<div dir="ltr"><div>Please know that DOST-Project NOAH (Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards) has recently launched <b>ISAIAH</b> (Integrated Scenario-based Assessments of Impacts and Hazards)</div><div><br></div><div>Project NOAH has been developing hazard maps for the Philippines over the past 3 years. And through ISAIAH, risk analysis maps will be developed this year which needs OpenStreetMap data, specifically the building footprints, as part of the data needed to calculate risk through a scenario-based assessment.</div><div><br></div><div>We invite the OpenStreetMap community, educational institutions and LGUs to work with us in mapping your locality.</div><div><br></div><div>Please use the hashtag<b> #ProjectNOAH-ISAIAH</b> on your changesets.</div><div><br></div><div>We have set tasks in the HOT Tasking Manager for this purpose and we started out in the province of Cavite.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><i>We will be adding tasks over the coming months and post them at this email thread.</i></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b>Task 1636 - Project NOAH ISAIAH Cavite Map building footprints map-up</b><br><a href="http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/1636">http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/1636</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><b>More about ISAIAH and the need for OpenStreetMap data.</b></div><div><a href="http://blog.noah.dost.gov.ph/2016/03/18/project-noah-announces-start-of-isaiah/">http://blog.noah.dost.gov.ph/2016/03/18/project-noah-announces-start-of-isaiah/</a><br><br></div><div><br></div><div>For LGUs and educational institutions who are interested to learn how to map in OSM, please refer them to Project NOAH by emailing <a href="mailto:info@noah.dost.gov.ph">info@noah.dost.gov.ph</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Ervin Malicdem<br><br></div></div></div>
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