<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:garamond, new york, times, serif;font-size:13px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1414711639080_167510">Hi Gideon,</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1414711639080_167508"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1414711639080_167506" dir="ltr">Yes, it would be good to know more about this.</div><br><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1414711639080_167498" dir="ltr">For the Ebola Outbreak, there are a few concrete examples coming-out. There are also various software developments for mobile equipment going on and it would interesting to know how they integrate OpenStreetMap. <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1414711639080_173692" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1414711639080_173694" dir="ltr">I added to the wiki page of the Activation a section where I invite to list the various projects that use OSM for the Ebola Outbreak. I already listed a few examples.<br></div><h3 id="yui_3_16_0_1_1414711639080_173835" style="" class=""><span style="" class="" id="How_OSM_products_and_services_are_used_by_the_humanitarians"><a id="yui_3_16_0_1_1414711639080_173834" href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/2014_West_Africa_Ebola_Response#How_OSM_products_and_services_are_used_by_the_humanitarians">How OSM products and services are used by the humanitarians</a></span></h3><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1414711639080_169937"><span></span> <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1414711639080_169939" class="signature"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1414711639080_173957" style="font-style:italic;color:rgb(0, 0, 191);font-weight:bold;">Pierre <br></span></div><br> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1414711639080_167406" style="font-family: garamond, new york, times, serif; font-size: 13px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1414711639080_167405" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1414711639080_167404" dir="ltr"> <hr id="yui_3_16_0_1_1414711639080_169944" size="1"> <font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1414711639080_167403" face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">De :</span></b> Gideon Hartmann <gidihart@gmail.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">À :</span></b> hot@openstreetmap.org <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Envoyé le :</span></b> Vendredi 31 octobre 2014 13h25<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Objet :</span></b> [HOT] Are there any detailed reports or research on the utilization of HOT maps on the ground?<br> </font> </div> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1414711639080_167463" class="y_msg_container"><br>Hey mappers,<br><br>whenever I tell friends about the HOT projects, I get a lot of sceptic <br>responses. Most people don't see the importance of our maps and there <br>are even voices saying it is much more something to keep mappers <br>occupied than actual help.<br>If I go deeper into online research on the impact of HOT, I can find <br>some opinions here and there, but these are mostly very vague and based <br>on few people's opinions.<br>Is there more than "The maps helped a lot!" or "The maps could help in <br>case xxx..." anywhere?<br>Are there any quantitative data sets or any scientifically executed <br>interviews?<br><br>Keep mapping!<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>HOT mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:HOT@openstreetmap.org" href="mailto:HOT@openstreetmap.org">HOT@openstreetmap.org</a><br><a href="https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot" target="_blank">https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot</a><br><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></body></html>