[HOT] Libraries without Borders - Ideas Box

[Banick, Robert]

Hi Yann,

This is something that Frederik Ramm helped the Red Cross out with during
the Typhoon Haiyan response. The code was a little rough and ready but
perfectly functional for our needs. Really helped out a lot for our
disconnected folks on the ground.

Perhaps we could follow up with him to see how ready to go that project is
right now? I've been meaning to do so for a while anyways.

Cheers,
Robert

Robert Banick | Field GIS Coordinator | International Services | Ì
American Red Cross <http://www.redcross.org/>
2025 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20006
Tel 202-303-5017 | Cell 202-805-3679 | Skype robert.banick





On 3/25/14 6:48 AM, "Yohan Boniface" <yohan.boniface at hotosm.org> wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>
>I've been in contact (through uMap) with Libraries without Borders [1].
>Among all the great things we talked about, they showed me a project
>they are running named "Ideas Box" [2].
>Basically, the idea is to provide a minimum culture access for disaster
>situations (books, computers, Internet access, films...).
>They already provide some GPS in the box for mapping, but there is
>certainly more we can do with us.
>The first element we are thinking to is an offline map for the area
>around where the box will be shipped.
>I've started a pad [3] to start looking at the best technical options to
>do so.
>I've a next meeting with their tech guy at the end of next week where I
>will expose him those options.
>
>So please join the brainstorming if you feel :)
>
>Yohan
>
>
>
>
>[1] http://www.librarieswithoutborders.org/
>[2] 
>http://www.librarieswithoutborders.org/index.php/news-and-events/lwb-news/
>item/291-the-ideas-box-a-tangible-response-for-the-intellectual-dimension-
>of-human-beings-in-emergency-situations
>[3] https://hackpad.com/Ideas-Box-map-vPU9StzGnf3
>
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