Sorry I didn't answer to your mail earlier. I'll try to see what I can do tomorrow.
Pierre On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 5:53 PM, Jorieke Vyncke <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi everybody, > > > Here a message from (a part) of the Eurosha-team who was working till the > end of December in the Central-African Republic, and had to move because of > the security situation. We are really glad to see your activity on the > current crisis in the Central-African Republic. > > > At this moment we are working in Cameroon, for Cameroon, but of course also > for the CAR! Last week we obtained the permission to use the data of the > World Recourse Institute (WRI) for the CAR and the DRC. This data > (localities, road network, etc) can be very useful for the humanitarian > actors on the field at this moment. For this reason we are now busy with > setting up as soon as possible the importation process. And it is in this we > need some help of you guys. > > > Because we don’t really like the massive data importations as this would > conflict with the existing data and could get very messy, we propose a > crowd-sourced way to verify and import the data using the tasking manager. > We have converted the existing shapefiles to OSM-XML format already and have > setup a service that can serve the data into JOSM as follows: > > > http://www.osmsharp.com:815/data/16748/10966/15/matrix.osm > > > The data served is just a test area; the real converted data will be there > soon. A request like this will return only data inside the requested tile. > Any existing OSM file can very quickly be served on the site this way. > > We think it would be a very efficient and nice way to process and convert > the data into OSM using the tasking manager if we could add a field or link > to it that could load the data from the above url straight into JOSM or > provide it as a download link in the task itself. > > > Using this method all the humanitarian-relevant data can be converted and > imported very quickly. But this means we need help from somebody to modify > the tasking manager just a little bit to make this possible. > > > Thanks, > > > The EUROSHA TEAM > > > > 2013/3/25 Rafael Avila Coya <[email protected]> >> >> I'm doing that. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Rafael Avila (edvac). >> >> On 25/03/13 15:19, Pierre Béland wrote: >> > The coastline around Zongo was traced before we obtain high res imagery >> > for the area and needs extensive revision. Could somebody experimented >> > with coatlines revise this? >> > >> > >> > >> > Pierre >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> > *De :* Pierre Béland <[email protected]> >> > *À :* Séverin MENARD <[email protected]> >> > *Cc :* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> > *Envoyé le :* Lundi 25 mars 2013 10h05 >> > *Objet :* Re: [HOT] Central African Republic: Bangui taken over >> > today by the rebels >> > >> > The job is both in french and english. >> > >> > Thanks again to the contributors to be so reactive for remote >> > mapping in such emergency context. After only 12 hours, nearly 50% >> > of the job for Zongo is completed. >> > >> > Mapping seems well advanced in the area, but it would be good if >> > somebody from the ground could make the point about all of this and >> > indicate if any other area needs to be covered or other infos added. >> > >> > And as usual, we have the capacity to remote mapping rapidly. But >> > there is no facilities that are georeferenced. If we could establish >> > a workflow where local people contribute to complete the map, this >> > would be great. For example, this could be done using a smarphone >> > OSM editor, or more simply using >> > >> > http://openstreetbugs.schokokeks.org/?zoom=16&lat=4.34969&lon=18.59663&layers=B0T >> > >> > Humanitarians or other people with some knowledge of the area could >> > simply zoom in, click on a building and give a short description of >> > it. HOT contributors could later use this info to complete the map. >> > For the surname, they could simply add the prefix #hotosm. After >> > that, they could contact us by email in case we have any specific >> > questions about this. >> > >> > >> > Pierre >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> > *De :* Séverin MENARD <[email protected]> >> > *À :* Pierre Béland <[email protected]> >> > *Cc :* "Banick, Robert" <[email protected]>; Claire >> > Halleux <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" >> > <[email protected]> >> > *Envoyé le :* Lundi 25 mars 2013 2h52 >> > *Objet :* Re: [HOT] Central African Republic: Bangui taken over >> > today by the rebels >> > >> > Thanks, I updated the Wiki page >> > Would be good is possible to make a French version of the job. I >> > created a French page for the WIki project and the crisis, and >> > informed the OSM-FR community, which is one of the most active. >> > >> > Severin >> > >> > On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 2:12 AM, Pierre Béland >> > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> > >> > Bing Imagery is available for this area. To be able to start >> > mapping immediately, I have created a Task Manager job for >> > Zongo. >> > We will have the opportunity to create other jobs later if >> > necessary. >> > >> > See http://tasks.hotosm.org/job/218 >> > Please map in detail. >> > >> > >> > >> > Pierre >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> > *De :* "Banick, Robert" <[email protected] >> > <mailto:[email protected]>> >> > *À :* Claire Halleux <[email protected] >> > <mailto:[email protected]>>; Pierre Béland >> > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> > *Cc :* Séverin MENARD <[email protected] >> > <mailto:[email protected]>>; >> > "[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>" >> > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> > *Envoyé le :* Dimanche 24 mars 2013 20h47 >> > *Objet :* Re: [HOT] Central African Republic: Bangui >> > taken over today by the rebels >> > >> > Zongo would definitely be helpful to humanitarian >> > organizations. When last I heard the IFRC was operating >> > in part out of Zongo (this was weeks ago and may have >> > changed). We recently sent some folks out with poster >> > sized OSM printouts of Bangui / Zongo and were >> > frustrated by the relative lack of detail in Zongo. >> > >> > *Robert Banick* | GIS Coordinator | International >> > Services | Ì American Red Cross >> > <http://www.redcross.org/> >> > >> > From: Claire Halleux <[email protected] >> > <mailto:[email protected]>> >> > Date: Sunday, March 24, 2013 7:44 PM >> > To: Pierre Béland <[email protected] >> > <mailto:[email protected]>> >> > Cc: Severin Menard <[email protected] >> > <mailto:[email protected]>>, >> > "[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>" >> > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> > Subject: Re: [HOT] Central African Republic: Bangui >> > taken over today by the rebels >> > >> > Since this Sunday morning, increasing numbers of CAR >> > residents have been crossing the border to get more >> > secured on the other side of the Ubangi river. Many of >> > them arrived directly in Zongo, the neighbouring town on >> > DRC side. >> > Its mapping is far less detailed than Bangui's, maybe we >> > could set a task for mapping Zongo (if Bangui >> > digitization process is achieved), HR Bing imagery is >> > available for the area. >> > >> > Thousands of refugees from Central African Republic had >> > already been registered around Mobayi area (East of >> > Gbadolite) for the last few months but in this area, >> > there is not so much imagery available yet. >> > >> > Claire >> > >> > >> > 2013/3/24 Pierre Béland <[email protected] >> > <mailto:[email protected]>> >> > >> > Séverin, >> > >> > I have revised the text in both french and english. >> > Instead of talking only of Mali, I have modified to >> > talk of african countries in general. >> > >> > >> > Pierre >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> > *De :* Séverin MENARD <[email protected] >> > <mailto:[email protected]>> >> > *À :* [email protected] >> > <mailto:[email protected]> >> > *Envoyé le :* Dimanche 24 mars 2013 16h13 >> > *Objet :* [HOT] Central African Republic: Bangui >> > taken over today by the rebels >> > >> > Hi all, >> > >> > Bangui, the capital city of Central African >> > Republic, has been taken over today by the >> > Seleka rebels, three months after their coming >> > from the northern part of the country. When they >> > arrived close to Bangui in late December, we >> > started a preparation, connecting with the >> > humanitarian stakeholders there to identify both >> > already affected towns as well as the ones prone >> > to be, thanks to the EUROSHA volunteers that >> > were deployed in Bangui (but obviously had to >> > leave the country due this political crisis). >> > Specific TM jobs have been created and partially >> > completed, and an import process of the data >> > provided by some stakeholders (eg UNICEF) have >> > started. >> > >> > I just updated the OSM wiki page for CAR >> > >> > <http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_Central_African_Republic> >> > to >> > coordinate the mapping goals as of today. >> > Finishing both Bangui and secondary towns is one >> > of them. Regarding the road network, I changed >> > the former proposed typology by the one created >> > for the Mali crisis. Indeed, the really >> > impressive work made by the Hotties in charge of >> > this activation apart, I really like this road >> > typology that, IMHO, could be extended to the >> > rest of Africa and maybe all >> > the developing countries (what is the opinion >> > from people experienced in other continents?). >> > To involve more French speaking people, I >> > translated it today. Pierre, might be good if >> > you have a look on it to be sure I did not make >> > any confusion. >> > >> > Some existing data, surveyed in the field by >> > various humanitarian organizations, will be >> > imported soon, providing health centers, >> > schools, and watsan objects. >> > >> > Sincerely, >> > >> > Severin >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > HOT mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > <mailto:[email protected]> >> > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > HOT mailing list >> > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Claire Halleux >> > /- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >> > - - - - - - -/ >> > /Geographic Information Systems Specialist >> > / >> > /Kinshasa, Democratic Rep. of the Congo/ >> > /Mobile: +243 99 256 9980/ >> > /http://www.rgc.cd <http://www.rgc.cd/>/ >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > HOT mailing list >> > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > HOT mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >> > >> >> -- >> Twitter: http://twitter.com/ravilacoya >> >> -------------------------------- >> >> Por favor, non me envíe documentos con extensións .doc, .docx, .xls, >> .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx, aínda podendoo facer, non os abro. >> >> Atendendo á lexislación vixente, empregue formatos estándares e abertos. >> >> http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenDocument#Tipos_de_ficheros >> >> _______________________________________________ >> HOT mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > > > > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > -- ------------------------------------------------------------- | Pierre GIRAUD ------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ HOT mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
