[HOT] philippines mapping press coverage

[Kathleen Danielson]

Is anyone collecting press clippings for this mapping effort? I've seen a
few mentions (I'm especially paying attention because of yesterday's
CrisisCamp in DC).

Just let me know if there's somewhere I should be filing these :)


On Sun, Nov 17, 2013 at 9:55 AM, pavithran <pavithran.s at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> I guess some have noticed but here is an article from The Guardian .
>
> Online volunteers map Philippines after typhoon Haiyan
> Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team coordinates mapping effort after
> enormous storm devastated country
>
> More than 700 volunteers have collaborated to provide rescue workers
> with high quality maps of areas in the Philippines hit by typhoon
> Haiyan.
> Working on OpenStreetMap, a collaboratively created map of the world –
> like Wikipedia, but for cartographers – the volunteers have made over
> 1.5m changes, providing information for humanitarian aid workers on
> the ground and updating maps to reflect damage from the storm.
>
>
> http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/nov/15/online-volunteers-map-philippines-after-typhoon-haiyan
>
> Regards,
> Pavithran
>
> --
> pavithran sakamuri
> http://look-pavi.blogspot.com
>
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