For those that want to help and organize mapathons, be assure that there will
have other tasks to map. We have other jobs ready and will add to the list of
tasks following the
priorities identified by the humanitarian organizations for the various zones
affected. The various Satellite Imagery supporting us are making great efforts
to find new imagery which will bring ever more Task Manager jobs.
At the request of MSF, I just added this new one :
TM #647 - Ebola Outbreak, Paynesville centre, Monrovia, Buildings
Note that for some areas around Monrovia area, the Bing imagery is fuzzy. In
such cases,
Compare Mapbox and Bing Imagery for the square you map and decide which one is
clearer for this zone. Indicate appropriate source on your changeset. The
Mapbox imagery will be
opened automatically with these Tasks and it will be possible to zoom at lower
zooms. Note that the Mapbox is of lower resolution then Bing for this
area.
For those that like the technical details, Jean-Guilhem suggested to use
tms:[17] to offer the possibility to zoom at lower levels with MapBox imagery
is zones where it is medium-res. This way, the image will be stretche instead
of be replaced by a black box when you try to zoom-in.
For the validators that want to revise TM #641 - Ebola Outbreak,
Gardnersville-New Georgia-Banersville, Monrovia, Buildings, follow the same
procedure. Since mappers had difficulty to spot buildings, you should see more
to trace.
With this West Africa Ebola Outbreak activation, we have followed the
priorities expressed by the humanitarian organizations, moving from the
Geckedou / Macenta / Kissidouga areas (Guinea), to Lofa disctrict (Liberia),
Kailahun and Kenema districts, Bo, Freetown (Liberia).
The priority is presently around Monrovia, the capital of Liberia. Since the
beginning of August, there has been a high surge of Ebola cases in Liberia and
the capital Monrovia. For Liberia, the number of deaths declared by WHO has
increased from 255, Aug. 1 to 1,224 Sept. 6.
For the UN operation of assistance that is planned presently, we have already
provided a first set of OSM data for the Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone Place
names. The new UNMIL Settlement Data for Liberia should help to revise Place
Names for Liberia. The quality of such information is very important. Thanks
to Rafael Avila Coya who accepted Andrew proposition to look at this.
Plus, Thanks to all the partners, support team and contributors of this
Activation
Pierre
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