Re: [OSM-talk] Crowdfunding for OpenStreetMap in Bénin : 275km² high resolution satellite imagery for Cotonou

2016-04-26 Thread john whelan
>You seem not to imagine for a second people in the South can take initiatives and do things by themselves, without resorting to a charity from the North. Yours was a long post and I won’t go into detail on each point but these are the major ones: I have no issue with someone spending their own m

Re: [OSM-talk] Crowdfunding for OpenStreetMap in Bénin : 275km² high resolution satellite imagery for Cotonou

2016-04-26 Thread Rod Bera
Hi Martin, I said South, not Southern Hemisphere. More, I said it as a way to make a distinction between "overdeveloped" countries and countries which deserve a proper development effort, following in this a common use in hum/dev. Regards, Rod On 27/04/16 00:37, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: > >

Re: [OSM-talk] Crowdfunding for OpenStreetMap in Bénin : 275km² high resolution satellite imagery for Cotonou

2016-04-26 Thread Rod Bera
On 26/04/16 22:56, Mikel Maron wrote: > Hey I don't know really understand the discussion about charity, or what > this has to do with all this sensitivity about the autonomy of a local > community. Are you into diy? you can buy your stair, direct from a store, and have it mounted by a specialist.

Re: [OSM-talk] Crowdfunding for OpenStreetMap in Bénin : 275km² high resolution satellite imagery for Cotonou

2016-04-26 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
sent from a phone > Il giorno 26 apr 2016, alle ore 22:16, Rod Bera ha scritto: > > You seem not to imagine for a second people in the South can take > initiatives and do things by themselves, without resorting to a charity > from the North. on a side note, and not to dissent with your argum

Re: [OSM-talk] Crowdfunding for OpenStreetMap in Bénin : 275km² high resolution satellite imagery for Cotonou

2016-04-26 Thread Mikel Maron
Hey I don't know really understand the discussion about charity, or what this has to do with all this sensitivity about the autonomy of a local community. I see a fundraiser for imagery, for purchase from a big satellite imagery provider. OSM Benin is doing amazing work, but it's not like they'r

Re: [OSM-talk] Crowdfunding for OpenStreetMap in Bénin : 275km² high resolution satellite imagery for Cotonou

2016-04-26 Thread Rod Bera
Hi John, You seem not to imagine for a second people in the South can take initiatives and do things by themselves, without resorting to a charity from the North. We agree charities can be effective (e.g. when there is a quake or typhoon) by making possible a quick release of imagery. Then only t

Re: [OSM-talk] Crowdfunding for OpenStreetMap in Bénin : 275km² high resolution satellite imagery for Cotonou

2016-04-26 Thread Mikel Maron
blockquote, div.yahoo_quoted { margin-left: 0 !important; border-left:1px #715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex !important; background-color:white !important; } >http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_Gaza#Commercial_aerial_photography Yes, we raised money to buy imagery, in the

Re: [OSM-talk] Crowdfunding for OpenStreetMap in Bénin : 275km² high resolution satellite imagery for Cotonou by 1-May 2016!

2016-04-26 Thread Enock Seth Nyamador
Greetings, Glad to see many views and comments coming up on this topic. Best, - Enock ​ OSMGhana ​ | ​ ​ UMaT, Tarkwa enockseth.github.io On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 11:50 AM, nicolas chavent wrote: > Hi John, > > There is a local OSM group active in Benin since mid 2013, > This group is skilled

Re: [OSM-talk] Crowdfunding for OpenStreetMap in Bénin : 275km² high resolution satellite imagery for Cotonou by 1-May 2016!

2016-04-26 Thread nicolas chavent
Hi John, There is a local OSM group active in Benin since mid 2013, This group is skilled they got trained via (capacity building missions run by the collective Projet EOF) and had been always self training and growing their skills, growing their community and training Academic, Benin Red Cross Vo