[HOT] Reactivation request for ebola mapping in Sierra Leone

Andrew Buck andrew.r.buck at gmail.com
Thu Jun 19 18:04:22 UTC 2014


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We have received another request from the Red Cross for further
mapping on the west Africa ebola outbreak that we have already been
responding to.  The new request covers roughly the same area as
before, however it is a much smaller area this time, and much of the
area has already been covered at a basic level from the earlier
activation work.

The main area of interest is the Kailahun District of Sierra Leone.
The Red Cross will have ground teams moving into this general area in
the near future and they have requested mapping support to help these
teams do their work.  We do not have detailed information on where in
the district the teams will be heading but recent news reports
indicate that there have been many cases of the disease in the town of
Daru, so this and the area around it would be good places to start.

The specific request is to complete the road network for this area
(which shouldn't take long as most is already done).  After the road
network is complete I think it would be worthwhile to trace buildings
in all of the small villages around this area as well.  The villages
are so small that each one can be done in 10 minutes or so, so I think
they are worthwhile to cover.

Thank you in advance to anyone who contributes to this extended
effort.  We did an amazing job last time we worked on this region and
that work is really paying off.  For this request we are not starting
from a blank map, but can improve upon the great work already done in
the area, making our task much easier this time around.

- -AndrewBuck
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