[HOT] [activation hotosm] Re: Earthquake in Tanzania and Uganda

[Blake Girardot]

Just a quick mapping update:

We continue on the plan of building up the road network over the large
impact area of the quake, this is a roads only project.

But as Geoffrey and David continue their coordination work on the
ground, which is notoriously difficult in the first days of any
crisis, we are also detailed mapping the population areas outward from
the epicenter.

There is now a Buildings Only mapping project on the Tasking Manager
this is focused around the epicenter. This is very easy mapping,
buildings are well spaced and imagery is good.

Special thank you to Ralph Aytoun who identified much better imagery
than we had available in the standard layer, DigitalGlobe who
immediately authorized HOT/OSM to use it for this crisis and Mapbox
who is hosting it.

As always in crisis mapping, please check the project's instructions
and main page of the Tasking Manager often as priorities and mapping
projects are expected to be adjusted as more information about map
data needs comes in.

Please help spread the word:
https://twitter.com/hotosm/status/775023003658838017

Regards,
Blake

On Sun, Sep 11, 2016 at 12:14 PM, Geoffrey Kateregga
<geoffrey.kateregga at hotosm.org> wrote:
> Thank you Russel and Laura for sharing the resources.
>
> @David, At the moment we are in touch with the Tanzania Red Cross who have
> done a preliminary assessment of the situation on ground (see attachment).
> They have also expressed great need for maps as they would be of great use
> in their efforts.
>
> The local OSM Communities in Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania are also shown
> great interest and are ready to map if do an activation for the affected
> area.
>
> Geoffrey.
>
>
>
> On Sun, Sep 11, 2016 at 1:01 PM, Luswata David <lusdavo at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Geoffrey and all, thanks for sharing.
>>
>> Geoffrey what else do we know especially on-ground impact, any new
>> information available?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> David.
>>
>> On Sat, Sep 10, 2016 at 7:20 PM, Laura O'Grady <laura at lauraogrady.ca>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> As a supplement to the current resources being used I recommend checking
>>> out, "The EarthQuakeGuy" (https://www.reddit.com/user/theearthquakeguy) and
>>> some of the subreddits he moderates:
>>>
>>> https://www.reddit.com/r/StormComing/
>>> https://www.reddit.com/r/Earthquakes/
>>> https://www.reddit.com/r/EarthquakeWatch/
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sep 10, 2016, at 2:16 PM, Russell Deffner <russdeffner at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Geoffrey and all, here is the PAGER from USGS:
>>> http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us10006nkx#pager – they
>>> often change, so when I was looking their estimates for fatalities and
>>> economic impact was relatively low.
>>>
>>> Copied Activation WG in case there is a need to stand up a team.
>>>
>>> =Russ
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> From: Geoffrey Kateregga [mailto:geoffrey.kateregga at hotosm.org]
>>> Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2016 12:00 PM
>>> To: HOT at OSM (Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team)
>>> Subject: [HOT] Earthquake in Tanzania and Uganda
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Magnitude 5.7 earthquake hits Tanzania and Uganda, 12 people reported
>>> dead, hundreds injured
>>> http://earthquake-report.com/2016/09/10/strong-earthquake-lake-victoria-region-on-september-10-2016/
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
>> --
>> Luswata David,
>> P. O. Box 24371,
>> Kampala - Uganda.
>> +256773723639.
>
>
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