Dear Friends, The devastating earthquake suddenly hit us on April 25. Trust you, your family and your loved ones are all safe.
We, with the help of several other people, have been working almost 18 hours a day right after the earthquake with a hope to save lives. OpenStreetMap has served almost a default map in this crisis. Over 4500 people from all over the world have mapped Nepal since April 25. Coordinating and engaging those many people has been both a challenge and satisfying experience. Once more, it has shown how fast open community can self-organize, work and make a difference! This work has been extensively covered in news including New York Times. Links below. a. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32603870 b. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/02/world/asia/3-ways-nepalis-are-using-crowdsourcing-to-aid-in-quake-relief.html?_r=0 c. http://nepalitimes.com/article/nation/data-mapping-the-aftermath-of-earthquake,2218 Stay safe, Cheers, Nama R. Budhathoki -- Mailing List Guidelines: http://wiki.fossnepal.org/index.php?title=Mailing_List_Guidelines Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "FOSS Nepal" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
