Please also share the FOSS Responders initiative, as a way to
communicate and share, the first website version was released yesterday
https://fossresponders.com/
-jeff
--
Jeff McKenna
FOSS4G co-founder
On 2020-03-17 11:00 a.m., Russell Deffner wrote:
Dear HOT Community,
We have been receiving more and more inquiries about our response to
COVID-19, also known as the Corona-virus, so we thought it prudent to
put together a message of what we are doing, and willing to do,
regarding mapping for this response.
NOTE: HOT suggests remote mapping events only while COVID-19 remains a
significant threat to public health. We have some guidance on how to
conduct a successful remote-mapathon
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Shy05ZnRJp5xSbZWcUH_41caBNaV2yzazECbN5ngwOU/edit?usp=sharing>from
our partners in Missing Maps. Heed local warnings and restrictions
before attending any mapping events in person or mapping in the field.
As always, we respond to formal requests, typically from partners such
as Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International, the Red Cross/Red
Crescent societies and others to our Activation Working Group email and
Slack disaster-mapping channel. This does not guarantee an Activation by
HOT as we still need to assess that what we ask of our volunteers - you
- is obtainable in a timeframe that will result in assisting the response.
In regards to COVID-19, HOT has not yet received an official request. In
light of that, we are suggesting that local OpenStreetMap Chapters &
Communities make the discovery and launch projects to map those
resources that are lacking in your area. HOT is here to assist with
identifying those resources and where they are lacking, getting projects
set-up on the Tasking Manager, or if needed, getting you trained and
on-boarded to create projects for your community, as well as
communication/recruiting mappers from the crowd to help with your
mapping efforts.
NOTE: For healthcare and aid organizations looking for geospatial data,
we continually push OpenStreetMap extracts to the Humanitarian Data
eXchange (HDX) <https://data.humdata.org/>. We are currently working to
ensure updates for the most impacted countries are available. Do let us
know if you have data needs not being met!
In order to make an impact on COVID-19, HOT will rely heavily on local
communities. While we work with partners to identify things that can be
achieved on a global scale; we encourage you to look for things you can
do locally to assist health care and aid workers nearby. Here’s a short
list of things you and your local OSM community can do to prepare for
and reduce the longevity of COVID-19...
1.
Start by comparing the completeness of healthcare facilities in
OpenStreetMap here:https://healthsites.io/map
2.
You can also use healthsites.io <http://healthsites.io> to directly
input missing healthcare facilities and attributes.
3.
Look at the road network in your area, often in large disease
outbreaks it is of critical importance to have a complete road
network. Consider using the MapWith.AI <https://www.mapwith.ai>site
to speed up the process by having AI assist your road network mapping.
4.
See if there are other data-sources available (and compatible) for
bringing into OpenStreetMap, such as healthcare facilities, major
transportation network features, or even buildings in general;
follow the import guidelines
<https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Guidelines>for including
3rd party data.
5.
Or, map the ‘old-fashioned way’ by digitizing features from
satellite imagery.
And reach out either directly, or by replying to this list, if you need
guidance;
=Russ
Russell Deffner
[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
Disaster Services Coordinator - Activation Working Group
Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)
hotosm.org <http://hotosm.org>
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