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

Thu Oct 1 11:59:32 BST 2009

Hi,

Just additional updates.  I have initiated contacts with other groups
on possible collaboration.

It seems a lot of work has been done already by
http://sites.google.com/site/ondoymanila/home.  See our discussion
here:
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:Humanitarian_OSM_Team/philippines_ondoy

I don't know if there is room for us to get involve right now (my
extinct says there is).

Red Cross Rizal has its own webmap: http://www.mapcentral.ph/pnrc/rizalchapter/-
But they are requesting if we can provide info on road accessibility
(roads passable by small vehicles, truck only, speedboat, etc.)

All my thoughts are in the wiki:
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team/philippines_ondoy

Before we implement something, we need to collectively decide what we
as a group can contribute.

cheers,
maning

On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 2:34 PM, maning sambale
<emmanuel.sambale at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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>> --
>> cheers,
>> maning
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> --
> cheers,
> maning
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> blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/
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cheers,
maning
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