Dear You/All interested in mapping, maps of Haiti (how to find/use them), geo-information, GIS systems, etc.
In the spirit of open communities, open source and making the only the best map of Haiti <http://j.mp/osm-ht> even better a *MappingHaiti<http://mappinghaiti.posterous.com> Camp* -- a combination-event of OpenStreetMap (the free map of the World) Mapping Party <http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mapping_parties> and BarCamp<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BarCamp> -- will be hosted *this Saturday, October 15, from 10am to 3pm at Ecole Supérieur d'Infotronique d'Haiti (ESIH) * *Address*: 29, deuxième ruelle Nazon, Port-au-Prince *Map*: http://j.mp/osm-esih + *Coordinates*: 18.54069, -72.31952 This is the first MappingHaitiCamp (to be arranged every month after this) so what it will turn out to be is to be seen. The main ingredients of a Mapping Party + BarCamp = MappingHaitiCamp are: * *Mapping Party*: - Understanding what OpenStreetMap is and how it enables anyone and everyone to map their neighborhood, city, country .. and the world. - Actually mapping your world (we will start with the neighborhood we are at ;) with on-the-ground survey and editing of the collected data. .. You can also edit the map of your favorite area if you wish (home, school, work, work projects, etc). As you can see from the above map link the OpenStreetMap map of the ESIH surroundings (and most of Haiti) is already quite good. But no worries, there is a _lot_ to still work on, to add to the map, to fix, etc. OpenStreetMap is a wonderfully flexible map platform that encourages adding any real-world physical objects into it from roads to footpaths to walls to individual streetlights and trees to schools, restaurants, hotels, (all) buildings including huts and shelters to rivers and streams to practically anything else! * *BarCamp atmosphere* means that all participants are equal makers of the event. In the beginning of the event anyone can and everyone is encouraged to suggest what they would like to see happen that day. This broadens the theme from mapping "only" to the any mapping-related and geo-information systems (GIS) issue. What kinds of map services would you like to see in Haiti? How can we set them up? How can collaboration between various organizations working in with mapping related issues be improved? How to make paper maps out of digital maps and how to find and use maps in general? It is fundamentally important that You as a participant understand that You are just as important piece in creating this event (and the future events as anyone else). I have initiated this event, Patrick Attié of ESIH has been kind to offer space, internet connection and computers in the class rooms for the event, local mappers from Communitaire OpenStreetMap d'Haiti (COSMHA) are coming to help newcomers learn mapping faster (than they would by themselves). But it is only through the active participation of all of You that we can make this and future mapping events not just good but great. For example: I am not fluent in French and don't unfortunately speak Creole. If you want to (properly) translate any parts of this invitation (or write your own invitation text) in French or Creole, please do so! What do you need? A: Bring (if you have): - pen and paper - laptop - digital camera (helps in documenting on-the-ground surveying, mobile phone camera is often good enough) - GPS or a smartphone with a GPS (iPhone, Android, many of the Nokia/Symbian models) - a compass (that can help people who are not good in reading maps to learn reading maps) If you want to dive into OSM / mapping before Saturday you can do so by either diving into the OSM Wiki at http://wiki.osm.org or perhaps a more compact point-of-entry would be the recently published "LearnOSM: Beginner's Guide to OSM", which is available freely at http://www.learnosm.org/beginners-guide/ (in HTML as well as a hefty 37 page, 43MB PDF document). Light snack in the form of water & bread w/ peanut butter & jam will be server during the event. Please pass on this invitation to anyone you think could be interested to join or knows people who could be interested to join us. Please also RSVP if you are coming to the event either at the Facebook event page <http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=173137986104264>, adding a comment to this invitation at http://mappinghaiti.posterous.com or by replying me (/sending email to jaa...@helleranta.com). I hope to see you on Saturday and/or in the mapping events to come! -Jaakko http://osm.org/user/jaakkoh Ps. All interested in mapping haiti, please add yourself to the Mapping Haiti Facebook group http://j.mp/mappinghaiti-facebook to help with communicating and connecting. == EN KREOLE (par Google Translate) == Chè Ou Tout enterese nan kat, kat nan Ayiti (ki jan yo jwenn / sèvi ak yo), Geo enfòmasyon-, sistèm GIS, elatriye Nan Lespri Bondye a nan kominote louvri, sous louvri epi fè sèlman kat la ki pi bon an Ayiti menm pi bon yon MappingHaitiCamp - yon konbinezon-evènman nan OpenStreetMap (kat jeyografik la gratis nan mond lan) Pati transfòmasyon ak barkan - yo pral anime sa a Samdi, 15 oktòb soti nan 10am 3pm nan Ecole Supérieure d'Ayiti d'Infotronique (ESIH) Adrès: 29, Dezyèm Ruelle Nazon, Pòtoprens Map: http://j.mp/osm-esih + Kowòdone: 18,54069, -72,31952 Sa a se MappingHaitiCamp an premye (ou dwe ranje chak mwa apre sa a) pou ki sa ki pral vire deyò an se yo dwe wè. Engredyan yo prensipal yon Pati Mapping + barkan = MappingHaitiCamp yo se: * Mapping Pati: - Konprann ki sa ki OpenStreetMap se ak li montre kouman li pèmèt nenpòt moun ak tout moun nan kat jeyografik katye yo, vil, peyi .. ak mond lan. - Aktyèlman kat mond ou a (n ap kòmanse ak katye a nou nan;) ak sou--tè a sondaj ak koreksyon nan done yo ranmase. .. Ou kapab tou modifye kat la nan zòn ou pi renmen si ou vle (lakay, lekòl, travay, pwojè travay, elatriye). Kòm ou ka wè nan lyen ki anwo a kat jeyografik kat jeyografik la OpenStreetMap nan anviwònman yo ESIH (ak pi fò nan Ayiti) se deja afè bon. Men, pa gen enkyetid, gen yon _lot_ toujou travay sou, pou ajoute pou kat jeyografik la, repare, elatriye OpenStreetMap se yon platfòm kat jeyografik bèl fleksib ki ankouraje ajoute nenpòt objè reyèl-mond fizik nan li soti nan wout santi'y nan miray a moun ekleraj ak pye bwa yo nan lekòl, restoran, otèl, (tout) ki gen ladan bilding kabin ak abri rivyè ak sous dlo pratikman nenpòt lòt bagay! * Atmosfè barkan vle di ke tout patisipan yo se mizisyen egal nan evènman an. ¶ Nan konmansman, nan evènman an nenpòt moun ki ka ak tout moun se ankouraje yo sijere sa yo ta renmen wè ki rive jou sa a. Sa a elaji tèm nan soti nan kat "sèlman" nan sistèm yo (GIS) nenpòt ki kat-ki gen rapò ak enfòmasyon Geo-pwoblèm nan. Ki kalite kat jeyografik sèvis ou ta renmen wè nan Ayiti? Ki jan nou ka mete yo a? Kouman nou ka kominike kolaborasyon ant divès òganizasyon k ap travay nan ak pwoblèm ki gen rapò kat amelyore? Ki jan yo fè kat papye soti nan kat dijital ak kouman yo jwenn ak itilize kat an jeneral? Li se fondamantalman enpòtan ke Ou tankou yon patisipan konprann ke Ou se jis kòm enpòtan moso nan kreye evenman sa a (ak evènman yo nan lavni kòm nenpòt lòt moun). Mwen gen inisye evènman sa a, Patrick Attié nan ESIH te kalite yo ofri espas, koneksyon entènèt ak òdinatè nan chanm yo nan klas pou evènman an, kartograf lokal soti nan Communitaire Ayiti d'OpenStreetMap (COSMHA) ap vini ede fèk vini aprann pi vit kat (pase yo ta nan tèt yo). Men, li se sèlman atravè patisipasyon nan aktif nan tout Ou ke nou ka fè sa-a ak evènman kat pwochen pa jis bon, men gwo. Pou egzanp: Mwen menm, mwen pa pale an franse epi li pa malerezman pale kreyòl. Si ou vle (byen) tradui nenpòt ki pati ki gen nan sa a envitasyon (oswa ekri tèks pwòp envitasyon w la) nan franse oswa kreyòl, tanpri, fè sa vre! Sa ou bezwen? Yon: Pote (si w gen): - Papye ak plim - Laptop - Kamera dijital (ede nan ki dokimante sou--tè a fè sondaj sou, kamera telefòn mobil souvan se bon ase) - GPS oswa yon smartfon ak yon GPS (android ifon,, anpil nan modèl yo Nokia / senbyan) - Yon konpa (ki ka ede moun ki pa bon nan lekti kat an aprann lekti kat) Si ou vle plonje nan OSM / kat anvan Samdi ou ka fè sa swa pa plonje nan Wiki a OSM nan http://wiki.osm.org oswa petèt yon pi plis kontra enfòmèl ant pwen-an-antre ta dwe dènyèman pibliye "LearnOSM a: Gid pou debutan nan OSM ", ki disponib libreman nan http://www.learnosm.org/beginners-guide/ (nan HTML menm jan tou yon gro paj 37, 43MB PDF dokiman). Limyè goute nan fòm lan nan bè dlo ak pen w / manba konfiti & pral sèvè pandan evènman an. Tanpri, pase sou sa a envitasyon yo ba nenpòt moun ou panse ki ka enterese rantre nan oswa konnen moun ki ta ka enterese rantre nan nou. Tanpri, tou RSVP si ou ap vini nan evenman an swa nan paj la evènman Facebook, ajoute yon kòmantè moun sa a envitasyon nan http://mappinghaiti.posterous.com oswa pa Replying m '(/ voye yon imel bay jaa...@helleranta.com). Mwen espere wè ou nan Samdi ak / oswa nan evènman yo kat vini! -Jaakko http://osm.org/user/jaakkoh -- jaa...@helleranta.com * Skype: jhelleranta * Mobile: +509-37-269154 * http://go.hel.cc/MyProfile
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