Dear community members, While at the spatial data workshop <http://i2ifacility.org/Spatial_Data/> a few days back in Tanzania, there was unique feedback from some of the people and organisations who have used OSM data: they greatly appreciated the quality of the data in OSM: buildings, roads, and business information, e.t.c thanks to the Ramani Huria team, and community members who are doing the mapping.
This data is being used <http://www.worldpop.org.uk/> for analysis, insight generation and maps!! However, the need for more quality data was also echoed as a very important aspect needed in all these efforts. A while back there was a discussion on new mappers, and generally making wrong edits to OSM, especially during need for maps and data in critical situations: considering that *mapping for flood resilience* scaled to involve *new* community members/*mappers* whose data is now proving *usefu*l, and good quality, i think we should always guide, understand, and help out any new mappers who might make mistakes, as with time their contributions will be helpful. -- *Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team *Mapping Supervisor "Financial Services", Uganda Email: [email protected] Skype: douglo.m Twitter: @douglaseru <https://twitter.com/douglaseru> UG Mobile: +256 772 422 524 *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>
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