[HOT] Red Cross Tasks in Northern Haiti

[ALCE, Samuel Paul]

Hi,
    Sound good.. :)

*ALCE Samuel Paul, *
*Géo-Information Specialist
**OpenStreetMap** contributor in Haiti

(509) 4638-4875 / 3921-7181 / 4289-7651


Skype: samuelalce*



2013/8/17 Banick, Robert <Robert.Banick at redcross.org>

>   Hi All,
>
>  I'm writing to ask for the assistance of the HOT community with a couple
> of tasks that the American Red Cross has added to the tasking manager.
> We're looking to map the *roads, buildings and basic land uses* in 6
> sections communales in Northern Haiti targeted for extensive Red Cross work
> over the coming years.
>
>   *The tasks in question:*
>
>    Caracol - http://tasks.hotosm.org/job/280
> Ferrier & Ouanaminthe - http://tasks.hotosm.org/job/284
> Borgne - http://tasks.hotosm.org/job/285
> Bahon - http://tasks.hotosm.org/job/286
> Ranquitte & La Victoire Tracing Task - http://tasks.hotosm.org/job/287
>
>  **
>
>
>    *The overview *
>  We'll be working in over 100 communities within these sections communales
> and would really like to have accurate, detailed maps of the communities
> and the surrounding environs. We've planned to work with Haitian Red Cross
> volunteers and staff to do much of the mapping ourselves, but it's just too
> much terrain to possibly cover it all on the ground within our timeframe.
>
>  As such, we wanted to pitch some of the initial footwork to the crowd.
> We need your help creating a map "skeleton" of the areas in question:
> roads, buildings, land uses (in that order of importance). Our teams on the
> ground will take it from there, creating rich, detailed base maps in OSM
> for the communities in question. We'll then use these to for a
> participatory GIS module leveraging OSM within our assessment process.
>
>  The end goal? Stronger analysis leading to more responsive programming.
> And proof of the concept that OSM is a natural fit for participatory GIS
> work.
>
>  *Looking forward*
>  Our hope is to build on the work on the excellent work already done by
> the HOT team in the North of Haiti. We've been in contact with the team
> from there and hope to work with the local HOT staff trained up during the
> recent program. More on that as it comes.
>
>  Thank you to all who have contributed to these tasks so far.
>
>  Best,
>  Robert
>
>
>   *Robert Banick* | GIS Coordinator | International Services | Ì American
> Red Cross <http://www.redcross.org/>****
>
> 2025 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20006
>
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