Re: [HOT] Starting a new mapping project

[Manuel Claeys Bouuaert]

Hi Claire

Thanks for your input. We will keep you in the loop!

We will take te date of the imagery into account, thanks for pointing that
out! Right now the question is whether we can find data that is good
enough. I don't know the different ways to do this, so I'd be happy to
learn about them and take action myself if possible.

Regards!
Manuel

2017-03-09 10:07 GMT+01:00 Claire Halleux :

> Hi Manuel, Blake,
>
> Good to hear that this project will be taking place!
>
> Please let us (OSM DRC) know the tags you are aiming to use, in particular
> for mapping potential mining sites, as well as the project hashtag; and
> make sure to have a validating team to clean the newly added data during or
> immediately after the mapathon.
>
> Regarding imagery, beyond quality, it is crucial that you check if the age
> of the available satellite imagery matches your needs. It is often a few
> years old, which is not always proper to detect recent changes in landuse
> and population settlements.
>
> All the best,
>
> Claire
>
>
> Claire Halleux
> +243 81 611 6998 (Kinshasa, DRC)
> OpenStreetMap RDC
>
> http://www.openstreetmap.cd
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>
> On Wed, Mar 8, 2017 at 11:01 AM, Manuel Claeys Bouuaert <
> manuel.claey...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Blake
>>
>> Thanks for your fast response! I've just sending you a shapefile of the
>> Okapi national park in Northeast DRC through we-transfer- here
>>  is the download link again.
>>
>> The participating organisations would be the Wildlife Conservation
>> Society (WCS), and NGO focused on protecting species worldwide, and the
>> International Peace Information Service (IPIS), and NGO delivering data and
>> analysis on peace topics, sustainable development and the fulfilment of
>> human rights.
>>
>> The aim would be to map road, residential areas and if possible (illegal)
>> artisanal mining activities in the park. There are many stresses in the
>> national parks of DRC, including deforestation, illegal hunting (poaching)
>> and armed-actor controlled artisanal mining.
>>
>> Both organisations are dedicated to work to reduce these tensions and
>> work towards durable peace. WCS does this with the focus on safe and well
>> organised park service, bringing stability tho the animals and people
>> living in the park. IPIS has a lot of experience with mapping artisanal
>> mining sites, and diffusing such information to inform actors in the peace
>> process.
>>
>> Disclosure: I currently work at IPIS Research.
>>
>> Looking forward to hear back from you!
>>
>> 2017-03-06 15:19 GMT+01:00 Blake Girardot HOT/OSM <
>> blake.girar...@hotosm.org>:
>>
>>> Hi Manuel,
>>>
>>> This is not a problem. The main criteria is that a humanitarian
>>> organization needs the data for field work.
>>>
>>> Please send me directly something that outlines the area you are
>>> interested in having mapped, shapefile, geojson or .osm file will
>>> work.
>>>
>>> As well as some details on the organizations that need the data and
>>> how it will help their project.
>>>
>>> cheers,
>>> Blake
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 2:18 PM, Manuel Claeys Bouuaert
>>>  wrote:
>>> > Hi
>>> >
>>> > I've organised a few Missing maps events now, and for our next one, we
>>> are
>>> > thinking of a new possible task in a nature reserver in DRC Congo.
>>> Together
>>> > with a local partner, we'd like to map roads and residential areas in
>>> the
>>> > park, and, if possible, also (illegal) mining activities.
>>> >
>>> > My questions are:
>>> >
>>> > Is it possible for us to start/propose a new task ourselves? Any
>>> > documentation on starting/proposing a task?
>>> > We'd need to check if the best imagery available is good enough for
>>> the task
>>> > we're thinking of. Is there a way I could check this?
>>> >
>>> > Thanks for you help
>>> >
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> 
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>>> Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team, TM3 Project Manager
>>> skype: jblakegirardot
>>> HOT Core Team Contact: i...@hotosm.org
>>> Live OSM Mapper-Support channel - https://hotosm-slack.herokuapp.com/
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Re: [HOT] Starting a new mapping project

[Claire Halleux]

Hi Manuel, Blake,

Good to hear that this project will be taking place!

Please let us (OSM DRC) know the tags you are aiming to use, in particular
for mapping potential mining sites, as well as the project hashtag; and
make sure to have a validating team to clean the newly added data during or
immediately after the mapathon.

Regarding imagery, beyond quality, it is crucial that you check if the age
of the available satellite imagery matches your needs. It is often a few
years old, which is not always proper to detect recent changes in landuse
and population settlements.

All the best,

Claire


Claire Halleux
+243 81 611 6998 (Kinshasa, DRC)
OpenStreetMap RDC

http://www.openstreetmap.cd
https://www.facebook.com/OpenStreetMap.RDC

On Wed, Mar 8, 2017 at 11:01 AM, Manuel Claeys Bouuaert <
manuel.claey...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Blake
>
> Thanks for your fast response! I've just sending you a shapefile of the
> Okapi national park in Northeast DRC through we-transfer- here
>  is the download link again.
>
> The participating organisations would be the Wildlife Conservation Society
> (WCS), and NGO focused on protecting species worldwide, and the
> International Peace Information Service (IPIS), and NGO delivering data and
> analysis on peace topics, sustainable development and the fulfilment of
> human rights.
>
> The aim would be to map road, residential areas and if possible (illegal)
> artisanal mining activities in the park. There are many stresses in the
> national parks of DRC, including deforestation, illegal hunting (poaching)
> and armed-actor controlled artisanal mining.
>
> Both organisations are dedicated to work to reduce these tensions and work
> towards durable peace. WCS does this with the focus on safe and well
> organised park service, bringing stability tho the animals and people
> living in the park. IPIS has a lot of experience with mapping artisanal
> mining sites, and diffusing such information to inform actors in the peace
> process.
>
> Disclosure: I currently work at IPIS Research.
>
> Looking forward to hear back from you!
>
> 2017-03-06 15:19 GMT+01:00 Blake Girardot HOT/OSM <
> blake.girar...@hotosm.org>:
>
>> Hi Manuel,
>>
>> This is not a problem. The main criteria is that a humanitarian
>> organization needs the data for field work.
>>
>> Please send me directly something that outlines the area you are
>> interested in having mapped, shapefile, geojson or .osm file will
>> work.
>>
>> As well as some details on the organizations that need the data and
>> how it will help their project.
>>
>> cheers,
>> Blake
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 2:18 PM, Manuel Claeys Bouuaert
>>  wrote:
>> > Hi
>> >
>> > I've organised a few Missing maps events now, and for our next one, we
>> are
>> > thinking of a new possible task in a nature reserver in DRC Congo.
>> Together
>> > with a local partner, we'd like to map roads and residential areas in
>> the
>> > park, and, if possible, also (illegal) mining activities.
>> >
>> > My questions are:
>> >
>> > Is it possible for us to start/propose a new task ourselves? Any
>> > documentation on starting/proposing a task?
>> > We'd need to check if the best imagery available is good enough for the
>> task
>> > we're thinking of. Is there a way I could check this?
>> >
>> > Thanks for you help
>> >
>> > ___
>> > HOT mailing list
>> > HOT@openstreetmap.org
>> > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> 
>> Blake Girardot
>> Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team, TM3 Project Manager
>> skype: jblakegirardot
>> HOT Core Team Contact: i...@hotosm.org
>> Live OSM Mapper-Support channel - https://hotosm-slack.herokuapp.com/
>> BE A PART OF HOT'S MICRO GRANTS: https://donate.hotosm.org/
>>
>
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Re: [HOT] Starting a new mapping project

[Manuel Claeys Bouuaert]

Hi Blake

Thanks for your fast response! I've just sending you a shapefile of the
Okapi national park in Northeast DRC through we-transfer- here
 is the download link again.

The participating organisations would be the Wildlife Conservation Society
(WCS), and NGO focused on protecting species worldwide, and the
International Peace Information Service (IPIS), and NGO delivering data and
analysis on peace topics, sustainable development and the fulfilment of
human rights.

The aim would be to map road, residential areas and if possible (illegal)
artisanal mining activities in the park. There are many stresses in the
national parks of DRC, including deforestation, illegal hunting (poaching)
and armed-actor controlled artisanal mining.

Both organisations are dedicated to work to reduce these tensions and work
towards durable peace. WCS does this with the focus on safe and well
organised park service, bringing stability tho the animals and people
living in the park. IPIS has a lot of experience with mapping artisanal
mining sites, and diffusing such information to inform actors in the peace
process.

Disclosure: I currently work at IPIS Research.

Looking forward to hear back from you!

2017-03-06 15:19 GMT+01:00 Blake Girardot HOT/OSM :

> Hi Manuel,
>
> This is not a problem. The main criteria is that a humanitarian
> organization needs the data for field work.
>
> Please send me directly something that outlines the area you are
> interested in having mapped, shapefile, geojson or .osm file will
> work.
>
> As well as some details on the organizations that need the data and
> how it will help their project.
>
> cheers,
> Blake
>
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 2:18 PM, Manuel Claeys Bouuaert
>  wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > I've organised a few Missing maps events now, and for our next one, we
> are
> > thinking of a new possible task in a nature reserver in DRC Congo.
> Together
> > with a local partner, we'd like to map roads and residential areas in the
> > park, and, if possible, also (illegal) mining activities.
> >
> > My questions are:
> >
> > Is it possible for us to start/propose a new task ourselves? Any
> > documentation on starting/proposing a task?
> > We'd need to check if the best imagery available is good enough for the
> task
> > we're thinking of. Is there a way I could check this?
> >
> > Thanks for you help
> >
> > ___
> > HOT mailing list
> > HOT@openstreetmap.org
> > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
> >
>
>
>
> --
> 
> Blake Girardot
> Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team, TM3 Project Manager
> skype: jblakegirardot
> HOT Core Team Contact: i...@hotosm.org
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Re: [HOT] Starting a new mapping project

[Manuel Claeys Bouuaert]

Hi Blake

Thanks for your fast response! Enclosed you'll find a shapefile of the
Okapi national park in Northeast DRC.

The participating organisations would be the Wildlife Conservation Society
(WCS), and NGO focused on protecting species worldwide, and the
International Peace Information Service (IPIS), and NGO delivering data and
analysis on peace topics, sustainable development and the fulfilment of
human rights.

The aim would be to map road, residential areas and if possible (illegal)
artisanal mining activities in the park. There are many stresses in the
national parks of DRC, including deforestation, illegal hunting (poaching)
and armed-actor controlled artisanal mining.

Both organisations are dedicated to work to reduce these tensions and work
towards durable peace. WCS does this with the focus on safe and well
organised park service, bringing stability tho the animals and people
living in the park. IPIS has a lot of experience with mapping artisanal
mining sites, and diffusing such information to inform actors in the peace
process.

Disclosure: I currently work at IPIS Research.

Looking forward to hear back from you!

2017-03-06 15:19 GMT+01:00 Blake Girardot HOT/OSM :

> Hi Manuel,
>
> This is not a problem. The main criteria is that a humanitarian
> organization needs the data for field work.
>
> Please send me directly something that outlines the area you are
> interested in having mapped, shapefile, geojson or .osm file will
> work.
>
> As well as some details on the organizations that need the data and
> how it will help their project.
>
> cheers,
> Blake
>
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 2:18 PM, Manuel Claeys Bouuaert
>  wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > I've organised a few Missing maps events now, and for our next one, we
> are
> > thinking of a new possible task in a nature reserver in DRC Congo.
> Together
> > with a local partner, we'd like to map roads and residential areas in the
> > park, and, if possible, also (illegal) mining activities.
> >
> > My questions are:
> >
> > Is it possible for us to start/propose a new task ourselves? Any
> > documentation on starting/proposing a task?
> > We'd need to check if the best imagery available is good enough for the
> task
> > we're thinking of. Is there a way I could check this?
> >
> > Thanks for you help
> >
> > ___
> > HOT mailing list
> > HOT@openstreetmap.org
> > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
> >
>
>
>
> --
> 
> Blake Girardot
> Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team, TM3 Project Manager
> skype: jblakegirardot
> HOT Core Team Contact: i...@hotosm.org
> Live OSM Mapper-Support channel - https://hotosm-slack.herokuapp.com/
> BE A PART OF HOT'S MICRO GRANTS: https://donate.hotosm.org/
>


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Re: [HOT] Starting a new mapping project

[Blake Girardot HOT/OSM]

Hi Manuel,

This is not a problem. The main criteria is that a humanitarian
organization needs the data for field work.

Please send me directly something that outlines the area you are
interested in having mapped, shapefile, geojson or .osm file will
work.

As well as some details on the organizations that need the data and
how it will help their project.

cheers,
Blake



On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 2:18 PM, Manuel Claeys Bouuaert
 wrote:
> Hi
>
> I've organised a few Missing maps events now, and for our next one, we are
> thinking of a new possible task in a nature reserver in DRC Congo. Together
> with a local partner, we'd like to map roads and residential areas in the
> park, and, if possible, also (illegal) mining activities.
>
> My questions are:
>
> Is it possible for us to start/propose a new task ourselves? Any
> documentation on starting/proposing a task?
> We'd need to check if the best imagery available is good enough for the task
> we're thinking of. Is there a way I could check this?
>
> Thanks for you help
>
> ___
> HOT mailing list
> HOT@openstreetmap.org
> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
>



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[HOT] Starting a new mapping project

[Manuel Claeys Bouuaert]

Hi

I've organised a few Missing maps events now, and for our next one, we are
thinking of a new possible task in a nature reserver in DRC Congo. Together
with a local partner, we'd like to map roads and residential areas in the
park, and, if possible, also (illegal) mining activities.

My questions are:

   1. Is it possible for us to start/propose a new task ourselves? Any
   documentation on starting/proposing a task?
   2. We'd need to check if the best imagery available is good enough for
   the task we're thinking of. Is there a way I could check this?

Thanks for you help
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