How much space you need on server? Regards Michael Cole.
On Thursday 01 October 2009 9:33:56 am maning sambale wrote: > Hi, > > Just got back online. > > On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 9:45 PM, Mikel Maron <mikel_ma...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Are you on Skype/IM? > > > > Skype: mikelmaron > > gtalk: mikel.maron > > > > > > > > 1) We can probably get you a server somewhere .. is it ok if it's in the > > US? What sort of access do you need? Do you have a domain? > > Any server would be very useful. We don't have a domain at the > moment. Perhaps openstreetmap.org.ph can be used. > @ Andre and Ahmed, is this OK? Please help get this going. > > > 2) Mashups .. are you all collecting sources of data? > > Yes, mashups would be helpful. I just got a mapinfo file of the > extent of flooding from Darthmouth Flood Research. I'll see what I > can do with this data. > > > I'd suggest starting a catalog on the wiki, a subpage to the Philippines > > project page, or subpage to the HOT page > > I'll start working on this one. > > > We'd then look to pull those data sources together somehow .. perhaps > > through just an OpenLayers instance, or through GeoCommons (andrew turner > > cc'd) > > > > 3) For data collection applications, OpenStreetBugs could be stood up .. > > but is there widely available net access right now? > > This is one of the useful things I see we can do. Set-up > openstreetbug interface for people to report what they need. Food , > electricity, water, garbage collection, etc. > After the rescue and retrieval operations, rebuilding would take a > long haul. We nned to supply info to public utility operators what > areas need immediate action. I can ask other people to provide > summary reports of the data gathered from "openstreetbug" to > respective utility companies. > > People with internet connection can help report these areas. Most of > them are in the news but sadly no one is compiling all these info for > utilty companies to respond strategically. > > > Would an SMS based application be a better fit for the situation? We'd > > only need a PH mobile phone set up to FrontlineSMS over there, and we > > could set up Ushahidi anywhere > > This is also possible. But don't how difficult to set-up. > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: maning sambale <emmanuel.samb...@gmail.com> > > To: Mikel Maron <mikel_ma...@yahoo.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 11:59:04 PM > > Subject: Fwd: need help on mapping for ondoy/Kestana flood victims in > > Metro Manila > > > > mikel, > > > > Can the Humanitarian OSM Team, help us? > > > > cheers, > > maning > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: maning sambale <emmanuel.samb...@gmail.com> > > Date: Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 11:44 AM > > Subject: need help on mapping for ondoy/Kestana flood victims in Metro > > Manila To: osm-ph <talk-ph@openstreetmap.org>, osm-talk > > <t...@openstreetmap.org> > > > > Hi, > > > > In case people in the international community didn't know, the > > Philippines (capital and surrounding provinces) were badly hit by > > tropical cylcone ondoy/kestana the past week [1]. > > > > My family was affected as well, but we are OK now. > > > > Current efforts are now towards search, rescue and relief. As a > > mapping community I feel we need to do something and contribute. We > > need to document whatever information we can compile so that > > volunteers, relief workers, and government agencies can respond to the > > needs. > > > > The recovery efforts may take a few more weeks and we need to sustain > > activities to restore vital public utilities to affected areas. Some > > members of the OSM-PH has started creating webmap based on OSM to > > document what is currently happening on the ground [2]. > > > > I appeal to the whole OSM community to help us in this project. What > > we currently need are: > > 1. A temporary server space we can use. > > > > 2. Create mashups on related information about the disaster (osm data > > for Metro Manila and adjacent provinces is good enough as a map > > background), news feeds, location of evacuation sites, missing persons > > list. > > > > 3. An interface in which users can report what is happening on the > > ground, (I'm thinking of an openstreetbug interface) > > i.e. This street in unpassable due to floods. This street needs > > water. This street has no electricity. Too much garbage on this > > street please collect now. > > This way communities can report problems and hopefully close "bugs". > > > > I lack the technical skills to do this but I am willing to coordinate > > efforts in some areas and collect field data around my mapping area. > > Please help us do this project. The hope is the information we gather > > and synthesize would be helpful. > > We do not need anything sophisticated at the moment we just need > > something running ASAP. > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Ketsana_%282009%29 > > [2] http://www.umapper.com/maps/view/id/42152 > > -- > > cheers, > > maning > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > "Freedom is still the most radical idea of all" -N.Branden > > wiki: http://esambale.wikispaces.com/ > > blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/ > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > -- > > cheers, > > maning > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > "Freedom is still the most radical idea of all" -N.Branden > > wiki: http://esambale.wikispaces.com/ > > blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/ > > ------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ talk-ph mailing list talk-ph@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph
