<b id="internal-source-marker_0.21537753101438284" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;font-weight:normal"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hi,</span></p>

<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In three weeks, rebels from the Séléka coalition, coming from the Northern parts of Central African Republic, have taken over a large numbers of the cities in the direction of the capital, Bangui. </span><a href="http://www.lechorepublicain.fr/photoSRC/W1ZTJ1FdUTgIBhVOGwYSHgYNQDUVGFdfVV9FWkM-/localisation-des-villes-aux-mains-de-la-rebellion-seleka-en-_954591.jpeg"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Here</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> is the situation five days ago, then </span><a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=5.81&lon=18.98&zoom=8&layers=M"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sibut</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> has also been taken over, so the rebellion becomes really close from Bangui. Political negotiations have started, but what will be the future there is currently completely unsure.</span></p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">To get information on the political situation there, you can follow the local </span><a href="http://journaldebangui.com/depeches.php?t=0#6381"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">journaldebangui.com</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> or </span><a href="http://www.rfi.fr/search/sinequa_search/centrafrique"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Radio France Internationale</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (in French), or </span><a href="http://www.reuters.com/places/africa"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Reuters</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. </span></p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">So far, from the medias and also the stakeholders we know in the field, the population would not have endured too much violence but many people have been scared and flew in the outskirts of the surrendered cities.</span></p>

<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">As you know, Centrafrica is one of the countries involved in the </span><a href="http://hot.openstreetmap.org/projects/eurosha_0"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Eurosha</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> project. The volunteers have done a great job, creating a lot of data based on the Bing imagery, especially over Bangui, promoting the OSM (and also Sahana Eden) platform to all the differents kinds of stakeholders (local government, authorities and NGOs, academics, international NGOs, UN system) and starting to train some of them with me when I was on their side first half of December. They had to leave the country for the security reasons at the end of last week, and now, as they are safe in Yaoundé, we can start the pre-activation, focusing on the Areas of Interest they got from the local stakeholders and their analysis of the existing Bing Imagery. </span></p>

<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">* Good imagery and high priority, for which Tasking Manager jobs have been created</span></p>

<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://tasks.hotosm.org/job/134"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Bria</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (2011_12_22): partly mapped (around 70 %), several hours left to finish</span></p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=8.4108&lon=20.6425&zoom=13&layers=M"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Ndéle</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (2011_11_30): already mapped by the team during the last weeks, so mo Tasking Manager job, but some additions can be made in the outskirts, especially along the Eastern main road</span></p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://tasks.hotosm.org/job/136"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Kaga – Bandoro</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (2012_06_15): partly mapped (around 70 %), part of the center missing, around 2 hours left to finish</span></p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://tasks.hotosm.org/job/138"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Batangafo</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (2012_11): partly mapped (around 70 %), some buildings and smaller roads missing, around 2 hours left to finish</span></p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://tasks.hotosm.org/job/139"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Kabo</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(2012_11_04): partly mapped (around 70 %)</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></p>

<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">

<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">* Bad imagery, high priority</span></p><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Bambari is not covered by high res Bing imagery but there are 2 Orbview-3 images covering it, a bit old but that would be a good start though :</span></p>

<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Entity ID: 82956</span></p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">USGS Entity ID: 3V060220P0001102171A520000100212M_001620935</span></p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Coordinates: 5.896901 , 20.665999</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">

<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Acquisition Date: 20-FEB-06</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">      </span></p>

<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Entity ID: 82958</span></p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">USGS Entity ID: 3V060220P0001102171A520002100422M_001620935</span></p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Coordinates: 5.679683 , 20.666007</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">

<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Acquisition Date: 20-FEB-06</span></p><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Would someone be interested to put them on a server for the community?</span></p>

<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><div><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;font-weight:normal"><br></b></div><br><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">

<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sibut is unfortunately not covered neither by high res Bing nor Orbview-3 imagery</span></p><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br>

<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">* Good Imagery, lower priority, so Tasking manager jobs will be created only once the first ones completed</span></p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">

<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Ippy – with a few clouds (hiding around 1/10 of buildings): partly mapped (around 70 %), 2 hours to finish</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">

<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Birao (2011_1_31)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Bamingui (2012): already mapped by the team during the last weeks</span></p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Mbrès (2012_04_14): already mapped by the team during the last weeks</span></p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Ouadda (2011_12_11): started, just a few houses done</span></p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Ouanda Djallé (2011_12_11): already mapped by the team during the last weeks</span></p>

<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">* Bad imagery, lower priority</span></p>

<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Grimari</span></p>

<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Thank you for your support.</span><br>

<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sincerely,</span><br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br>

<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Severin </span></b><div name="sig_5cd794e22a" style="margin:0pt"></div>