[OSM-talk] [Fwd: [Fwd: Re: [CrisisMappers] Announcement: OpenStreetMap-Emergencies page]]

[Jean-Guilhem Cailton]

Forwarding from CrisisMappers :
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Sujet : 	[Fwd: Re: [CrisisMappers] Announcement: 
OpenStreetMap-Emergencies page]
Date : 	Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:22:32 +0100
De : 	Jean-Guilhem Cailton <jguilhem at gmail.com>
Pour : 	Crisismappers at googlegroups.com



I forgot to include in the announcement that everyone interested is 
welcome to subscribe to OSM-emergency at google.com to follow the 
information to this channel.

Please spread the word,

Jean-Guilhem


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Sujet : 	Re: [CrisisMappers] Announcement: OpenStreetMap-Emergencies page
Date : 	Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:18:19 +0100
De : 	Jean-Guilhem Cailton <jguilhem at gmail.com>
Pour : 	crisismappers at googlegroups.com
Références : 	<4B5B057A.4090602 at gmail.com> 
<d3d3b26a1001230912w5d1bcbc3mec200f96e3a839f0 at mail.gmail.com>



Kate,

Ushahidi is free to just use this as an extra input/and-or/output channel.

It is clearly not the mission of OSM to handle this kind of content.

Assuming that OSM would be available on a smartphone, this appeared like 
a very simple way to add valuable information input and output on the map.

Here is an extract of a thread about this on OSM-talk :

---

For someone with an iPhone (or Google phone) with OSM with a layer 
including OSMBugs=OSMEmergency in it

Exemple use case 1:
You want to report a emergency request. As soon as you are in an area 
with Internet access, you click on the location, type your report, and 
the whole world can see it.

Exemple use case 2:
You are looking for someone who has been calling for help. As long as 
you are in a covered area, you have the location on your screen and you 
can get incoming status updates.

---

The thread is archived ending there:
http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk/2010-January/047485.html

OSM is in open access in and out.

If you have specific requests for interfacing with Ushahidi, please ask 
on OSM-talk.

Is there a (human) email address where people can forward reports from 
OSM, as a quick temporary solution ?

Sincerely yours,

Jean-Guilhem Cailton



Kate Chapman a écrit :
> Hey isn't this what Ushahidi already does?  Wouldn't it be better to
> combine efforts than have two data flows?
>
> I applaud the effort, but lets not duplicate efforts.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kate Chapman
>
> On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 8:19 AM, Jean-Guilhem Cailton
> <jguilhem at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> An OpenStreetMap-Emergencies page has just been set up by Patrick "Petschge"
>> Kilian at: http://ose.petschge.de/
>>
>> It is a clone of OpenStreetBugs, aimed to help mappers and rescue workers in
>> Haiti.
>>
>> The legend has been changed to :
>> "This tool is meant as a simple way to receive and display geo-related
>> emergency requests (for the whole world to see and process). It was inspired
>> by the Haiti situation."
>>
>> To add a report, click at the desired spot in the map.
>>
>> In this experimental phase, it can be used for any need that seems relevant.
>> Refinements and forwarding to processing agencies and NGOs will come later.
>>
>>
>> Please cc: your questions to OSM-talk and to the new open
>> OSM-emergency at google.com mailing lists.
>>
>> For technical questions: osm at petschge.de
>>
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Jean-Guilhem Cailton
>>
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