[HOT] [Fwd: Re: Geospatial Support for Chile]

[Jean-Guilhem Cailton]

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Sujet : 	Re: Geospatial Support for Chile
Date : 	Wed, 3 Mar 2010 18:26:49 -0300
De : 	Julio Costa Zambelli <julio.costa at openstreetmap.cl>
Pour : 	Bruce Willett <bdwillet at ravel.n2.net>
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Bruce,

About ChileAyuda, I went there yesterday and convinced them to put 
OpenStreetMap back as the default layer of their Ushahidi implementation 
(they had changed it for Google Maps). They agree to change it on the 
condition that I give them some support with that and get a custom 
render (with more "attractive" colours that the one from the OSMF). I am 
looking now for help on getting that custom render (like a CloudMade 
Custom Style render) done but with a quick update cycle like the OSMF 
Mapnik one. Otherwise we will not see the results of the fast mapping 
efforts that we are going to do in the following days an weeks. If 
someone has any idea to solve this I will really appreciate it.

They have space, resources, good contacts, etc. I am not going to lie to 
you, they do not look like "Geo-geniuses" but they are doing their best 
effort to help. Customizing Ushahidi, creating new layers for different 
topics, etc. and have lots of volunteers doing other stuff for the 
www.chileayuda.com <http://www.chileayuda.com> website. Also there is 
people involved with their project that can give good exposure to any 
related event, for example: the idea of training the earthquake affected 
area natives living in Santiago on how to use Potlatch to include things 
that they know in OpenStreetMap.

Cheers,

Julio Costa
OpenStreetMap Chile
http://www.openstreetmap.cl/


On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 2:41 PM, Bruce Willett <bdwillet at ravel.n2.net 
<mailto:bdwillet at ravel.n2.net>> wrote:

    Hi Nate,

    Thanks for the email.  I am CC:ing just some of those involved
    whether they understand English or not.  I am doing this in the
    hopes that some connections might form.

    Desculpa para el ingles NO PUEDO ESCRIBIR EN 2 AHORA!

    I am going to play with this until the 10th and then off on my bike
    with a friend for a couple weeks in Tierra de Fuego and out of
    contact the whole time, so if something come up

    Yes, it is too bad we didn't know about him as we have a couple of
    us down here in Punta Arenas interested in helping with mapping,
    GIS, GPS,  most of these are Chilean.  We also have another couple
    in Santiago looking to help, both Chilean and foreigners.  Most of
    us have been just spinning our wheels down here looking for a way to
    help. I did the same after Katrina even though I was working
    directly for FEMA at the time.

    I donated blood a couple weeks ago and $$. I am currently uploading
    GIS data (no metadata, of course) and making maps of the areas
    affected, others are looking for imagery and making similar contacts
    with similar results.  Region 8 and 9 - don't know if it will be
    used but.

    Here is a quick rundown on some of the collective efforts, contacts
    and responses:

    ONEMI - emails don't work, phone calls don't go through, people
    don't know what GIS is or don't care, all taken care of and don't
    need help, don't do GIS  We talked to the local jefe and he didn't
    even know what GIS is..

    US State Dept / Embassy - don't do GIS, don't know what it is, email
    this person, email this email I have been in touch with them since
    1999 on GIS issues, lot of talk

    Immap - Joe D at waiting for a request and could provide assistance

    GISCorps - Shoreh is waiting for a request and could provide assistance

    ESRI - Carmelle Terborgh could be involved if tasked, others I have
    not contacted

    ESRI-Chile - don't get me started

    Other in local government - don't really know anything and waiting
    for direction from above

    ChileAyuda - ??????

    Intendencia - ?????

    UN OCHA - ???

    MapAction - ???




    Could you provide us with updated access to Quickbird of the
    affected areas?

    Some of us are loading data onto:
    http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/2010_Chile_earthquake/Imagery_and_data_sources#Existing_Data_Sets

    Same with this group:
    http://groups.google.com/group/crisismappers-chile?lnk=gcamh

    We are now looking to do some work down here in Punta Arenas but
    with or without any leadership from those directly involved.

    Thanks,

    bruce


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