[HOT] Northern Uganda Tracing Exercise / Sprint

[Fran Boon]

Hi Robert,

The TMS server for the Imagery is timing-out currently

Best Wishes,
Fran.

On 14 August 2012 11:26, Banick, Robert <Robert.Banick at redcross.org> wrote:
> Hi All,
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> The American and Ugandan Red Cross have teamed up with the State
> Department’s Humanitarian Information Unit and HOT OSM to trace the cities
> of Gulu and Lira in Northern Uganda using recent high-resolution satellite
> imagery. We invite and encourage all HOT members / followers / fans to join
> in and help us trace these rapidly expanding cities which are rebuilding
> after years of conflict.
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> We’ll be using the resulting maps to conduct on-the-ground trainings for
> Ugandan Red Cross staff and volunteers, including trainings in how to use
> and contribute to Open Street Map. Those trainigs will be put to use
> preventing traffic accidents and responding to the frequent house fires
> which plague the area.
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> For those of you in the DC area, we’ll be hosting a Mapping Party at the
> American Red Cross’s International Response Operations Center this Sunday
> afternoon. Mikel Maron will be following up with details. If time and
> resources permit, we’d love to webcast the party and invite others,
> particularly Ugandans, to join. Stay tuned!
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> For more details, read into the tasks at the below addresses. We’ve included
> a Visual Tracing Guide to help tracers know which tags to apply to which
> types of buidlings/roads/areas.
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> Gulu task: http://tasks.hotosm.org/job/48
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> Lira task: http://tasks.hotosm.org/job/49
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> This is our first time using mapping and Open Street Map in a big way for
> disaster preparedness and we’d love for it to be a success. Any and all help
> is extremely appreciated – after all, the Red Cross runs on volunteerism.
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> Best,
>
> Robert
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> Robert Banick | GIS Coordinator | International Services | Ì American Red
> Cross
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> 2025 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20006
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> Tel 202-303-5017 | Cell 404-964-3451 | Fax 202-303—052 | Skype robert.banick
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