[HOT] Typhoon Haiyan Tracing -- Please Assist

[Dan S]

May I ask if any of the current Haiyan jobs are more urgent than
others? I've been doing some in job 364 (it's a featured one on the
Task Manager home page), but it's not listed on that wiki page list,
hence my uncertainty.

Dan


2013/12/7 maning sambale <emmanuel.sambale at gmail.com>:
> Carles task was completed including validation.  Hope the data got in
> time for Robert's validation exercise.
> Anyway, other tasks needs more love:
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Typhoon_Haiyan#Mapping_response
>
> Other than the American Red Cross, we are getting a few more requests
> for maps from various responders on the ground.
> Thanks again for the continued support.
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 12:28 PM, Banick, Robert
> <Robert.Banick at redcross.org> wrote:
>> No worries Heather. The data looks good, we're pulling together a mini-map
>> pack to guide our work now.
>>
>> Jonas, I've had to adapt the tagging scheme slightly to a 4-damage scale
>> which better reflects how shelter assessments are being conducted here. So
>> it's damage=partial/major/destroyed now (damage=no being the fourth).
>> Otherwise all's OK.
>>
>> Robert Banick | Field GIS Coordinator | International Services | Ì American
>> Red Cross
>>
>> 2025 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20006
>>
>> Tel 202-303-5017 | Cell 202-805-3679 | Skype robert.banick
>>
>>
>> From: Heather Leson <heatherleson at gmail.com>
>> Date: Sunday, December 1, 2013 6:37 PM
>> To: Sazal Sthapit <sazalsthapit at gmail.com>
>> Cc: "hot at openstreetmap.org" <hot at openstreetmap.org>, Robert Banick
>> <robert.banick at redcross.org>
>> Subject: Re: [HOT] Typhoon Haiyan Tracing -- Please Assist
>>
>> Thanks so much Robert for the requests. Thanks to all who will map.
>> Jean-Guilhem  and Tim, thanks for the references.
>>
>> Kathleen, I think it is important to blog and share widely. I've added it to
>> the HOT blog.
>>
>> Robert, your note was included in full as it is so clear. I hope that this
>> was ok to share widely.
>>
>> http://hot.openstreetmap.org/updates/2013-12-01_mapping_request_for_carles_area_typhoon_haiyan
>>
>>
>> Heather
>>
>> On Dec 1, 2013 4:20 AM, "Sazal Sthapit" <sazalsthapit at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Dear,
>>>
>>> Thank you for the update on the new task. We have been working on it since
>>> the morning and spreading the word to get in more mappers involved.
>>>
>>> Very inspiring to see OSM data being used for such noble cause.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Kathmandu Living Labs
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 5:19 PM, Banick, Robert
>>> <Robert.Banick at redcross.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hello HOT Community,
>>>>
>>>> Hello from Tacloban. Recovery work for Typhoon Yolanda is gathering steam
>>>> in the Philippines and with it the need for highly detailed data. I'm here
>>>> working with the REACH Initiative to conduct a rapid shelter assessment
>>>> which will be used to inform shelter reconstruction planning for the entire
>>>> recovery operation. In the course of these surveys we're testing the
>>>> accuracy of damage assessments conducted through OSM and developing
>>>> methodologies to join relevant survey data to OSM map features.
>>>>
>>>> One of the municipalities selected for assessment is Carles on the
>>>> northeasten tip of Panay. We're hoping to use OSM to better plan the
>>>> logistics and administration of our assessment surveys and in turn generate
>>>> more useful data for OSM. If possible we'll obtain post-disaster imagery and
>>>> set up a separate task to crowd source damage assessments that we can
>>>> validate in the field.
>>>>
>>>> We need your help to get this done in time. Our assessment will be
>>>> happening later this week, most likely Friday, so we need the community's
>>>> help to trace the relevant data in time. If you have the time and
>>>> inclination, please take a cell or 20 and chip in. If the data is good
>>>> enough it will be used by humanitarian responders.
>>>>
>>>> Many thanks to all of you for the time and effort you've given so far.
>>>> GIS folks in the field are all raving about the quality and thoroughness of
>>>> the data that OSM provides to this response.
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>> Robert
>>>>
>>>> Robert Banick | Field GIS Coordinator | International Services | Ì
>>>> American Red Cross
>>>>
>>>> 2025 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20006
>>>>
>>>> Tel 202-303-5017 | Cell 202-805-3679 | Skype robert.banick
>>>>
>>>>
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