[HOT] HOT activation Syria

[Joseph Reeves]

Hi Heather,

That would be fantastic - many thanks!

Joseph


On 28 January 2013 15:48, Heather Leson <heatherleson at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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