[Talk-pe] Fwd: [HOT] COVID-19 - How you can help

[Omar Vega Ramos]

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Asunto: [HOT] COVID-19 - How you can help
Fecha: 2020-03-17 09:00
De: Russell Deffner <russell.deffner en hotosm.org>
Destinatario: "HOT en OSM (Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team)"
<hot en openstreetmap.org>

Dear HOT Community,
We have been receiving more and more inquiries about our response to
COVID-19, also known as the Corona-virus, so we thought it prudent to
put together a message of what we are doing, and willing to do,
regarding mapping for this response.
NOTE: HOT suggests remote mapping events only while COVID-19 remains a
significant threat to public health. We have some guidance on how to
conduct a successful remote-mapathon [1] from our partners in Missing
Maps. Heed local warnings and restrictions before attending any mapping
events in person or mapping in the field.
As always, we respond to formal requests, typically from partners such
as Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International, the Red Cross/Red
Crescent societies and others to our Activation Working Group email and
Slack disaster-mapping channel. This does not guarantee an Activation by
HOT as we still need to assess that what we ask of our volunteers - you
- is obtainable in a timeframe that will result in assisting the
response.
In regards to COVID-19, HOT has not yet received an official request. In
light of that, we are suggesting that local OpenStreetMap Chapters &
Communities make the discovery and launch projects to map those
resources that are lacking in your area. HOT is here to assist with
identifying those resources and where they are lacking, getting projects
set-up on the Tasking Manager, or if needed, getting you trained and
on-boarded to create projects for your community, as well as
communication/recruiting mappers from the crowd to help with your
mapping efforts.
NOTE: For healthcare and aid organizations looking for geospatial data,
we continually push OpenStreetMap extracts to the Humanitarian Data
eXchange (HDX) [2]. We are currently working to ensure updates for the
most impacted countries are available. Do let us know if you have data
needs not being met!
In order to make an impact on COVID-19, HOT will rely heavily on local
communities. While we work with partners to identify things that can be
achieved on a global scale; we encourage you to look for things you can
do locally to assist health care and aid workers nearby. Here’s a
short list of things you and your local OSM community can do to prepare
for and reduce the longevity of COVID-19...

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Start by comparing the completeness of healthcare facilities in
OpenStreetMap here:https://healthsites.io/map [3] 
	* 

You can also use healthsites.io [4] to directly input missing healthcare
facilities and attributes.
	* 

Look at the road network in your area, often in large disease outbreaks
it is of critical importance to have a complete road network. Consider
using the MapWith.AI [5] site to speed up the process by having AI
assist your road network mapping.
	* 

See if there are other data-sources available (and compatible) for
bringing into OpenStreetMap, such as healthcare facilities, major
transportation network features, or even buildings in general; follow
the import guidelines [6] for including 3rd party data. 
	* 

Or, map the ‘old-fashioned way’ by digitizing features from
satellite imagery.

And reach out either directly, or by replying to this list, if you need
guidance;

=Russ
Russell Deffner

Russell.Deffner en hotosm.org 

Disaster Services Coordinator - Activation Working Group

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)

hotosm.org [7] 

 

Links:
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[1]
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Shy05ZnRJp5xSbZWcUH_41caBNaV2yzazECbN5ngwOU/edit?usp=sharing
[2] https://data.humdata.org/
[3] https://healthsites.io/map
[4] http://healthsites.io
[5] https://www.mapwith.ai
[6] https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Guidelines
[7] http://hotosm.org
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Omar Vega