Thanks for flagging, Cristiano. A very interesting perspective. I think this is great for operational people and non-operational people alike.
For operational people, the lessons learned are really valuable in terms of deployable GIS peeople and engagement with communities like HOT. For non-operational people, to understand the impact that remote mapping makes, but also the challenges that exist within large NGOs for understanding the potential of mapping and GIS. Particularly interesting to me was the following: "People skills and a self-starter mentality are at least as important as the technical skills for the acceptance of GIS officers as part of the team. Until GIS is better understood by programme staff, GIS officers need to be advocates as much as service providers. Recruitment should take this into account." We have a long way to go within NGOs to make the best use of the data the HOT community is able to supply. Reports like this really move the conversation forward on all fronts. Cheers, Pete On Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 8:53 PM, Cristiano Giovando < [email protected]> wrote: > Not sure if this was already shared, but just in case, from our > colleagues at MSF: > > http://sm4good.com/2015/11/30/maps-helped-fight-ebola-part-ii/ > > Full report here: > http://sm4good.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/GIS-Support-Ebola-2015_EN.pdf > > Plenty of references to HOT, OSM and Missing Maps, and how the data > has been used. Another great example of how maps and your work can > make a difference. > > Happy monday! > > > -- > Cristiano Giovando > Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team > [email protected] > http://www.hotosm.org > > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > -- *Pete Masters* Missing Maps Project Coordinator +44 7921 781 518 missingmaps.org <http://www.missingmaps.org/> *@pedrito1414* <https://twitter.com/TheMissingMaps> *@theMissingMaps* <https://twitter.com/TheMissingMaps> *facebook.com/MissingMapsProject* <https://www.facebook.com/MissingMapsProject>
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