@ michael cole Let's wait till mikel maron set-up something for us. In the meantime, please help compiling more data on which areas have been affected.
On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 10:36 AM, Michael Cole <colemic...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > -- 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