[talk-ph] Fwd: need help on mapping for ondoy/Kestana flood victims in Metro Manila

[Michael Cole]

How much space you need on server?

Regards Michael Cole.


On Thursday 01 October 2009 9:33:56 am maning sambale wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Just got back online.
> 
> On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 9:45 PM, Mikel Maron <mikel_maron at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Are you on Skype/IM?
> >
> > Skype: mikelmaron
> > gtalk: mikel.maron
> >
> >
> >
> > 1) We can probably get you a server somewhere .. is it ok if it's in the
> > US? What sort of access do you need? Do you have a domain?
> 
> Any server would be very useful.  We don't have a domain at the
> moment.  Perhaps openstreetmap.org.ph can be used.
> @ Andre and Ahmed, is this OK?  Please help get this going.
> 
> > 2) Mashups .. are you all collecting sources of data?
> 
> Yes, mashups would be helpful.  I just got a mapinfo file of the
> extent of flooding from Darthmouth Flood Research.  I'll see what I
> can do with this data.
> 
> > I'd suggest starting a catalog on the wiki, a subpage to the Philippines
> > project page, or subpage to the HOT page
> 
> I'll start working on this one.
> 
> > We'd then look to pull those data sources together somehow .. perhaps
> > through just an OpenLayers instance, or through GeoCommons (andrew turner
> > cc'd)
> >
> > 3) For data collection applications, OpenStreetBugs could be stood up ..
> > but is there widely available net access right now?
> 
> This is one of the useful things I see we can do.  Set-up
> openstreetbug interface for people to report what they need.  Food ,
> electricity, water, garbage collection, etc.
> After the rescue and retrieval operations, rebuilding would take a
> long haul.  We nned to supply info to public utility operators what
> areas need immediate action.  I can ask other people to provide
> summary reports of the data gathered from "openstreetbug" to
> respective utility companies.
> 
> People with internet connection can help report these areas.  Most of
> them are in the news but sadly no one is compiling all these info for
> utilty companies to respond strategically.
> 
> > Would an SMS based application be a better fit for the situation? We'd
> > only need a PH mobile phone set up to FrontlineSMS over there, and we
> > could set up Ushahidi anywhere
> 
> This is also possible.  But don't how difficult to set-up.
> 
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: maning sambale <emmanuel.sambale at gmail.com>
> > To: Mikel Maron <mikel_maron at yahoo.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 11:59:04 PM
> > Subject: Fwd: need help on mapping for ondoy/Kestana flood victims in
> > Metro  Manila
> >
> > mikel,
> >
> > Can the Humanitarian OSM Team, help us?
> >
> > cheers,
> > maning
> >
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: maning sambale <emmanuel.sambale at gmail.com>
> > Date: Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 11:44 AM
> > Subject: need help on mapping for ondoy/Kestana flood victims in Metro
> > Manila To: osm-ph <talk-ph at openstreetmap.org>, osm-talk
> > <talk at openstreetmap.org>
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > In case people in the international community didn't know, the
> > Philippines (capital and surrounding provinces) were badly hit by
> > tropical cylcone ondoy/kestana the past week [1].
> >
> > My family was affected as well, but we are OK now.
> >
> > Current efforts are now towards search, rescue and relief.  As a
> > mapping community I feel we need to do something and contribute.  We
> > need to document whatever information we can compile so that
> > volunteers, relief workers, and government agencies can respond to the
> > needs.
> >
> > The recovery efforts may take a few more weeks and we need to sustain
> > activities to restore vital public utilities to affected areas.  Some
> > members of the OSM-PH has started creating webmap based on OSM to
> > document what is currently happening on the ground [2].
> >
> > I appeal to the whole OSM community to help us in this project.  What
> > we currently need are:
> > 1. A temporary server space we can use.
> >
> > 2. Create mashups on related information about the disaster (osm data
> > for Metro Manila and adjacent provinces is good enough as a map
> > background), news feeds, location of evacuation sites, missing persons
> > list.
> >
> > 3. An interface in which users can report what is happening on the
> > ground, (I'm thinking of an openstreetbug interface)
> >  i.e. This street in unpassable due to floods. This street needs
> > water.  This street has no electricity.  Too much garbage on this
> > street please collect now.
> >  This way communities can report problems and hopefully close "bugs".
> >
> > I lack the technical skills to do this but I am willing to coordinate
> > efforts in some areas and collect field data around my mapping area.
> > Please help us do this project.  The hope is the information we gather
> > and synthesize would be helpful.
> > We do not need anything sophisticated at the moment we just need
> > something running ASAP.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Ketsana_%282009%29
> > [2] http://www.umapper.com/maps/view/id/42152
> > --
> > cheers,
> > maning
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> >
> > --
> > cheers,
> > maning
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