[HOT] [OSM-talk] Guinea Ebola Outbreak, Mapping to support MSF

Wed Mar 26 14:43:08 UTC 2014

Following a brief conversation on IRC I copy / pasted the Gdoc into the
blog:

http://hot.openstreetmap.org/updates/2014-03-26_mapping_guinea_help_wanted

Heather, thanks for getting us started, I hope getting this posted earlier
wasn't bad form!

Cheers, Joseph

On 26 March 2014 14:24, Joseph Reeves <iknowjoseph at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Robert,
>
> Agree with your email. I think on this point, however,
>
>
> I don't think that anything should go out without the full endorsement of
>> the activation leads, since they have to "own" it
>>
>
> At the moment, things such as activation leads, or even the activation
> status, are fluid. My point is that we can put out a short blog post to ask
> people to help (the current one looks good and is ready to go, IMO); later,
> the activation organisation can be firmed up and this blog post can be
> largely forgotten. Nobody needs to own it.
>
> All we want at the moment is people to help mapping. This doesn't take
> anything from any future improved activation organisation.
>
> Cheers, Joseph
>
>
>
>
> On 26 March 2014 14:16, Banick, Robert <Robert.Banick at redcross.org> wrote:
>
>>   I like the idea of a short blog post that can reach potential
>> contributors who aren't following our mailing list. We have to remember
>> that not everyone is as engaged as us when it comes to following mailing
>> lists. Like Joseph said, it gives people something to link to (like me,
>> tweeting, for instance). If we can reach even one more contributor then
>> surely that's a good thing.
>>
>>  It doesn't seem particularly important an to me who does it, but I
>> don't think that anything should go out without the full endorsement of the
>> activation leads, since they have to "own" it. I understand that the
>> organizers of this activation are already quite busy and like Heather's
>> compromise of pulling together text that can be edited and approved by the
>> activations leads. Thoughts?
>>
>>   Definitely something for a later working group to hammer out in more
>> detail though.
>>
>>   *Robert Banick* | Field GIS Coordinator | International Services | Ì American
>> Red Cross <http://www.redcross.org/>
>>
>> 2025 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20006
>>
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>>
>>   From: "mikel_maron at yahoo.com" <mikel_maron at yahoo.com>
>> Reply-To: "mikel_maron at yahoo.com" <mikel_maron at yahoo.com>
>> Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 10:14 AM
>> To: Severin MENARD <severin.menard at gmail.com>, Heather Leson <
>> heatherleson at gmail.com>
>> Cc: "hot at openstreetmap.org" <hot at openstreetmap.org>
>> Subject: Re: [HOT] [OSM-talk] Guinea Ebola Outbreak, Mapping to support
>> MSF
>>
>>   Good point Severin. We don't actually have a clear guideline or common
>> understanding written up on our customs and practices when it comes to
>> blogging, blogging and activation, and activations generally. This is a
>> mandate we can bring to appropriate working groups (activation,
>> communications) to make clear.
>>
>>  For the current blog post, I think it's great Heather is supporting
>> this by helping coordinate. I don't see any issue with whoever is
>> appropriate taking authorship of a collaborative post.
>>
>> -Mikel
>>
>>  * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron
>>
>>
>>  On Wednesday, March 26, 2014 9:35 AM, Severin Menard <
>> severin.menard at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>   Hi Heather,
>>
>>  The custom is more the people leading the Activation post on the blog,
>> with a bit more context and past/current/coming activities.
>>
>>  Actually, it has not been decided if it is an official HOT activation
>> or a simple monitoring, and who is leading it. I just initiated the very
>> beginning but I am not very available and Pierre and Andrew have run the
>> activities. How do you feel to monitor this, guys? Amadou, who I think has
>> already visited Guinea and train people there on OSM, could also help if
>> interested and available.
>>
>>  Sincerely,
>>
>>  Severin
>>
>>
>>  On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 2:10 PM, Heather Leson <heatherleson at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>  Morning, I started a draft blog post about this activation. Can you
>> help edit? I'm at work and would need someone to help lead curate the right
>> content. This will help with our wider outreach.
>>
>>  I'll circle back in 3 hours and post it to the blog.
>>
>>
>> https://docs.google.com/a/hotosm.org/document/d/1I5IW9Twdx-HPGAb2w7iJ17CXtvWAIDfvmj02kg45ECI/edit
>>
>>  Thank you
>>
>>
>>  Heather
>>
>> Heather Leson
>> heatherleson at gmail.com
>> Twitter: HeatherLeson
>> Blog: textontechs.com
>>
>>
>>  On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 7:45 AM, Pierre Béland <pierzenh at yahoo.fr>wrote:
>>
>>   Hi Jean-Marc
>>
>> Did not have my breakfeast yet. We are completing the description of the
>> three Task Manager jobs.
>>
>> Imagery for JOSM
>>
>> http://imagery.openstreetmap.fr/tms/1.0.0/guinee_msf_pleiades1a/{zoom}/{x}/{y}
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>  Pierre
>>
>>     ------------------------------
>> *De :* Jean-Marc Liotier <jm at liotier.org>
>> *À :* Pierre Béland <pierzenh at yahoo.fr>; HOT Discussion list <
>> hot at openstreetmap.org>; Talk <talk at openstreetmap.org>
>> *Envoyé le :* Mercredi 26 mars 2014 7h41
>> *Objet :* Re: [OSM-talk] Guinea Ebola Outbreak, Mapping to support MSF
>>
>>   On 26/03/2014 12:23, Pierre Béland wrote:
>>
>>   Following the Ebola outbreak, MSF Switzearland needs rapidly maps of
>> three towns. Thy are requesting since this area is actually unmapped. New
>> imagery have been obtained.
>>
>>
>> Could you please point to that imagery ?
>>
>>
>>
>>
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