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

[Chad Blevins]

Thanks Maning, the event went well and students have until the end of this
week to complete their edits.  I'll send an update once we compile stats
from the event.

OSM stats<http://osmstats.altogetherlost.com/index.php?item=countries&country=Philippines>
posted
82 people mapped 50,000 nodes.

take care
Chad



*Chad Blevins*
GeoCenter
U.S. Global Development Lab
USAID
703-220-8513


On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 9:03 PM, maning sambale
<emmanuel.sambale at gmail.com>wrote:

> 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
> >>>
> >>> _______________________________________________
> >>> talk-ph mailing list
> >>> talk-ph at openstreetmap.org
> >>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> cheers,
> >> maning
> >> ------------------------------------------------------
> >> "Freedom is still the most radical idea of all" -N.Branden
> >> wiki: http://esambale.wikispaces.com/
> >> blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/
> >> ------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > cheers,
> > maning
> > ------------------------------------------------------
> > "Freedom is still the most radical idea of all" -N.Branden
> > wiki: http://esambale.wikispaces.com/
> > blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/
> > ------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
> --
> cheers,
> maning
> ------------------------------------------------------
> "Freedom is still the most radical idea of all" -N.Branden
> wiki: http://esambale.wikispaces.com/
> blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/
> ------------------------------------------------------
>
> _______________________________________________
> talk-ph mailing list
> talk-ph at openstreetmap.org
> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-ph/attachments/20140421/296a2065/attachment.html>