[OSM-np] Mapping Remote Nepal Campaign

[Nirab Pudasaini]

Hi Shweta,

If you are looking for people to join the orientation, i would recommend
you cross posting this to OSM Nepal facebook page (
https://www.facebook.com/groups/mapkathmandu) because the community is much
larger than the mailing list subscription.

keep up the mapping work and keep us posted.

Nirab Pudasaini (nirabpudasaini.github.io)
Erasmus Mundus Masters of Science
Public Sector Innovation and Egovernance (https://pioneer-master.eu/)


On Thu, Jul 30, 2020 at 8:26 PM bibekshrestha at gmail.com <
bibekshrestha at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Shweta, thank you for your email.
>
> It's so great to know that NAXA is working on digitizing location data and
> working with governments and other organizations.
> The video about Humla is also fantastic.
>
> If there is anything you are looking for (human resources, participants,
> people who want to join the project, funding, etc) then feel free to
> mention this in follow up email.
>
> Please keep us posted frequently.
>
> Warm regards
> --
> Bibek Shrestha
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 30, 2020 at 10:45 AM shweta khanal <shweetakhanal at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> NAXA, a location based service provider company in Nepal has been
>> selected as a technical partner for mapping of local trails and
>> infrastructures in Bajhang and Bajura districts under the Emergency
>> Preparedness and Response (EPR) Program that WFP Nepal is implementing with
>> the support of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA).
>>
>> The project is titled as “Trails and Infrastructure Mapping in Bajhang
>> and Bajura Districts of Sudurpaschim Province” and will be carried out
>> within the period of 8 months. Bajhang and Bajura are among the remote
>> and under-developed districts in Sudurpaschim Province of Nepal. These
>> districts are also extremely vulnerable to landslides, have higher
>> unemployment rates, low literacy rates, low agricultural productivity and
>> poor rural infrastructure.
>>
>> The first activity under this project involves remote mapping of roads,
>> buildings, forests, rivers and land-use in both Bajhang and Bajura
>> districts while the final output of this project will be a Palikawise
>> geodatabase for all Palikas of both districts. This project will mainly
>> focus on the trails being used as major supply chain routes along with
>> available critical infrastructures in both districts.
>>
>> In 2019, NAXA implemented a similar mapping activity in Humla. 25 locals
>> were oriented and trained on the use of digital tools for mapping and data
>> collection and 10 locals were mobilized for a total of 67 days to capture
>> data along 675 km of major trails in Humla.
>>
>> A video presenting the mapping activity in Humla can be found in the link
>> below:
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZVKsub6jHA&t=66s
>>
>> NAXA is leading the Mapping Initiative and is partnering with YouthMapper
>> chapters from Nepal to engage youths from different backgrounds. We are
>> organizing an orientation session next Sunday - 2nd  August. The
>> orientation session will be followed by a series of technical training and
>> workshops. Please help us spread this message in the mapping community you
>> are part of. The registration link for the event is:
>> https://forms.gle/t679u6qazhuMWLGD9
>> <https://forms.gle/t679u6qazhuMWLGD9?fbclid=IwAR1lUjE4c2uZBY40xzHK6bkkwN0jYB6GoEn1f9vYqJDnHC0JuXePEUjWDFo>
>>
>>
>> --
>> with regards,
>> *Shweta Khanal*
>> GIS officer
>> NAXA
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