[OSM-talk] NE Uganda landslides and floods: (i) Charter (satellite imagery) activation by UNOSAT/UNITAR; (ii) GIST Uganda data post

Thu Mar 4 11:49:42 GMT 2010

All

I minimally edited the existing Wiki Project
Uganda<http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_Uganda>with the
info contained in the below thread for us to further elaborate
collectively based on Ugandan operational needs.

Best
N

On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 11:45 PM, nicolas chavent
<nicolas.chavent at gmail.com>wrote:

> All-
>
> Another set of data resources for consideration in possible data imports in
> responde of NE UGA Landslides/Floodings
> Best
> N
>
> DEPHA http://www.depha.org/maps/uganda/default.asp
>
> ILRI http://www.ilri.org/gis/search1m.asp (this you have to register for
> every download so i'm not sure of the permissions for public use)
>
> GADM is reasonably good for Uganda admin boundaries
> http://www.gadm.org/country
>
> GAUL Admin boundary might be the best info source (admin 1 to 5 and jointly
> produced and validated by GAUL and UGA gov)
>
> NGA GNS for settlements but quite messy as usual
> http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/cntry_files.html
>
> On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 7:16 PM, nicolas chavent <nicolas.chavent at gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
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>> All-
>> Uganda might call for attention either in the form of an emergency
>> response or as a long term data (human) imports. This will depend on more
>> accurate info on geo extent and magnitude indicators of landslides and
>> flooding.
>> Short inquiry only return the following Uganda Landslides/ Flooding page (
>> ReliefWebDocuments)<http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc108?OpenForm&emid=LS-2010-000040-UGA&rc=1>featuring a first
>> rough extent of affected area<http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/fullmaps_af.nsf/luFullMap/F20BDC74B26203EDC12576DB004AB6A3/$File/LS-2010-000040-UGA_0302.pdf?OpenElement>as well first reports (still vague).
>>
>> For us to be prepared for this, you'll find below the 2 posts
>> above-mentioned:
>> (i) Charter (satellite imagery) activation by UNOSAT/UNITAR which should
>> provide us with status on imagery access (hopefully in a mode ensuring
>> re-usability by OSM, since UNITAR/UNOSAT is well aware of this need) and
>> their first pieces of work (flood extent and other products)
>> (ii) GIST Uganda data post for consideration in terms of imports-
>>
>> Best
>> N.
>>
>> Charter (satellite imagery) activation by UNOSAT/UNITAR
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Einar Bjorgo <einar.bjorgo at unitar.org>
>> Date: Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 2:13 PM
>> Subject: [CrisisMappers] UNOSAT: Space Charter triggered for Uganda
>> landslides and floods
>> To: emergencymapping at unosat.org
>>
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>> Dear all,
>>
>>
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>> This is to inform you that the International Charter Space and Major
>> Disasters (Space Charter) has been requested triggered for landslides and
>> floods in Uganda. This was done by UNITAR/UNOSAT in our role as Space
>> Charter UN User Intermediary on behalf of UNDP Uganda.
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>> We will keep you informed once maps and analyses will be available.
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>> Kind regards,
>>
>> Einar Bjorgo
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>> UNOSAT - Operational Satellite Applications Programme
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>> Einar Bjorgo, Ph.D.
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>> Head, Rapid Mapping, Applications and User Relations
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>> United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
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>> Palais des Nations
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>> CH-1211 Geneva 10
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>> Switzerland
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>> Telephone: +41 22 767 4020
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>> Mobile:    +41 76 487 4998 (UNOSAT hotline)
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>> E-mail:    einar.bjorgo at unitar.org
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>> Web:       www.unitar.org // www.unosat.org
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>> (ii) GIST Uganda data post
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Karen Payne <kpayne at itos.uga.edu>
>> Date: Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 6:17 PM
>> Subject: [GIST] Uganda Post
>> To: gist at listserv.itos.uga.edu
>>
>>
>> The following datasets have been published to the GIST Data Repository:
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>> Download all datasets:
>> https://gist.itos.uga.edu/data/temp/dwnlds/20100303/uganda_datasets.zip
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>> Note:  Collective downloads will be available for one week.
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>> Datasets:
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>>   Uganda Points of Interest
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>>   Uganda Roads
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>>   Uganda Water Bodies
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>>   Uganda Woods, Forests, Parks, and Water Surfaces
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>> Downloadable Data Sets
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>> Content Title: Uganda Points of Interest
>> Data Format: ESRI Shapefile
>> Coordinate System: GCS_WGS_1984
>> File Size: 28kB
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>> Data Originator: CloudMade (OpenStreetMap)
>> Data Provider: University of Georgia - ITOS
>> Data Distributor: Geographic Information Support Team
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>> Download Location:
>> https://gist.itos.uga.edu/data/africa/countries/uganda/datasets/uganda_poi.zip
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>> Content Title: Uganda Roads
>> Data Format: ESRI Shapefile
>> Coordinate System: GCS_WGS_1984
>> File Size: 1,040kB
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>> Data Originator: CloudMade (OpenStreetMap)
>> Data Provider: University of Georgia - ITOS
>> Data Distributor: Geographic Information Support Team
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>> Download Location:
>> https://gist.itos.uga.edu/data/africa/countries/uganda/datasets/uganda_highway.zip
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>> Content Title: Uganda Water Bodies
>> Data Format: ESRI Shapefile
>> Coordinate System: GCS_WGS_1984
>> File Size: 124kB
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>> Data Originator: CloudMade (OpenStreetMap)
>> Data Provider: University of Georgia - ITOS
>> Data Distributor: Geographic Information Support Team
>>
>> Download Location:
>> https://gist.itos.uga.edu/data/africa/countries/uganda/datasets/uganda_water.zip
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>> Content Title: Uganda Woods, Forests, Parks, and Water Surfaces
>> Data Format: ESRI Shapefile
>> Coordinate System: GCS_WGS_1984
>> File Size: 71kB
>>
>> Data Originator: CloudMade (OpenStreetMap)
>> Data Provider: University of Georgia - ITOS
>> Data Distributor: Geographic Information Support Team
>>
>> Download Location:
>> https://gist.itos.uga.edu/data/africa/countries/uganda/datasets/uganda_natural.zip
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>> Nicolas Chavent
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> Nicolas Chavent
> Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_Haiti
> Mobile (FRA): +33 6 75 14 29 70
> Email: nicolas.chavent at gmail.com
> Skype: c_nicolas
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http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_Haiti
Mobile (FRA): +33 6 75 14 29 70
Email: nicolas.chavent at gmail.com
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