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

Thu Mar 4 12:49:23 GMT 2010

I added a link to the charter event.
and I added a link to the mine problem in ukraine
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Ukraine_regions

On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 12:49 PM, nicolas chavent
<nicolas.chavent at gmail.com>wrote:

> 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:
>>
>>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>> Dear all,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> We will keep you informed once maps and analyses will be available.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Kind regards,
>>>
>>> Einar Bjorgo
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> UNOSAT - Operational Satellite Applications Programme
>>>
>>>
>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> Einar Bjorgo, Ph.D.
>>>
>>> Head, Rapid Mapping, Applications and User Relations
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
>>>
>>> Palais des Nations
>>>
>>> CH-1211 Geneva 10
>>>
>>> Switzerland
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Telephone: +41 22 767 4020
>>>
>>> Mobile:    +41 76 487 4998 (UNOSAT hotline)
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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:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Download all datasets:
>>> https://gist.itos.uga.edu/data/temp/dwnlds/20100303/uganda_datasets.zip
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Note:  Collective downloads will be available for one week.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Datasets:
>>>
>>>   Uganda Points of Interest
>>>
>>>   Uganda Roads
>>>
>>>   Uganda Water Bodies
>>>
>>>   Uganda Woods, Forests, Parks, and Water Surfaces
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Downloadable Data Sets
>>>
>>>
>>> Content Title: Uganda Points of Interest
>>> Data Format: ESRI Shapefile
>>> Coordinate System: GCS_WGS_1984
>>> File Size: 28kB
>>>
>>> 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_poi.zip
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Content Title: Uganda Roads
>>> Data Format: ESRI Shapefile
>>> Coordinate System: GCS_WGS_1984
>>> File Size: 1,040kB
>>>
>>> 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_highway.zip
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Content Title: Uganda Water Bodies
>>> Data Format: ESRI Shapefile
>>> Coordinate System: GCS_WGS_1984
>>> File Size: 124kB
>>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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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> Nicolas Chavent
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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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