[HOT] HOT activation Syria

[Heather Leson]

HI Joseph, there are a few Crowdmap/Ushahidi deployers in Syria. May I do
introductions?

Heather
On Jan 28, 2013 3:42 PM, "Joseph Reeves" <iknowjoseph at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> I'm pleased to report that HOT have been contacted by partners working
> within the ongoing Syrian crises and have been asked to provide relevant
> mapping resources. As such we have begun a formal HOT Syria activation.
> I've put further details into a blog post:
>
> http://hot.openstreetmap.org/updates/2013-01-28_syria_activation
>
> At the moment we're looking for new potential datasets and trying to
> identify people comfortable in Arabic that may be interested in
> contributing. Much of the work will involve remote mapping from aerial
> imagery, which does not require any particular language skills, but another
> element (geo-referencing place names) will benefit from the involvement of
> Arabic speakers. In the past we've spoken about mentoring programs; this
> activation will hopefully provide a good opportunity to train and mentor
> new OSM users.
>
> Please check the blog for further details. More updates will be provided
> soon as the project progresses, but of course please email back here with
> any questions, proposals, etc.
>
> All best, Joseph
>
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