinating the efforts. Notice that
Chile has designated specific people to coordinate this international
effort.
If anyone on this list is directly supporting the efforts at the
request of the Chilean government and does not have access to the
resources listed on the webpage then please send me an email
(david.stev...@unoosa.org <mailto:david.stev...@unoosa.org>) so we can
help get access.
The problem from OpenStreetMap point of view is that this policy hinders
OSM involvement in the relief effort. (As explained by Mikel elsewhere
in this group).
After seeing the usefulness of OSM effort in Haiti, it is difficult to
witness this passively.
In turn I will prepare a list of the known ongoing efforts which we
know have started and post this list. Two such efforts is G-MOSAIC and
ITHACA.
Chile is a different working environment but also an opportunity for
this wider international community to have a stronger impact in the
decision process as long as we can ensure that the work carried out is
done closely with a Chilean institution involved in the response.
OSM is fortunate to have an active community in Chile, that had already
achieved a remarkable quality of mapping. We are actively working with
them, and trying to support them as best we can.
Finally I do want to point out that the norm is not to have access to
free imagery for wider public use. Right now we at UN-SPIDER are
looking at getting imagery for two other disasters which are not
receiving wide attention: the landslide in Uganda and the emerging
situation in Kiev with possible record floods over the next couple of
weeks.
There are, for instance, very significant OSM mapping efforts going on
in Albania and Kosovo. Flooding in Albania resumed, after the initial
January event. More imagery would have been nice there too.
If the information you have access to makes you think that OSM
volunteers efforts would be useful in specific parts of the World,
please let us know. I am sure there is enough variety within the OSM
community to find interests for collaborating on various events and
contexts.
And one last final input: once you have an assessment which will
definitely show how useful public access to free imagery is in
supporting response efforts we will be the first to work with you to
raise awareness of the need to wide access to imagery for any disaster
(and not just the ones that hit the media attention)
This is exactly what we are trying to achieve.
Regards
David
David Stevens
Programme Coordinator
UN-SPIDER
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
Vienna - Austria
Tel. ++43-(1)-26060-5631 - Skype: tazarkount
Mobile +43 - 699 1459-5631 - E-Mail david.stev...@unoosa.org
<mailto:david.stev...@unoosa.org>
Best regards,
Jean-Guilhem
http://groups.google.com/group/osm-haiti
http://osm-haiti.blog.lemonde.fr/
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