[HOT] mapping Kalemie/DRC

[Mikel Maron]

I'll forward your email to them.
 
* Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron



>________________________________
> From: Laurent Savaëte <laurent.savaete at gmail.com>
>To: Mikel Maron <mikel_maron at yahoo.com> 
>Cc: hot <hot at openstreetmap.org> 
>Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 7:08 AM
>Subject: Re: [HOT] mapping Kalemie/DRC
> 
>
>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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