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

Thu Oct 1 07:34:38 BST 2009

Hi,

I have updated the wikipage:
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team/philippines_ondoy

I tried to compile resources discussed in the mailinglist.  Please add
more ideas on how we can help.
At the moment I think we should start improving data on affected areas:
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team/philippines_ondoy#Data_updates

cheers,
maning

On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 10:39 AM, maning sambale
<emmanuel.sambale at gmail.com> wrote:
> @ michael cole
> Let's wait till mikel maron set-up something for us.  In the meantime,
> please help compiling more data on which areas have been affected.
>
> On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 10:36 AM, Michael Cole <colemichae at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 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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maning
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