Re: [talk-ph] Mapping party in CSJDM, Bulacan

2014-11-13 Thread Eugene Alvin Villar
Hi Jessie, November 22 was suggested as a possible date for this OSM training/workshop for CSJDM in order to tie up with the OSM Geography Awareness Week. Is this OK? Please also inform us what kind of event the city would find beneficial. I think an introduction to what OSM is and how it is

[talk-ph] Mappy Hour Yolanda Anniversary/Missing Maps (post-event)

2014-11-13 Thread maning sambale
Hi, We would like to thank everyone for joining the MappyHour/Missing Maps launch last Friday (Nov 7, 2014). 15 people joined us at ESSC and looking at the tasking manager [0], a few more participated remotely. Special thanks to Nick Brown of YPDR [1] for sharing his insights on volunteering and

[talk-ph] http://yolandadata.org/

2014-11-13 Thread maning sambale
http://yolandadata.org/ is GeoNode-based data portal created by the American Red Cross and WorldBank's GFDRR. This was created during the height of the response to Yolanda/Haiyan in order to aggregate the many geodata created and shared for the humanitarian response. The site was re-activated

Re: [talk-ph] http://yolandadata.org/

2014-11-13 Thread Erwin Olario
As a site that promotes data transparency for efforts related to Yolanda, what I would love to see is how the government and aid organizations are allocating resources, re-building communities, or providing on the ground support for recovery in these areas. More than just plans, I hope to see the

Re: [talk-ph] Mapping party in CSJDM, Bulacan

2014-11-13 Thread Jessie Linn Ablao
Hi Eugene, Thanks for your feedback. They (atleast for the CPDO) welcomes the idea for a workshop/traning. Unfortunately, they are not aware of what to expect during the activity. Secondly, Nov. 22 might not be feasible for them since they only work on weekdays :( Nov. 21 or the week after might