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<div>Hello list,</div><div><br></div><div>I'm contacting you to get 
feedback on an import prepared by HOT as part of a project combining 
data extracted in an automated way and information collected on the 
ground[1]. <br></div><div><br></div><div>This import consists of around 3.8 millions <span class="gmail-il">building</span> footprints in north-eastern <span class="gmail-il">DRC</span> and 2.7 millions <span class="gmail-il">building</span> footprints in western <span class="gmail-il">Uganda</span>. The data was extracted from high-resolution imagery provided by Maxar over the period from 2015 to 2019.</div><br>You can check the proposed import wiki here:<br><a href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Eastern_DRC_%26_Western_Uganda_Maxar-Ecopia_Buildings_Import" target="_blank">https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Eastern_DRC_%26_Western_Uganda_Maxar-Ecopia_Buildings_Import</a><br><br>A
 subpage containing the practical details of the proposed methodology to
 perform this import has also been developed [2]. Both pages are available in English and French to ease exchanges with contributors in 
both countries. Online discussions have been taking place since the end of June with both communities through calls, WhatsApp and mailing lists.<br><br><div>We are welcoming any comments, questions, or issues you would have regarding this import process.</div><br>Cheers<br>Claire<br><br>[1] <a href="https://www.hotosm.org/projects/leveraging-ml-generated-building-data-and-motorcycle-mapping-in-the-drc-and-uganda-to-enhance-humanitarian-response/" target="_blank">https://www.hotosm.org/projects/leveraging-ml-generated-<span class="gmail-il">building</span>-data-and-motorcycle-mapping-in-the-<span class="gmail-il">drc</span>-and-<span class="gmail-il">uganda</span>-to-enhance-humanitarian-response/</a><br><div>[2] <a href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Eastern_DRC_%26_Western_Uganda_Maxar-Ecopia_Buildings_Import/Workflow" target="_blank">https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Eastern_DRC_%26_Western_Uganda_Maxar-Ecopia_Buildings_Import/Workflow</a></div></div>