[HOT] OSM Nicaragua's Transit Map Project Update

Felix Delattre felix.delattre at hotosm.org
Thu Feb 4 09:07:48 UTC 2016


Dear Heather and all,

it's a pleasure, here it is:
https://hotosm.org/updates/2016-02-04_passengers_created_the_public_transportation_map_of_managua

Best,
Felix

On 02/02/16 20:05, Heather Leson wrote:
>
> Congratulations! Maybe write a guest blog post?
>
> Heather
>
> On 2 Feb 2016 21:46, "Felix Delattre" <felix.delattre at hotosm.org
> <mailto:felix.delattre at hotosm.org>> wrote:
>
>     Wuuhuuu... we made it! Managua has it's bus map.
>
>     Today we distributed the first printed maps to the people:
>     https://www.facebook.com/mapanica/posts/603892446431219
>     Do you want to read more about it:
>     http://confidencial.com.ni/the-true-geographers-take-the-buses/
>     And here you can download the paper map:
>     http://rutas.mapanica.net/mapa
>
>     Thank you HOT for making this possible!
>
>     Best,
>     Felix
>
>
>     On 27/01/16 14:55, Felix Delattre wrote:
>>     Hello,
>>
>>     we just finished the print design for the first proper
>>     transportation map of Managua: http://support.mapanica.net/
>>
>>     There are only four days left until our crowd-funding initiative
>>     is over (31 of January) and we are only $1500 short from reaching
>>     our goal.
>>
>>     Please consider supporting us now and get rewarded with your
>>     paper map or cool T-shirt with Managua's public transport map
>>     build out of OpenStreetMap data and collected by people that want
>>     to make a change in their community by the use of Free Technologies.
>>
>>     We also appreciate any help spreading this message to your
>>     friends and over social media.
>>
>>     Thank you!
>>     Regards,
>>     Felix
>>
>>
>>     On 14/01/16 14:39, Felix Delattre wrote:
>>>     Dear all,
>>>
>>>     thank you all so much for your support!
>>>
>>>     Currently, we are working hard to finish the print design and
>>>     print hopefully soon. We want to give a map that simplifies live
>>>     and reduces pollution back to the people in our city.
>>>
>>>     We are about to get to half of our goal. Now we would like to
>>>     make the second half.
>>>
>>>     If you speak Spanish and you want to know more about our
>>>     activires, I invite you to read about our last year's community
>>>     on mapping with children on the carribean coast:
>>>     http://unicef.org.ni/publicacion/169/geotecnologias-una-herramienta-para-innovar/
>>>
>>>     Best,
>>>     Felix
>>>
>>>
>>>     On 14/01/16 00:24, Jaakko Helleranta wrote:
>>>>     As noted to Samuel (directly) I can send his donation (and
>>>>     handle the transaction with him) as I assume/think that Haiti
>>>>     is not on the list due to Paypal limitations.
>>>>
>>>>     As for others:
>>>>     *I'd like to challenge those that can to donate to this project.*
>>>>
>>>>     Here's the challenge:
>>>>     While I've already contributed $100 myself I will donate up to
>>>>     another $200 in $50 chunks for each contributor who donates
>>>>     $100 or more.
>>>>
>>>>     Please let me know if this challenge inspires you to donate and
>>>>     let me know if so, and I'll pitch in $50 more for your donation
>>>>     (for up to 4 donations for touch base with me first).
>>>>
>>>>     Cheers,
>>>>     -Jaakko
>>>>
>>>>     --
>>>>     Nicaragua main mobile/WhatsApp: +505-8131-0729
>>>>     <tel:%2B505-8131-0729>, alt. m. 8845-3391
>>>>     Global (Google) Voice / SMS: +1-202-730-9778
>>>>     <tel:%2B1-202-730-9778> * Skype: jhelleranta
>>>>     Twitter/IRC/Mumble: @jaakkoh * My profile: http://about.me/jaakkoh
>>>>
>>>>     On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 4:26 PM, ALCE, Samuel Paul
>>>>     <alcesamuelpaul at gmail.com <mailto:alcesamuelpaul at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>         I would like to contribute but I wonder what country should
>>>>         I choose if I am in Haiti?
>>>>         Haiti is not on the list in the contribution page!
>>>>
>>>>         ALCE Samuel Paul, 
>>>>
>>>>         Port-au-Prince, Haiti 
>>>>
>>>>         Field Data Coordinator @ DAI / USAID
>>>>         Géo-Information Specialist (GIS)
>>>>         Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team member
>>>>         OpenStreetMap contributor in Haiti 
>>>>          
>>>>         OSM username: ALCE Samuel Paul 
>>>>
>>>>         Cell: (509) 4894-2175 / 4638-4875 / 4289-7651              
>>>>                                                                    
>>>>                                              
>>>>         Skype: samuelalce  
>>>>         Whatsapp: (509) 4289-7651
>>>>
>>>>         On Jan 7, 2016 16:57, "Blake Girardot HOT/OSM"
>>>>         <blake.girardot at hotosm.org
>>>>         <mailto:blake.girardot at hotosm.org>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>             Hi all,
>>>>
>>>>             You might remember Felix's email from a few weeks ago
>>>>             about the
>>>>             project he and local mappers in Managua self-organized
>>>>             to map the
>>>>             city's 380 km of bus routes.
>>>>
>>>>             It is really an amazing story and accomplishment and
>>>>             will make a big
>>>>             difference in the lives of well over 1 million people
>>>>             who depend on
>>>>             the public transit system in Managua and never had a
>>>>             map of routes or
>>>>             stops before now.
>>>>
>>>>             He wrote up a blog post for HOT about it:
>>>>
>>>>             https://hotosm.org/updates/2016-01-07_a_crowd_sourced_public_transportation_map_for_managua
>>>>
>>>>             And as you may or may not remember, now that they have
>>>>             the routes and
>>>>             stops fully mapped, they need to design a printed
>>>>             transit map and
>>>>             produce an initial run of 20,000 copies so the people
>>>>             of the city can
>>>>             really benefit.
>>>>
>>>>             76% of the population of Nicaragua lives on less than
>>>>             USD $2.00 per
>>>>             day, the only chance most of them will have to make use
>>>>             of this new
>>>>             transit system map is if it is printed and distributed
>>>>             in the city and
>>>>             on the buses.
>>>>
>>>>             Felix and HOT are running a donation site to fund the
>>>>             design and
>>>>             production of the printed maps with a goal of raising
>>>>             $7,500 for the
>>>>             initial 20,000 print run.
>>>>
>>>>             This is a great chance to directly affect the lives of
>>>>             over a million
>>>>             people in a way that no one has been able to accomplish
>>>>             in years of
>>>>             trying (see the blog post). OSM Nicaragua did it on
>>>>             their own, please
>>>>             help them finish the job and get this map printed and
>>>>             into the hands
>>>>             of citizens who need it:
>>>>
>>>>             http://support.mapanica.net/
>>>>
>>>>             And please tweet the HOT blog post or retweet OSM
>>>>             Nicaragua's tweet:
>>>>
>>>>             https://twitter.com/osm_ni/status/679963088884502532
>>>>
>>>>             Regards,
>>>>             Blake
>>>>             ----------------------------------------------------
>>>>             Blake Girardot
>>>>             Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
>>>>             Vice President, HOT Board of Directors
>>>>             skype: jblakegirardot
>>>>             HOT Core Team Contact: info at hotosm.org
>>>>             <mailto:info at hotosm.org>
>>>>
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