<div dir="ltr"><div><div><span><br>Hi all, </span></div><div><br></div><div><span>Below is the English translation of an email sent first to </span><span>the hot-francophone mailing list. It focuses on the first <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.1" style="" class="">crowdfunding</span></span> 100% directed to <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.2" style="" class="">OpenStreetMap</span></span> in Western Africa. The project is run by the local <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.3" style="" class="">OSM</span></span> association (<span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.4" style="" class="">OSM</span></span> <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.5" style="" class="">Bénin</span></span>) with the support of the collective <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.6" style="" class="">Projet</span></span> <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.7" style="" class="">Espace</span></span> <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.8" style="" class="">OSM</span></span> Francophone (<span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.9" style="" class="">ProjetEOF</span></span>) to purchase 275km² high resolution imagery over Cotonou, Benin economic capital. <br></span></div><div><br></div><div><span>Enjoy the read and shall you be interested, join us! The <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.10" style="" class="">crowfunding</span></span> closes May1, 2016: in 7 days, we still have to raise 550 Euros (25%). This is an easy mean to make a big difference and have a huge <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.11" style="" class="">OpenStreetMap</span></span> and <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.12" style="" class="">opendata</span></span> impact in Cotonou and Benin by helping <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.13" style="" class="">significatively</span></span> the mapping of Cotonou by the Cotonou mappers who can then be supported remotely by the global <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.14" style="" class="">OSM</span></span> community and the Western African groups in the first place.  </span></div><div><br></div><div><span>Best,</span></div><div><br></div><div><span>Nicolas on the behalf of the Association <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.15" style="" class="">OSM</span></span> <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.16" style="" class="">Bénin</span></span> <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.17" style="" class="">et</span></span> the collective <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.18" style="" class="">ProjetEOF</span></span></span></div></div><div><span><br><br>= <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.19" style="" class="">Crowdfunding</span></span> for <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.20" style="" class="">OpenStreetMap</span></span> in <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.21" style="" class="">Bénin</span></span> : 275km² high resolution satellite imagery for Cotonou by 1-May 2016! =<br><br>Hi all, </span></div><div><br></div><div><span>This <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.22" style="" class="">crowdfunding</span></span> </span><span><b>"<span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.23" style="" class="">Imagerie</span></span> Satellite pour <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.24" style="" class="">OSM</span></span> Benin</b></span><span>" ([1],[2]) is lead by the Association <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.25" style="" class="">OpenStreetMap</span></span> <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.26" style="" class="">Bénin</span></span> (<span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.27" style="" class="">OSMBénin</span></span>) [3] with the support of the collective <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.28" style="" class="">Projet</span></span> <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.29" style="" class="">Espace</span></span> <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.30" style="" class="">OpenStreetMap</span></span> Francophone (<span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.31" style="" class="">ProjetEOF</span></span>) [4]. It aims at purchasing around 275 km² high resolution imagery over Cotonou in a license which allows for creating into <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.32" style="" class="">OpenStreetMap</span></span> geographical information  about building, road network, <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.33" style="" class="">hydrography</span></span> and <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.34" style="" class="">landuse</span></span>.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span>The mappers from Benin are active creating geographical data in <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.35" style="" class="">OpenStreetMap</span></span> and thus improving the Free Map of this World via <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.36" style="" class="">mapathons</span></span> [5] field data collections [6], as well as conducting information and outreach work tied to heavy training in <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.37" style="" class="">GIS</span></span> (<span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.38" style="" class="">QGIS</span></span>) and mapping with <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.39" style="" class="">OSM</span></span> [7]. Unfortunately they are missing on Cotonou high resolution imagery via the Bing and <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.40" style="" class="">MapBox</span></span> layers. This forces the Benin <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.41" style="" class="">OSM</span></span> community to map Cotonou - </span><span><i>Benin economic capital</i></span><span> - through field surveys only (GPS, Mobile phones and <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.42" style="" class="">FieldPapers</span></span>), </span><span><i>a long time and money intensive work</i></span><span>. This takes us back to the early ages of <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.43" style="" class="">OpenStreetMap</span></span> prior its members had access to high resolution imagery through agreements with Yahoo, Microsoft Bing or benefited from <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.44" style="" class="">opendata</span></span> programs.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span>Shall this <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.45" style="" class="">crowdfunding</span></span> works well, this would be a major breakthrough for the growth of <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.46" style="" class="">OpenStreetMap</span></span> in Cotonou and in Benin, as a matter of fact, with this imagery purchased, hosted and <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.47" style="" class="">accesible</span></span>:</span></div><div><span> - Not only the mappers from <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.48" style="" class="">Bénin</span></span> would be more efficient mapping Cotonou and in a position to dedicate more time to non mapping activities such information, outreach, building partnerships while continuing and expanding the activities they had been carrying out in the rest of the country since 2013 as one can read from the "<span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.49" style="" class="">Infolettre</span></span> <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.50" style="" class="">OSM</span></span> <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.51" style="" class="">Bénin</span></span>" [8].</span></div><div><span> - But for mapping Cotonou, they could benefit from the support of the global <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.52" style="" class="">OpenStreetMap</span></span> community and specifically the Western African local groups with whom strong relations have been established and numerous joint mapping activities have been organized since 2013.</span></div><div><span> </span></div><div><span>The <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.53" style="" class="">crowfunding</span></span> closes in 7 days, we still have to raise 550 Euros (25%), an easy mean to make a big difference and have a huge <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.54" style="" class="">OpenStreetMap</span></span> and <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.55" style="" class="">opendata</span></span> impact by helping <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.56" style="" class="">significatively</span></span> the mapping of Cotonou by the Cotonou mappers with the support of the global <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.57" style="" class="">OSM</span></span> community and the Western African groups in the first place.  </span></div><div><br></div><div><span>To check the status of this <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.58" style="" class="">crowdfunding</span></span> project, stay tuned to the <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.59" style="" class="">Ulule</span></span> platform, the <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.60" style="" class="">OSM</span></span> lists, the Wiki site of the <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.61" style="" class="">OSM</span></span> project in <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.62" style="" class="">Bénin</span></span>, blogs and social media used by <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.63" style="" class="">ProjetEOF</span></span> (@<span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.64" style="" class="">ProjetEOF</span></span>), <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.65" style="" class="">OSMBénin</span></span> (@<span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.66" style="" class="">OSMBénin</span></span>) and other Western African <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.67" style="" class="">OSM</span></span> collectives.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span>Nicolas on the behalf of the Association <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.68" style="" class="">OSM</span></span> <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.69" style="" class="">Bénin</span></span> and the collective <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.70" style="" class="">Projet</span></span> <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.71" style="" class="">EOF</span></span>.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span>[1] : </span><span><a href="http://fr.ulule.com/imagerie-cotonou/" target="_blank">http://fr.<span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.72" style="" class="">ulule</span></span>.com/<span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.73" style="" class="">imagerie</span></span>-<span>c<span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.74" style="" class="">otonou</span></span>/</a></span></div><div><span>[2] : </span><span><a href="https://projeteof.org/blog/crowdfunding-openstreetmap-au-benin-275km%C2%B2-dimagerie-satellite-haute-resolution-pour-cotonou-ce-1er-mai-2016/" target="_blank">https://<span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.75" style="" class="">projeteof</span></span>.org/blog/<span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.76" style="" class="">cro</span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.77" style="" class="">wdfunding</span></span>-<span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.78" style="" class="">openstreetmap</span></span>-<span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.79" style="" class="">au</span></span>-<span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.80" style="" class="">ben</span>in</span>-275km%C2%B2-<span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.81" style="" class="">dimagerie</span></span>-satellite-<span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.82" style="" class="">haute</span></span>-resolution-pour-<span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.83" style="" class="">cotonou</span></span>-<span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.84" style="" class="">ce</span></span>-1er-<span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.85" style="" class="">mai</span></span>-2016/</a></span></div><div><span>[3] : </span><span><a href="http://openstreetmap.bj/" target="_blank">http://<span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.86" style="" class="">openstreetmap</span></span>.<span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.87" style="" class="">bj</span></span>/</a></span></div><div><span>[4] : </span><span><a href="https://projeteof.org/blog/projet-eof/" target="_blank">https://<span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.88" style="" class="">projeteof</span></span>.org/blog/<span>projet</span>-<span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.89" style="" class="">eof</span></span>/</a></span></div><div><span>[5] : </span><span><a href="https://twitter.com/absaliou/status/566060712049770496" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/<span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.90" style="" class="">absaliou</span></span>/status/566060712049770496</a></span></div><div><span>[6] : </span><span><a href="https://twitter.com/agbadonou/status/719455286285570048" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/<span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.91" style="" class="">agbadonou</span></span>/status/719455286285570048</a></span></div><div><span>[7] : </span><span><a href="https://twitter.com/agbadonou/status/677513770214801410" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/<span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.92" style="" class="">agbadonou</span></span>/status/677513770214801410</a></span></div><div><span>[8] : </span><span><a href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/File:SOTMTG-COM-OSMBJ-contenu.pdf" target="_blank">https://wiki.<span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.93" style="" class="">openstreetmap</span></span>.org/wiki/File:<span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.94" style="" class="">SOTMTG</span></span>-COM-<span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.95" style="" class="">OSMBJ</span></span>-<span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.96" style="" class="">contenu</span></span>.<span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.97" style="" class="">pdf</span></span></a></span></div><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Nicolas <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.98" style="" class="">Chavent</span></span><div><span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.99" style="" class="">Projet</span></span> <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.100" style="" class="">OpenStreetMap</span></span> (<span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.101" style="" class="">OSM</span></span>)<br><span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.102" style="" class="">Projet</span></span> Humanitarian <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.103" style="" class="">OpenStreetMap</span></span> Team (HOT)<br></div><div><span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.104" style="" class="">Projet</span></span> <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.105" style="" class="">Espace</span></span> <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.106" style="" class="">OSM</span></span> Francophone (<span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.107" style="" class="">EOF</span></span>)<br></div><div><div>Mobile (<span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.108" style="" class="">FRA</span></span>): <a href="tel:%2B33%20%280%296%2052%2040%2078%2020" value="+33652407820" target="_blank">+33 (0)6 52 40 78 20</a><br></div><div>Mobile (<span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.109" style="" class="">CIV</span></span>): <a href="tel:%2B225%2078%2012%2076%2099" value="+22578127699" target="_blank">+225 78 12 76 99</a><br></div><div><a href="mailto:nicolas.chavent@hotosm.org" target="_blank"></a></div><div>Email: <a href="mailto:nicolas.chavent@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.110" style="" class="">nicolas</span></span>.<span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.111" style="" class="">chavent</span></span>@gmail.com</a><br><span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.112" style="" class="">Skype</span></span>: c_<span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.113" style="" class="">nicolas</span></span><br>Twitter: <span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.114" style="" class="">nicolas</span></span>_<span><span tabindex="-1" id=":9f8.115" style="" class="">chavent</span></span><br></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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