[HOT] Ebola in Conakry, Guinea

[Kate Chapman]

Just a correction on the email address.

The general HOT email address is info at hotosm.org.

Thanks,

-Kate

On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 6:51 PM, Russell Deffner
<russell.deffner at hotosm.org> wrote:
> Rod,
>
> If there is a way we can provide aid, then yes!  I am not familiar with
> either the area or the disease, so not much help there; but - typically we
> might assist the local mapping community (if there is one) with remotely
> tracing the area from available imagery.  If there isn't a local community,
> HOT can discuss and potentially provide a remote coordinator - to get HOT
> coordinators on the ground typically requires a partner organization to
> contact us (info at hotopenstreetmap.org) for assistance.
>
> If you are from the area/concerned for personal interest, I would first ask
> if you know the quality of the map data in the area and if there is any OSM
> community there/how best to reach out; then we can work out specifics -
> really we just need to know our efforts are actually needed (i.e. people in
> need of aid will receive benefit from whatever we do).
>
> Thank you,
> =Russ
>
> Russell Deffner
> Russell.Deffner at hotosm.org
> The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
> http://hot.openstreetmap.org/
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rod Bera [mailto:rod at goarem.org]
> Sent: Monday, March 24, 2014 5:43 AM
> To: hot at openstreetmap.org
> Subject: [HOT] Ebola in Conakry, Guinea
>
> Hi all,
>
> Is there a way we can assist on this one?
> The virus has now reached Conakry. As far as I recall it's the first
> time the disease finds its way to such a populated area...
>
> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/22/ebola-guinea_n_5014500.html
>
> Rod
>
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