Wuuhuuu... we made it! Managua has it's bus map. Today we distributed the first printed maps to the people: https://www.facebook.com/mapanica/posts/603892446431219 Do you want to read more about it: http://confidencial.com.ni/the-true-geographers-take-the-buses/ And here you can download the paper map: http://rutas.mapanica.net/mapa
Thank you HOT for making this possible! Best, Felix On 27/01/16 14:55, Felix Delattre wrote: > Hello, > > we just finished the print design for the first proper transportation > map of Managua: http://support.mapanica.net/ > > There are only four days left until our crowd-funding initiative is > over (31 of January) and we are only $1500 short from reaching our goal. > > Please consider supporting us now and get rewarded with your paper map > or cool T-shirt with Managua's public transport map build out of > OpenStreetMap data and collected by people that want to make a change > in their community by the use of Free Technologies. > > We also appreciate any help spreading this message to your friends and > over social media. > > Thank you! > Regards, > Felix > > > On 14/01/16 14:39, Felix Delattre wrote: >> Dear all, >> >> thank you all so much for your support! >> >> Currently, we are working hard to finish the print design and print >> hopefully soon. We want to give a map that simplifies live and >> reduces pollution back to the people in our city. >> >> We are about to get to half of our goal. Now we would like to make >> the second half. >> >> If you speak Spanish and you want to know more about our activires, I >> invite you to read about our last year's community on mapping with >> children on the carribean coast: >> http://unicef.org.ni/publicacion/169/geotecnologias-una-herramienta-para-innovar/ >> >> Best, >> Felix >> >> >> On 14/01/16 00:24, Jaakko Helleranta wrote: >>> As noted to Samuel (directly) I can send his donation (and handle >>> the transaction with him) as I assume/think that Haiti is not on the >>> list due to Paypal limitations. >>> >>> As for others: >>> *I'd like to challenge those that can to donate to this project.* >>> >>> Here's the challenge: >>> While I've already contributed $100 myself I will donate up to >>> another $200 in $50 chunks for each contributor who donates $100 or >>> more. >>> >>> Please let me know if this challenge inspires you to donate and let >>> me know if so, and I'll pitch in $50 more for your donation (for up >>> to 4 donations for touch base with me first). >>> >>> Cheers, >>> -Jaakko >>> >>> -- >>> Nicaragua main mobile/WhatsApp: +505-8131-0729, alt. m. 8845-3391 >>> Global (Google) Voice / SMS: +1-202-730-9778 * Skype: jhelleranta >>> Twitter/IRC/Mumble: @jaakkoh * My profile: http://about.me/jaakkoh >>> >>> On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 4:26 PM, ALCE, Samuel Paul >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I would like to contribute but I wonder what country should I >>> choose if I am in Haiti? >>> Haiti is not on the list in the contribution page! >>> >>> ALCE Samuel Paul, >>> >>> Port-au-Prince, Haiti >>> >>> Field Data Coordinator @ DAI / USAID >>> Géo-Information Specialist (GIS) >>> Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team member >>> OpenStreetMap contributor in Haiti >>> >>> OSM username: ALCE Samuel Paul >>> >>> Cell: (509) 4894-2175 / 4638-4875 / 4289-7651 >>> >>> >>> Skype: samuelalce >>> Whatsapp: (509) 4289-7651 >>> >>> On Jan 7, 2016 16:57, "Blake Girardot HOT/OSM" >>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> You might remember Felix's email from a few weeks ago about the >>> project he and local mappers in Managua self-organized to >>> map the >>> city's 380 km of bus routes. >>> >>> It is really an amazing story and accomplishment and will >>> make a big >>> difference in the lives of well over 1 million people who >>> depend on >>> the public transit system in Managua and never had a map of >>> routes or >>> stops before now. >>> >>> He wrote up a blog post for HOT about it: >>> >>> >>> https://hotosm.org/updates/2016-01-07_a_crowd_sourced_public_transportation_map_for_managua >>> >>> And as you may or may not remember, now that they have the >>> routes and >>> stops fully mapped, they need to design a printed transit >>> map and >>> produce an initial run of 20,000 copies so the people of the >>> city can >>> really benefit. >>> >>> 76% of the population of Nicaragua lives on less than USD >>> $2.00 per >>> day, the only chance most of them will have to make use of >>> this new >>> transit system map is if it is printed and distributed in >>> the city and >>> on the buses. >>> >>> Felix and HOT are running a donation site to fund the design and >>> production of the printed maps with a goal of raising $7,500 >>> for the >>> initial 20,000 print run. >>> >>> This is a great chance to directly affect the lives of over >>> a million >>> people in a way that no one has been able to accomplish in >>> years of >>> trying (see the blog post). OSM Nicaragua did it on their >>> own, please >>> help them finish the job and get this map printed and into >>> the hands >>> of citizens who need it: >>> >>> http://support.mapanica.net/ >>> >>> And please tweet the HOT blog post or retweet OSM >>> Nicaragua's tweet: >>> >>> https://twitter.com/osm_ni/status/679963088884502532 >>> >>> Regards, >>> Blake >>> ---------------------------------------------------- >>> Blake Girardot >>> Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team >>> Vice President, HOT Board of Directors >>> skype: jblakegirardot >>> HOT Core Team Contact: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> HOT mailing list >>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> HOT mailing list >>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> HOT mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >> >
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