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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Hi all, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Sorry for not having given any update earlier today and thanks a lot for the energy you guys are already deploying.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>The rights to the imagery are such that the openstreetmap community will be able to use it for digitizing.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>OSM France will be taking care of hosting and sharing the imagery as soon as we get it (thanks guys!).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I have seen some digitizing did take place today around Kissidougou, we’ll make sure the field is aware of those updates.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I’ll keep you posted as soon as we get update for the imagery.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Best regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Audrey<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> frmoine [<a href="mailto:frmoine@gmail.com">mailto:frmoine@gmail.com</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> 25 March 2014 11:38<br><b>To:</b> Severin Menard; Mikel Maron<br><b>Cc:</b> Andrew Buck; Kate Chapman; John Crowley; <a href="mailto:membership@hotosm.org">membership@hotosm.org</a>; Audrey Lessard-Fontaine; <a href="mailto:s_delaborderie@cartong.org">s_delaborderie@cartong.org</a>; <a href="mailto:penorman@mac.com">penorman@mac.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [hotosm-membership] Re: [HOT] *** Emergency Request *** Guinea Conakry- Gueckedou, Macenta, Kissidougou<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi, <br><br>yes it was a short notice, involved yesterday evening, we found a solution for them and now they can work.<br><br>We will have a license also for OSM as well so it is fine for those small area.<br><br>All the Best FredM<br><br>Le 25/03/2014 11:35, Severin Menard a écrit :<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Mikel, <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Basically CartONG has a super tight timeframe and needs the imagery ASAP, tomorrow or the day after, what cannot fit with ITTC. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Severin <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 11:24 AM, Mikel Maron <<a href="mailto:mikel_maron@yahoo.com" target="_blank">mikel_maron@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Hi Fred<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Curious to know, was Imagery to the Crowd (<a href="https://hiu.state.gov/ittc/ittc.aspx" target="_blank">https://hiu.state.gov/ittc/ittc.aspx</a>) considered? Seems like they could help in this instance.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>This would of course save money, but also, the permissions to share and create derived vectors have already been worked out.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>-Mikel<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>* Mikel Maron * <a href="tel:%2B14152835207" target="_blank">+14152835207</a> @mikel s:mikelmaron<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>On Monday, March 24, 2014 7:45 PM, frmoine <<a href="mailto:frmoine@gmail.com" target="_blank">frmoine@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #1010FF 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 4.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:3.75pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Yes they will buy it tomorrow or very soon,<br><br>I gave some advise already and check the price with them . it is a small<br>area to cover.<br><br>it is not a big deal for this request, but we will need to ensure to<br>have a license for OSM;<br>And speed up the process;<br><br>So let see if any other need from others agencies, as I have seen<br>Conakry has been affected as well (bing image 25 Nov 2010).<br><br>All the best FredM<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><br>Le 25/03/2014 00:31, Andrew Buck a écrit :<br>> Ok, cool. Paul Norman is getting the landsat together and that will<br>> be useful even if they buy an image since it will likely cover a much<br>> larger area. Are there any other sources we can try besides Orbview 3<br>> and landsat?<br>><br>> -AndrewBuck<br>><br>><br>> On 03/24/2014 06:29 PM, Kate Chapman wrote:<br>> > @John, CartONG has asked for support.<br>><br>> > @Andrew, Nicolas stated that Fred Moine was helping in the imagery<br>> > purchase. Since Fred is an expert in this sort of thing I think we<br>> > can stand-down on the actual purchase and let him do his work.<br>><br>> > Thanks,<br>><br>> > -Kate<br>><br>><br>> > On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 6:25 AM, John Crowley<br>> > <<a href="mailto:bostoncello@gmail.com" target="_blank">bostoncello@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>><br>> >> Just asking an obvious question, but it is a matter of procedure<br>> >> that I do not see reflected in this thread:<br>> >><br>> >> Has MSF specifically requested mapping assistance from HOT, and<br>> >> what specific analytical problem are they asking to solve via<br>> >> OSM/HOT?<br>> >><br>> >> - John<br>> >><br>> >><br>> >> On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 7:22 PM, Andrew Buck<br>> >> <<a href="mailto:andrew.r.buck@gmail.com" target="_blank">andrew.r.buck@gmail.com</a>>wrote:<br>> >><br>> > I guess I don't know anything about which imagery to buy myself.<br>> > I asked pnorman about it since he knows more about imagery than I<br>> > do.<br>><br>> > He looked through the digital globe imagery archive and apparently<br>> > they have some relatively recent imagery that is probably cheaper<br>> > than buying a new image acquasition. New imagery is probably about<br>> > twice the price and you would have to wait until the sat is in<br>> > position. And hope for no clouds that day. He also mentioned that<br>> > he thinks Kate has ordered some imagery before and so might have<br>> > input on that front.<br>><br>> > -AndrewBuck<br>><br>><br>> > On 03/24/2014 05:53 PM, Severin Menard wrote:<br>> >>>>> Actually at the beginning she only asked for imagery tips<br>> >>>>> without specifying what was the targeted area as she could<br>> >>>>> not disclose it. Once cleared, when she asked whether I or<br>> >>>>> she would request the HOT Community to map the three areas,<br>> >>>>> we told her it would be better if she does it herself as it<br>> >>>>> is better when requesting orgs talk directly to the HOT<br>> >>>>> Community: IMHO, no intermediaries when not useful or<br>> >>>>> required (seems to be the case with ICRC regarding maybe<br>> >>>>> their policy) and better impact to trigger the response.<br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>> On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 11:41 PM, Severin Menard<br>> >>>>> <<a href="mailto:severin.menard@gmail.com" target="_blank">severin.menard@gmail.com</a>>wrote:<br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>>> Hi Andrew,<br>> >>>>>><br>> >>>>>> Audrey contacted Nico and Fred and I about this earlier<br>> >>>>>> today. She has a budget to purchase imagery and asked for<br>> >>>>>> advice to get some regarding the previous experiences we<br>> >>>>>> had to get imagery. She plans to order imagery tomorrow,<br>> >>>>>> so I would use LandSat 8 imagery just to start with the<br>> >>>>>> roads and let the buildings once this imagery will be<br>> >>>>>> available.<br>> >>>>>><br>> >>>>>> Sincerely,<br>> >>>>>><br>> >>>>>> Severin<br>> >>>>>><br>> >>>>>><br>> >>>>>> On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 11:28 PM, Andrew Buck<br>> >>>>>> <<a href="mailto:andrew.r.buck@gmail.com" target="_blank">andrew.r.buck@gmail.com</a>>wrote:<br>> >>>>>><br>> >>>>> Just to save everyone the trouble of looking, I checked<br>> >>>>> Orbview 3 coverage and there is one strip that covers an<br>> >>>>> area just east of Kissedougou however it does not cover the<br>> >>>>> city in any real fashion and is probably not worth messing<br>> >>>>> with. There is a landsat 8 pass which is low resolution<br>> >>>>> but the image is from yesterday with very few clouds.<br>> >>>>> Landsat is not good enough to do buildings but we could at<br>> >>>>> least get a start on roads and possibly map buildings as<br>> >>>>> nodes, but not as polygons.<br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>> -AndrewBuck<br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>> On 03/24/2014 05:13 PM, Andrew Buck wrote:<br>> >>>>>>>>> Actually, I spoke too soon. Due to the urgency of<br>> >>>>>>>>> the request I responded right away, but I see now<br>> >>>>>>>>> we have no Bing imagery for any of those three<br>> >>>>>>>>> cities. I will look for any imagery I can but no<br>> >>>>>>>>> guarantees at this time if I will find anything.<br>> >>>>>>>>><br>> >>>>>>>>> -AndrewBuck<br>> >>>>>>>>><br>> >>>>>>>>><br>> >>>>>>>>><br>> >>>>>>>>> On 03/24/2014 05:08 PM, Andrew Buck wrote:<br>> >>>>>>>>>> Audrey,<br>> >>>>>>>>><br>> >>>>>>>>>> I will create a task manager job for Gueckedou<br>> >>>>>>>>>> right away and begin shifting people there<br>> >>>>>>>>>> immediately. It would be good if you could<br>> >>>>>>>>>> install the mumble program and join us to discuss<br>> >>>>>>>>>> this in more detail via voice communication.<br>> >>>>>>>>>> Mumble can run on Mac, windows, or linux, and<br>> >>>>>>>>>> there are clients available for android or mumble<br>> >>>>>>>>>> phones as well (these apps are probably the<br>> >>>>>>>>>> easiest way to install the program.<br>> >>>>>>>>><br>> >>>>>>>>>> -AndrewBuck<br>> >>>>>>>>><br>> >>>>>>>>><br>> >>>>>>>>>> On 03/24/2014 04:47 PM, Russell Deffner wrote:<br>> >>>>>>>>>>> Hello Audrey,<br>> >>>>>>>>><br>> >>>>>>>>>>> I am personally unavailable the remainder of<br>> >>>>>>>>>>> today. I hope another HOT member will reply to<br>> >>>>>>>>>>> your request shortly.<br>> >>>>>>>>><br>> >>>>>>>>>>> Thank you, =Russ<br>> >>>>>>>>><br>> >>>>>>>>>>> <a href="http://hotosm.org/" target="_blank">http://hotosm.org</a><br>> >>>>>>>>><br>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 24, 2014, at 3:16 PM, "Audrey<br>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Lessard-Fontaine" <<a href="mailto:a_lessard@cartong.org" target="_blank">a_lessard@cartong.org</a>><br>> >>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:<br>> >>>>>>>>>>>><br>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Hello all,<br>> >>>>>>>>>>>><br>> >>>>>>>>>>>> In order to support MSF-CH in their work in<br>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Guinea for the Ebola epidemic, we would need<br>> >>>>>>>>>>>> to digitalise 3 cities:<br>> >>>>>>>>>>>><br>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Gueckedou (most Urgent) Macenta Kissedougou.<br>> >>>>>>>>>>>><br>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Please find AOI attached.<br>> >>>>>>>>>>>><br>> >>>>>>>>>>>> We would like to request the support of OSM<br>> >>>>>>>>>>>> community to do so. We are simultaneously<br>> >>>>>>>>>>>> looking for high resolution imagery to<br>> >>>>>>>>>>>> facilitate the work.<br>> >>>>>>>>>>>><br>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks in advance, Audrey<br>> >>>>>>>>>>>><br>> >>>>>>>>>>>><br>> >>>>>>>>>>>> <AOI Guinee Ebola2014.kmz><br>> >>>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________<br>> >>>>>>>>>>>> HOT mailing list <a href="mailto:HOT@openstreetmap.org" target="_blank">HOT@openstreetmap.org</a><br>> >>>>>>>>>>>> <a href="https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot" target="_blank">https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot</a><br>> >>>>>>>>><br>> >>>>>>>>><br>> >>>>>>>>><br>> >>>>>>>>><br>> >>>>>>>>><br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>>>><br>> >>>>>><br>> >>>>>><br>> >>>>><br>><br>> >>><br>> >><br>> >><br>> >><br>> >> -- ______________________________<br>> >><br>> >> John Crowley Open Data for Resilience | Global Facility for<br>> >> Disaster Reduction & Recovery The World Bank Group<br>> >> <a href="mailto:jcrowley@worldbank.org" target="_blank">jcrowley@worldbank.org</a><br>> >><br>> >> Harvard Humanitarian Initiative <a href="mailto:jcrowley@post.harvard.edu" target="_blank">jcrowley@post.harvard.edu</a><br>> >> <a href="mailto:bostoncello@gmail.com" target="_blank">bostoncello@gmail.com</a> mobile: <a href="tel:%2B1%20617.784.3663" target="_blank">+1 617.784.3663</a> skype:<br>> >> johnrcrowley<br>> >><br>> >> "You cannot solve a problem from the same consciousness that<br>> >> created it. You must learn to see the world anew." -- Albert<br>> >> Einstein<br>> >><br>><br>><br>><br>><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>