[HOT] Northern Uganda Tracing Exercise / Sprint

[Reinier Battenberg]

Hi,

There is a comment in task 49 about the powerlines.

The powerlines were loaded from http://www.infrastructureafrica.org/ with 
their permission. Indeed, they do not match the exact physical world. We are 
still working with the energy sector to gain access to more detailed data.
(in fact, we had a meeting with someone from the Energy Cluster today. 
Hopefully they will make a decision on opening (a subset) of their data soon.)

I would suggest we keep the current, very straight, lines. They are an 
excellent illustration to make our point, and they do show, where in Uganda 
there actually is power, and where there is none.

rgds,
Reinier



On Tuesday 14 August 2012 16:26:19 Banick, Robert wrote:

Hi All,
 
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. 
 
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. 
 
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!
 
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.
 
Gulu task: http://tasks.hotosm.org/job/48 
 
Lira task: http://tasks.hotosm.org/job/49 
 
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.
 
Best,
Robert
 
Robert Banick | GIS Coordinator | International Services | Ì American Red 
Cross
2025 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20006
Tel 202-303-5017 | Cell 404-964-3451 | Fax 202-303—052 | Skype robert.banick
  



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rgds,

Reinier Battenberg
Director 
Mountbatten Ltd.
www.mountbatten.net
tel: +256 758 801749
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