[talk-ph] Guagua mapping progress and tagging evacuation centers

Wed Jun 4 14:46:18 UTC 2014

Dear Manning, Mark, and Pierre,

Determining a systematic way to capture emergency shelters is a much needed
within OSM.  One common challenge is that is many parts of the world
emergency shelters serve other purposes such as places of worship or
community centers, so they might already be tagged with what they are used
for on a daily basis.  I'm not sure the best way to tag buildings with
multiple functions but I'll keep an eye on this thread and look for an
answer.  We are currently looking into mapping emergency shelters in a few
other countries and I've been contemplating this same issue.

Regards,
Chad

On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 10:28 AM, Pierre Béland <pierzenh at yahoo.fr> wrote:

>
> Mark
>
> Effectively, we dont tag for the renderer and have to think about the
> audiences (public and humanitarian organizations) and  which tool / layer
> to give rapid access to this information in crisis context. Wireless
> solutions could be interesting. Then, is it possible to integrate this in
> existing OSM products such as OSMAnd, OSMTracker, etc ?
>
> Manning proposition about the various aspects provides significant
> information. I think that this is a good basis to start thinking about this.
>
> About the humanitarian Style, I am not sure that this is the place. There
> are many POI's and trying to add an evacuation center over this would add
> confusion. Also, I dont think that this would be the best option to locate
> rapidly the evacuation centers.
>
> If a Tsunami arize, we need this information to be available at this
> crucial moment. Thematic maps could be useful for both the public and the
> humanitarian organizations. But in case of emergencies, a wireless
> application that show you the way to the nearest evacuation center would be
> the best I think.
>
> It would be interesting to discuss all of this on the HOT IRC or a
> specific one for Philippines.  We had such discussions for the Mali
> Activation in 2013. OCHA and the clusters participated to weekly
> discussions about various subjects like this. This is a good way to
> progress and motivate OSM contributors and humanitarian about working
> together.
>
> Pierre
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> *Objet :* Re: [talk-ph] Guagua mapping progress and tagging evacuation
> centers
>
> Hi Maning, I guess the determining factor is who will be using the data.
> If it is responders in an emergency, all they really need is the location
> they can plug into a gps and maybe a people capacity so they know what they
> are dealing with
>
> If it is end users (public), the more detailed aspect becomes debatable.
> You do not want people going to the wrong evacuation center for the wrong
> emergency. That would be disastrous.
>
> I think the tagging is great, but maybe should only be rendered on maps
> specific to disaster relief efforts. As it is, it is unlikely to be
> rendered on the new OSM Carto, so including the information will do no
> harm, but could make it available to organizations who need it.
>
> Manin, I think your points
>
> * type of disaster
> * structural integrity
> * number of evacuees it can accommodate
> * length of time of the evacuees to stay depending on the resources
> available
>
> are crucial to responders and would be incredibly useful for responders
> in a disaster in the future.
>
> Pierre, could this be proposed and rendered under the HOT Carto scheme?
>
> Cheers
>
> Mark
>
>
>
>
> Regards
>
> Mark Cupitt
>
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> On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 7:45 PM, maning sambale <emmanuel.sambale at gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
> Dear Mark,
>
> > I guess the question is, are there different types of evacuation
> centers?? I am not sure. If a school is in a low zone is it appropriate for
> a Tsunami?? I guess GuaGua will not have any Tsunami Evacuation Centers,
> but will have earthquake, volcano, lahar flows, etc.
> > Should they be tagged for the type of disaster they are intended for, or
> are they generic
>
> Good point.  As what we always discuss to our DRR partners, not all
> evacuation centers are the same.
> For DRR managers, they need to be aware of the "quality and capacity
> of evacuation centers" categorized according to:
> * type of disaster
> * structural integrity
> * number of evacuees it can accommodate
> * length of time of the evacuees to stay depending on the resources
> available
>
> But for now, I am not sure if this should be included in OSM.
>
> > Lastly, would it be appropriate to include contact details for the
> different services?? Hard to maintain unless the relief agencies do it them
> selves ..
>
> Unless it is an official contact number like Davao's 911 or Pasig's
> DRR Command Center, I don't think it should be in OSM.
> This is more appropriate for the LGU's DRRM Office to maintain as an
> internal db.
>
>
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