[HOT] mapping Kalemie/DRC

[Laurent Savaëte]

Mikel,

thanks for your reply. I got in contact with Claire, we will try to 
coordinate in the field, but I'm not sure who the MSF person in CAR is. 
Do you have a contact?

Thanks,
Laurent

On Mon 22 Jul 2013 08:36:56 PM CEST, Mikel Maron wrote:
> Laurent
>
> I just returned from DRC, just Kinshasa. You should connect with
> Claire Halleux, who's based in DRC, might be familiar with the area,
> or have some thoughts.
>
> Also, could be fruitful to connect with the MSF person working in CAR
> right now. HOT was supporting him a bit.
>
> -Mikel
>
> * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron
>
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>     *From:* Laurent Savaëte <laurent.savaete at gmail.com>
>     *To:* hot <hot at openstreetmap.org>
>     *Sent:* Monday, July 22, 2013 2:58 PM
>     *Subject:* [HOT] mapping Kalemie/DRC
>
>     Hello HOTties,
>
>     I am heading out to Kalemie/DRC
>     (http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=-5.9223&lon=29.184&zoom=13&layers=M)
>     in august to work on a cholera prevention program through
>     water/sanitation (and possibly an associated vaccination program) with
>     MSF (Doctors without Borders).
>
>     Cholera is endemic in the area, and a number of actions are planned,
>     including distributions of portable water filters, and the
>     revamping of
>     (parts of) the water distribution network.
>     Although I don't have details yet, I am convinced that a detailed map
>     showing houses/buildings and the road network would be invaluable in
>     improving the water distribution network. Given the waterborne
>     nature of
>     the disease, mapping the natural water streams would also be helpful,
>     but this may be a lot harder from sat imagery.
>
>     I recently spoke with Andrew Buck about it, and he suggested
>     setting up
>     a task manager job for it.
>     Obviously a map of the whole town would be amazing, but initial focus
>     could be on the banks of the Lukuga river
>     (http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=-5.91326&lon=29.18621&zoom=16&layers=M)
>     and the southern part of town
>     (http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=-5.95177&lon=29.19123&zoom=15&layers=M)
>     where MSF should focus its work (other NGOs are focusing on other
>     parts
>     of the city).
>     The map would help a lot in defining optimal locations for water
>     distribution points, planning/tracking progress of filter
>     distributions,
>     and tracking locations of cholera cases.
>
>     As I will be in the field very soon, I'll be able to add field level
>     info to the map, and hopefuly I'll be able to send some photos of OSM
>     printouts in the offices :)
>
>     Cheers,
>     Laurent
>
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