Dear Galya, I'm interested to hear more about the project and how we can help. Will drop you an email.
Tyler *Tyler Radford* Executive Director email: [email protected] U.S. mobile: +1 617.285.2009 *Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team* *Using OpenStreetMap for Humanitarian Response & Economic Development* web <http://hotosm.org/> | twitter <https://twitter.com/hotosm> | facebook <https://www.facebook.com/hotosm> | donate <http://hotosm.org/donate> On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 9:59 AM, Galya B Ruffer <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear HOT mappers, > > The Center for Forced Migration Studies at the Buffett Institute for > Global Studies, Northwestern University is launching a pilot project using > both GIS data mapping and open street mapping to provide country of origin > analysis in Central American asylum cases. Whereas most country of origin > reports draw are submitted in support of an asylum case rely on data at the > national level, open mapping can provide insight and corroboration of the > local context. These are cases from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras > where there is often limited or no data at the department level that can > help explain the persecution of the individual applicant. On the other > hand, mapping offers great potential to show things such as the challenges > of reaching a women’s health clinic (roadways, distances) or access to > police (placement and number of police stations). These are just a couple > of examples. For the pilot, we have partnered with a couple of pro-bono > lawyers with cases where mapping would be useful to understanding the > applicant’s situation. For example, within the municipality Santa Rosa de > Lima, La Union, El Salvador, we hope to find point (location) data for law > enforcement agencies (e.g. police stations, noting differences between > local and national police stations), stores and retail locations (differing > between standalone stores and storefront/home retail locations), churches, > and roads. We are looking for folks in Latin America who would be > interested in contributing to the project and also hearing your opinion of > the feasibility of the project. > > If you are interested, please send us an email off list and we can set up > a meeting to discuss the cases in further detail. You can email us at > [email protected] or [email protected]. > > Best, > Galya > > *Galya Ruffer, J.D., Ph.D. *|* Northwestern University* > > Senior Lecturer, Department of Political Science > > Director | Center for Forced Migration Studies > <http://www.bcics.northwestern.edu/programs/migration/> | Buffett > Institute for Global Studies > > 620 Library Place, Evanston, IL 60208 > > Phone: 847-491-3759|Twitter: @gbruffer > > https://northwestern.academia.edu/GalyaRuffer > > Adjudicating Refugee & Asylum Status > <http://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/law/human-rights/adjudicating-refugee-and-asylum-status-role-witness-expertise-and-testimony> > | Cambridge University Press > > > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > >
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