<div dir="ltr">In charted territory: Mapping Philippines' streets to save lives<br><br>The Philippines is a country that gets hit regularly by natural disasters, and local communities are starting to realise the importance of mapping their localities to save lives.<br><br>By Aya Lowe <br><br><a href="http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/in-charted-territory/1903880.html">http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/in-charted-territory/1903880.html</a></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 3, 2015 at 9:39 PM, Catalina, Jaime <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Jaime.Catalina@redcross.ch" target="_blank">Jaime.Catalina@redcross.ch</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi Maning,<br>
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Thanks for sharing, I'm famous in Asia :-) hehehehe.<br>
Yes, the mapping news will be released soon. I think CNA wanted to interview some of you first.<br>
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Looking forward to seeing you soon again.<br>
Catalina<br>
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Philippines<br>
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From: maning sambale [mailto:<a href="mailto:emmanuel.sambale@gmail.com">emmanuel.sambale@gmail.com</a>]<br>
Sent: 03 June 2015 17:57<br>
To: osm-ph; Catalina, Jaime<br>
Subject: DRR work by Red Cross in Busuanga<br>
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Channel News Asia covered RC's DRR work [0] in San Isidro [1].<br>
Catalina on a boat!<br>
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No mention of the mapping initiative which I believe will be covered in another story.<br>
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[0] <a href="http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/remote-island-communities/1857956.html" target="_blank">http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/remote-island-communities/1857956.html</a><br>
[1] <a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/node/3488229700#map=14/12.1281/119.8673" target="_blank">http://www.openstreetmap.org/node/3488229700#map=14/12.1281/119.8673</a><br>
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cheers,<br>
maning<br>
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