[talk-ph] Mapping event this Friday, April 18th

[maning sambale]

Tweets about the event here:
https://twitter.com/search?q=gwmapathon&src=typd

On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 11:23 AM, maning sambale
<emmanuel.sambale at gmail.com> wrote:
> Looks like editing has started. :)
>
> http://resultmaps.neis-one.org/osm-changesets?comment=gwu#14/6.1249/125.1631
> http://osmstats.altogetherlost.com/index.php?item=countries&country=Philippines
>
> On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 9:44 AM, maning sambale
> <emmanuel.sambale at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Thanks Chad for announcing this initiative.
>>
>> For those interested at GWU Geography Department's initiative, check
>> out this cool presentation:
>> http://stateofthemap.us/session/osm-in-the-classroom/
>>
>> Lots of ideas local universities here can adopt.
>>
>> @Chad, we have active mappers in Davao and also works with a
>> university.  Maybe they can respond to your requests.
>> For General Santos, will ask local contacts (not Manny Pacquiao) and
>> will revert to you once I get a response.
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 9:27 AM, Chad Blevins <cblevins at usaid.gov> wrote:
>>> Hello mappers,
>>>
>>>
>>> I wanted to send a note and let everyone know there will a significant
>>> effort this Friday April 18th to map Davao City and General Santos.
>>> Students from the George Washington University Geography department will be
>>> working with USAID to replicate the great mapping work they did last fall in
>>> Kathmandu.  As it turns out, the students who were taught OSM for this
>>> project were then able to used their new skills and helped map during the
>>> Haiyan response.  For this project we noticed there wasn’t much mapping
>>> happening in these PH cities, and for grading purposes its better to start
>>> with a clean area.  Tasks have been created in the Tasking Manager with (GWU
>>> Mapathon) following the title.  Changesets “#GWU #USAID” will be used and
>>> the class will focus on creating buildings, roads, and other infrastructure.
>>>
>>>
>>> We are very interested in linking this work with local universities or
>>> volunteers on the ground who could populate attributes.  In Kathmandu we
>>> worked with Kathmandu Living Labs who was able to add precise details about
>>> all the schools and hospitals in the city.  Please let us know if you have
>>> ideas on volunteers who may be willing to do some field work.
>>>
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Chad Blevins
>>> GeoCenter
>>> U.S. Global Development Lab
>>> USAID
>>> 703-220-8513
>>>
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>>
>>
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>> maning
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> maning
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