<div dir="ltr"><div>Thanks Audrey for this update, things are set up on our side, and hopefully the mapping shall proceed well<br></div>@ Robert, great to see that ARC will be also activated, we stay tuned, hopefully interesting linkages with the local Conarky Red Cross may result of our joint efforts<br>
<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 5:25 PM, Audrey Lessard-Fontaine <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:a_lessard@cartong.org" target="_blank">a_lessard@cartong.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div bgcolor="white" link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-GB"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Hi all, <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Sorry for not having given any update earlier today and thanks a lot for the energy you guys are already deploying.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">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.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">The rights to the imagery are such that the openstreetmap community will be able to use it for digitizing.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">OSM France will be taking care of hosting and sharing the imagery as soon as we get it (thanks guys!).<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">I have seen some digitizing did take place today around Kissidougou, we’ll make sure the field is aware of those updates.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">I’ll keep you posted as soon as we get update for the imagery.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Best regards<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Audrey<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext" lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext" lang="EN-US"> frmoine [<a href="mailto:frmoine@gmail.com" target="_blank">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" target="_blank">membership@hotosm.org</a>; Audrey Lessard-Fontaine; <a href="mailto:s_delaborderie@cartong.org" target="_blank">s_delaborderie@cartong.org</a>; <a href="mailto:penorman@mac.com" target="_blank">penorman@mac.com</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [hotosm-membership] Re: [HOT] *** Emergency Request *** Guinea Conakry- Gueckedou, Macenta, Kissidougou<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></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 :<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div class=""><div><p class="MsoNormal">Hi Mikel, <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">
<u></u> <u></u></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. <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">
<u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Sincerely,<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Severin <u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">
<u></u> <u></u></p><div><div class=""><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:<u></u><u></u></p></div>
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</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.<u></u><u></u></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.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">-Mikel<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div class=""><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""> <u></u><u></u></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<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<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""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<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<u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""></span></p><div><div class="h5"><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></div></div>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 24, 2014, at 3:16 PM, "Audrey<div class=""><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></div>> >>>>>>>>>>>> <AOI Guinee Ebola2014.kmz><div class="">
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> >>>>>><br>> >>>>>><br>> >>>>><br>><br>> >>><br>> >><br>> >><br>> >><br></div><div class="">> >> -- ______________________________<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>
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