<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Hey guys, we can orgainize to meet in Accra and see how we can get in touch with these dataset from the street naming addressing exercise and upload them unto OSM platform. Can lead with the negotiation to get the data due to having worked with some of them on the Street Naming project within 10 districts.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Any ideas are welcomed!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Cheers,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Sylvester</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Roboto;font-size:13.2px;line-height:24px"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px;max-width:100%;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Roboto;font-size:13.2px;line-height:24px"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:0px 8px 0px 0px;border:0px;outline:none"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:none;float:left"><img width="96" height="96" src="https://newoldstamp.com/editor/profilePictures/profile-b24ac894d2c1e6a50c408192b22d9089-164833.jpg" style="border:none;vertical-align:middle"></div></td><td valign="top" style="padding:0px 0px 0px 8px;border-width:0px 0px 0px 3px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(248,148,28);outline:none"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:none"><b><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:arial"><font color="#666666">SYLVESTER ADJAPONG</font></span><font color="#999999"> </font></b></div><span><font face="arial"><span style="font-size:11px"><b>GIS & MIS Specialist</b></span></font>, </span><span><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:arial">Access Development - 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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 16 June 2016 at 09:06, Saviour Gidi <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:profsaviour@gmail.com" target="_blank">profsaviour@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif">thats great development so far. Am in accra so i can help them.<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(166,77,121)"><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif"><b><br>Thanks So Much<br></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif"><b><font color="#ff0000"><span style="color:rgb(166,77,121)">With Regards</span></font></b><u><b><font color="#ff0000"><br></font></b></u><span style="color:rgb(61,133,198)"><b>-----------------------------------------------------------------------</b></span><u><b><font color="#ff0000"><br><br>Saviour Gidi </font><font color="#ffff00"><font color="#ff0000">|</font> </font><font color="#000000"><span style="color:rgb(194,123,160)">Research Assistant</span> <span style="color:rgb(255,0,255)">|</span> Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems Laboratory</font></b><font color="#ffff00"><span style="color:rgb(0,255,0)"> |</span> </font><font color="#e69138">University of Ghana</font><font color="#ffff00"><span style="color:rgb(0,255,0)"> |</span> </font><font color="#000000">0543486731 | <a href="mailto:Profsaviour@gmail.com" target="_blank">Profsaviour@gmail.com</a></font></u></span><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">On 16 June 2016 at 04:51, Enock Seth Nyamador <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kwadzo459@gmail.com" target="_blank">kwadzo459@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="h5"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Hi Kate, </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Any updates on the above subject?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Best,</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>- Enock<br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 4:13 PM, Sylvester Adjapong <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:adjapongs@gmail.com" target="_blank">adjapongs@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">Hi all, <br>
This has always been an issue regards to government data in Ghana. There's alot of geodata available in silos with various government institutions and not knowing what to do with it. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I worked on the Ghana street naming protect with some of the districts in Ghana. They were not willing to give out the data to Google or OpenStreetMap although I tried explaining the benefits to them. Am glad they are willing now. </p>
<p dir="ltr">We could have alot of data to import to OpenStreetMap if they agree to release the data. Maybe a training on how to do that technically will help as well how to help update it will be of great benefit to these planning officers. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Will be interested to see how things go with this one. Am currently also in the Western Region-Takoradi. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Regards, <br>
Sylvester </p><div><div>
<div class="gmail_quote">On May 25, 2016 3:35 PM, "Kate Chapman" <<a href="mailto:kate@maploser.com" target="_blank">kate@maploser.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Thanks Enock for the link and offer of help. <div><br></div><div>Jo, to answer your question I don't think they are going to be willing to update the data themselves. Originally when I met the group they were really just trying to figure out how to donate their data to Google. I suggested why not also make it available for OpenStreetMap and they agreed. I'm aware of the import process and I was hoping someone would be able to walk them through both the social and the technical aspects of the process. </div><div><br></div><div>-Kate</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 8:45 AM, Enock Seth Nyamador <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kwadzo459@gmail.com" target="_blank">kwadzo459@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Oops,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Link: <a href="http://www.floodriskaccra.com" target="_blank">www.floodriskaccra.com</a></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><span><font color="#888888"><br clear="all"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>- Enock<br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></font></span><div><div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 3:44 PM, Enock Seth Nyamador <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kwadzo459@gmail.com" target="_blank">kwadzo459@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Hi Kate,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Am here. Right in Tarkwa, 1.5 hours from Takoradi. Good to hear. Just closed from a workshop in Accra and was talking about how difficult institutions in Ghana find it giving out data. as part of Project Flood Risk [1] which used OSM as their base map.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Ready to help with this as usual.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">1. projectfloodriskaccra</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Best,</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>- Enock<br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 1:34 PM, Jo <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:winfixit@gmail.com" target="_blank">winfixit@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Another important aspect is keeping that data current and up-to-date. Are they prepared to (learn how to) do that part themselves? Would they consider to start using OpenStreetMap as the repository of their data?<div><br></div><div>Polyglot</div></div><div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2016-05-24 15:22 GMT+02:00 Jo <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:winfixit@gmail.com" target="_blank">winfixit@gmail.com</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr"><br>
If I can have a look at the data, I can look into the technical side. Are they prepared to release the data without restrictions?</p>
<p dir="ltr">Polyglot</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">Op 24-mei-2016 3:03 PM schreef "Kate Chapman" <<a href="mailto:kate@maploser.com" target="_blank">kate@maploser.com</a>>:<br type="attribution"><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div><div dir="ltr">Hi All,<div><br></div><div>I'm talking to an organization that has collected address and street data for Sekondi-Takoradi in Ghana. They are potentially interested in giving the data to OSM. I'm wondering if there is a volunteer here who would be able to guide them through the import process both from a community and technical stand point. </div><div><br></div><div>To be clear I don't think they want to do the import themselves, they more would like to "donate" the data. </div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>-Kate</div></div>
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