Hi maning,<br><br>The Ondoy situation maps on Google Maps My Maps (<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=110868206150348750692.00047479b6400ee29bd89&ll=14.645791,121.107874&spn=0.107954,0.154324">http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=110868206150348750692.00047479b6400ee29bd89&ll=14.645791,121.107874&spn=0.107954,0.154324</a>) is the most publicized webmap there is. It shows the locations of people needing immediate rescue and help.<br>
<br>I don't think we should duplicate that effort since it would split resources.<br><br>I guess what we can do is to map out rehabilitation efforts instead of people needing rescue.<br><br>Also, some bloggers and other people I know are looking to use the Sahana FOSS Disaster Management System to coordinate efforts on various aspects of a disaster. I'm not sure how OSM can fit into the picture yet. (<a href="http://sahana.kahelos.org/index.php?mod=home&act=default">http://sahana.kahelos.org/index.php?mod=home&act=default</a>)<br>
<br>Eugene<br><br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 12:16 PM, maning sambale <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:emmanuel.sambale@gmail.com" target="_blank">emmanuel.sambale@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I just had access to the web a couple of hours ago and is looking<br>
around for webmaps and other geographic information.<br>
I just wrote an appeal to the osm main list on creating a webmap to<br>
support the releif, recovery and rescue however, there seems to be<br>
several webmaps available already. Is there anything else we can do?<br>
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On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 11:44 AM, maning sambale<br>
<<a href="mailto:emmanuel.sambale@gmail.com" target="_blank">emmanuel.sambale@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Hi,<br>
><br>
> In case people in the international community didn't know, the<br>
> Philippines (capital and surrounding provinces) were badly hit by<br>
> tropical cylcone ondoy/kestana the past week [1].<br>
><br>
> My family was affected as well, but we are OK now.<br>
><br>
> Current efforts are now towards search, rescue and relief. As a<br>
> mapping community I feel we need to do something and contribute. We<br>
> need to document whatever information we can compile so that<br>
> volunteers, relief workers, and government agencies can respond to the<br>
> needs.<br>
><br>
> The recovery efforts may take a few more weeks and we need to sustain<br>
> activities to restore vital public utilities to affected areas. Some<br>
> members of the OSM-PH has started creating webmap based on OSM to<br>
> document what is currently happening on the ground [2].<br>
><br>
> I appeal to the whole OSM community to help us in this project. What<br>
> we currently need are:<br>
> 1. A temporary server space we can use.<br>
><br>
> 2. Create mashups on related information about the disaster (osm data<br>
> for Metro Manila and adjacent provinces is good enough as a map<br>
> background), news feeds, location of evacuation sites, missing persons<br>
> list.<br>
><br>
> 3. An interface in which users can report what is happening on the<br>
> ground, (I'm thinking of an openstreetbug interface)<br>
> i.e. This street in unpassable due to floods. This street needs<br>
> water. This street has no electricity. Too much garbage on this<br>
> street please collect now.<br>
> This way communities can report problems and hopefully close "bugs".<br>
><br>
> I lack the technical skills to do this but I am willing to coordinate<br>
> efforts in some areas and collect field data around my mapping area.<br>
> Please help us do this project. The hope is the information we gather<br>
> and synthesize would be helpful.<br>
> We do not need anything sophisticated at the moment we just need<br>
> something running ASAP.<br>
><br>
> Thanks in advance.<br>
><br>
> [1] <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Ketsana_%282009%29" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Ketsana_%282009%29</a><br>
> [2] <a href="http://www.umapper.com/maps/view/id/42152" target="_blank">http://www.umapper.com/maps/view/id/42152</a><br>
> --<br>
> cheers,<br>
> maning<br>
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