[Talk-gh] Existing Medium Voltage (MV) - Low Voltage (LV) Distribution Electric Grid

[Enock Seth Nyamador]

This should be of interest [1].

1. http://www.gridcogh.com/en/national-grid.php

- Enock

2018-03-22 22:56 GMT+00:00 Enock Seth Nyamador <kwadzo459 at gmail.com>:

> Hello Daniel,
>
> Thanks for your mail and challenge. I believe very much in OSM :). OSM
> will need more hands and support on board to make it the number one got
> Free and Open Geo Database.
>
> Unfortunately, it is not easy to get this information from the national
> utilities. In some cases, these datasets exist in shapefile but are not
> shared, in other these datasets don’t exist in GIS format files, etc.
>
> We have a long way to go and it's our responsibility to start preaching
> about OSM and the importance of making geospatial data accessible to all.
>
> Challenge accepted :). We will take a look into it and always our pleasure
> to help.
>
> Best,
>
> - Enock
>
> 2018-03-22 11:04 GMT+00:00 Daniel Paco <DPaco at ecreee.org>:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>>
>>
>> Increasing energy access in West Africa, and most specifically in rural
>> areas, through the use of solar off-grid systems is going to become a
>> reality in the next years.
>>
>>
>>
>> Here at ECREEE, we are working in a project funded by the World Bank
>> (ROGEP, Rural Off Grid Electrification Project) to support local and
>> regional entrepreneurs and private sector to develop this market in West
>> Africa.
>>
>>
>>
>> To facilitate the energy planning, we are developing interactive
>> data-driven maps. In these maps, one of the key datasets is the existing
>> MV-LV distribution electric grid. Unfortunately, it is not easy to get this
>> information from the national utilities. In some cases, these datasets
>> exist in shapefile but are not shared, in other these datasets don’t exist
>> in GIS format files, etc.
>>
>>
>>
>> It would be great if the OSM communities in West African countries could
>> map these MV-LV lines as it would be an enormous contribution to enrich the
>> access to open datasets which are necessary for energy planning.
>>
>>
>>
>> I do believe in OSM projects to make data available for everybody. When
>> the official channel to make data open is slow, the change could come from
>> the people…
>>
>>
>>
>> Please, accept this email as a challenge.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you for all contributions in OSM Ghana. OSM is becoming also a
>> strong reality in West Africa, with many mappers and groups.
>>
>>
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Daniel
>>
>>
>>
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>> *DANIEL PACO ABENZA      **GIS Specialist,*
>>
>> World Bank-ECREEE Regional Off-Grid Electrification Project
>>
>> ECOWREX
>> Email: dpaco at ecreee.org
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