[HOT] *** Emergency Request *** Guinea Conakry- Gueckedou, Macenta, Kissidougou

[nicolas chavent]

Thanks Audrey for this update, things are set up on our side, and hopefully
the mapping shall proceed well
@ Robert, great to see that ARC will be also activated, we stay tuned,
hopefully interesting linkages with the local Conarky Red Cross may result
of our joint efforts



On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 5:25 PM, Audrey Lessard-Fontaine <
a_lessard at cartong.org> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
>
>
> Sorry for not having given any update earlier today and thanks a lot for
> the energy you guys are already deploying.
>
>
>
> High resolution satellite imagery has been ordered from Astrium archives.
> We will hopefully receive it soon. I received confirmation that the order
> was received, but I cannot yet confirm whether we are getting the images
> tonight.
>
>
>
> The rights to the imagery are such that the openstreetmap community will
> be able to use it for digitizing.
>
>
>
> OSM France will be taking care of hosting and sharing the imagery as soon
> as we get it (thanks guys!).
>
>
>
> I have seen some digitizing did take place today around Kissidougou, we'll
> make sure the field is aware of those updates.
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>
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> I'll keep you posted as soon as we get update for the imagery.
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>
>
> Best regards
>
> Audrey
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>
>
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>
> *From:* frmoine [mailto:frmoine at gmail.com <frmoine at gmail.com>]
> *Sent:* 25 March 2014 11:38
> *To:* Severin Menard; Mikel Maron
> *Cc:* Andrew Buck; Kate Chapman; John Crowley; membership at hotosm.org;
> Audrey Lessard-Fontaine; s_delaborderie at cartong.org; penorman at mac.com
> *Subject:* Re: [hotosm-membership] Re: [HOT] *** Emergency Request ***
> Guinea Conakry- Gueckedou, Macenta, Kissidougou
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
> yes it was a short notice, involved yesterday evening, we found a solution
> for them and now they can work.
>
> We will have a license also for OSM as well so it is fine for those small
> area.
>
> All the Best FredM
>
> Le 25/03/2014 11:35, Severin Menard a écrit :
>
> Hi Mikel,
>
>
>
> Basically CartONG has a super tight timeframe and needs the imagery ASAP,
> tomorrow or the day after, what cannot fit with ITTC.
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
>
> Severin
>
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 11:24 AM, Mikel Maron <mikel_maron at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> Hi Fred
>
> Curious to know, was Imagery to the Crowd (
> https://hiu.state.gov/ittc/ittc.aspx) considered? Seems like they could
> help in this instance.
>
> This would of course save money, but also, the permissions to share and
> create derived vectors have already been worked out.
>
> -Mikel
>
>
>
>
>
> * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron
>
>
>
> On Monday, March 24, 2014 7:45 PM, frmoine <frmoine at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Yes they will buy it tomorrow or very soon,
>
> I gave some advise already and check the price with them . it is a small
> area to cover.
>
> it is not a big deal for this request, but we will need to ensure to
> have a license for OSM;
> And speed up the process;
>
> So let see if any other need from others agencies, as I have seen
> Conakry has been affected  as well (bing image 25 Nov 2010).
>
> All the best FredM
>
>
> Le 25/03/2014 00:31, Andrew Buck a écrit :
> > Ok, cool.  Paul Norman is getting the landsat together and that will
> > be useful even if they buy an image since it will likely cover a much
> > larger area.  Are there any other sources we can try besides Orbview 3
> > and landsat?
> >
> > -AndrewBuck
> >
> >
> > On 03/24/2014 06:29 PM, Kate Chapman wrote:
> > > @John, CartONG has asked for support.
> >
> > > @Andrew, Nicolas stated that Fred Moine was helping in the imagery
> > > purchase. Since Fred is an expert in this sort of thing I think we
> > > can stand-down on the actual purchase and let him do his work.
> >
> > > Thanks,
> >
> > > -Kate
> >
> >
> > > On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 6:25 AM, John Crowley
> > > <bostoncello at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > >> Just asking an obvious question, but it is a matter of procedure
> > >> that I do not see reflected in this thread:
> > >>
> > >> Has MSF specifically requested mapping assistance from HOT, and
> > >> what specific analytical problem are they asking to solve via
> > >> OSM/HOT?
> > >>
> > >> - John
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 7:22 PM, Andrew Buck
> > >> <andrew.r.buck at gmail.com>wrote:
> > >>
> > > I guess I don't know anything about which imagery to buy myself.
> > > I asked pnorman about it since he knows more about imagery than I
> > > do.
> >
> > > He looked through the digital globe imagery archive and apparently
> > > they have some relatively recent imagery that is probably cheaper
> > > than buying a new image acquasition.  New imagery is probably about
> > > twice the price and you would have to wait until the sat is in
> > > position. And hope for no clouds that day.  He also mentioned that
> > > he thinks Kate has ordered some imagery before and so might have
> > > input on that front.
> >
> > > -AndrewBuck
> >
> >
> > > On 03/24/2014 05:53 PM, Severin Menard wrote:
> > >>>>> Actually at the beginning she only asked for imagery tips
> > >>>>> without specifying what was the targeted area as she could
> > >>>>> not disclose it. Once cleared, when she asked whether I or
> > >>>>> she would request the HOT Community to map the three areas,
> > >>>>> we told her it would be better if she does it herself as it
> > >>>>> is better when requesting orgs talk directly to the HOT
> > >>>>> Community: IMHO, no intermediaries when not useful or
> > >>>>> required (seems to be the case with ICRC regarding maybe
> > >>>>> their policy) and better impact to trigger the response.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 11:41 PM, Severin Menard
> > >>>>> <severin.menard at gmail.com>wrote:
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>> Hi Andrew,
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> Audrey contacted Nico and Fred and I about this earlier
> > >>>>>> today. She has a budget to purchase imagery and asked for
> > >>>>>> advice to get some regarding the previous experiences we
> > >>>>>> had to get imagery. She plans to order imagery tomorrow,
> > >>>>>> so I would use LandSat 8 imagery just to start with the
> > >>>>>> roads and let the buildings once this imagery will be
> > >>>>>> available.
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> Sincerely,
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> Severin
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 11:28 PM, Andrew Buck
> > >>>>>> <andrew.r.buck at gmail.com>wrote:
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>> Just to save everyone the trouble of looking, I checked
> > >>>>> Orbview 3 coverage and there is one strip that covers an
> > >>>>> area just east of Kissedougou however it does not cover the
> > >>>>> city in any real fashion and is probably not worth messing
> > >>>>> with.  There is a landsat 8 pass which is low resolution
> > >>>>> but the image is from yesterday with very few clouds.
> > >>>>> Landsat is not good enough to do buildings but we could at
> > >>>>> least get a start on roads and possibly map buildings as
> > >>>>> nodes, but not as polygons.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> -AndrewBuck
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> On 03/24/2014 05:13 PM, Andrew Buck wrote:
> > >>>>>>>>> Actually, I spoke too soon.  Due to the urgency of
> > >>>>>>>>> the request I responded right away, but I see now
> > >>>>>>>>> we have no Bing imagery for any of those three
> > >>>>>>>>> cities.  I will look for any imagery I can but no
> > >>>>>>>>> guarantees at this time if I will find anything.
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> -AndrewBuck
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> On 03/24/2014 05:08 PM, Andrew Buck wrote:
> > >>>>>>>>>> Audrey,
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>> I will create a task manager job for Gueckedou
> > >>>>>>>>>> right away and begin shifting people there
> > >>>>>>>>>> immediately.  It would be good if you could
> > >>>>>>>>>> install the mumble program and join us to discuss
> > >>>>>>>>>> this in more detail via voice communication.
> > >>>>>>>>>> Mumble can run on Mac, windows, or linux, and
> > >>>>>>>>>> there are clients available for android or mumble
> > >>>>>>>>>> phones as well (these apps are probably the
> > >>>>>>>>>> easiest way to install the program.
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>> -AndrewBuck
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>> On 03/24/2014 04:47 PM, Russell Deffner wrote:
> > >>>>>>>>>>> Hello Audrey,
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>> I am personally unavailable the remainder of
> > >>>>>>>>>>> today.  I hope another HOT member will reply to
> > >>>>>>>>>>> your request shortly.
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>> Thank you, =Russ
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>> http://hotosm.org
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 24, 2014, at 3:16 PM, "Audrey
>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Lessard-Fontaine" <a_lessard at cartong.org>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Hello all,
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> In order to support MSF-CH in their work in
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Guinea for the Ebola epidemic, we would need
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> to digitalise 3 cities:
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Gueckedou (most Urgent) Macenta Kissedougou.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Please find AOI attached.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> We would like to request the support  of OSM
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> community to do so. We are simultaneously
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> looking for high resolution imagery to
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> facilitate the work.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks in advance, Audrey
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> <AOI Guinee Ebola2014.kmz>
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> > >>
> > >> -- ______________________________
> > >>
> > >> John Crowley Open Data for Resilience | Global Facility for
> > >> Disaster Reduction & Recovery The World Bank Group
> > >> jcrowley at worldbank.org
> > >>
> > >> Harvard Humanitarian Initiative jcrowley at post.harvard.edu
> > >> bostoncello at gmail.com mobile: +1 617.784.3663 skype:
> > >> johnrcrowley
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> > >> "You cannot solve a problem from the same consciousness that
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