[OSM-talk] [HOT] NE Uganda landslides and floods: (i) Charter (satellite imagery) activation by UNOSAT/UNITAR; (ii) GIST Uganda data post
Mikel Maron
mikel_maron at yahoo.com
Thu Mar 4 15:04:00 GMT 2010
Note there is also a very nascent OSM group in Uganda. I'm asking them, along with colleagues at UNICEF there, about the potential for OSM to contribute.
http://www.pamoya.com/node/13275
Have resources started collecting on the wiki?
== Mikel Maron ==
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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:
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>I minimally edited the existing Wiki Project Uganda with the info contained in the below thread for us to further elaborate collectively based on Ugandan operational needs.
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>On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 11:45 PM, nicolas chavent <nicolas.chavent at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>Another set of data resources for consideration in possible data imports in responde of NE UGA Landslides/Floodings
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>>DEPHA http://www.depha.org/maps/uganda/default.asp
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>>>>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)
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>>>>GADM is reasonably good for Uganda admin boundaries
>>http://www.gadm.org/country
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>>GAUL Admin boundary might be the best info source (admin 1 to 5 and jointly produced and validated by GAUL and UGA gov)
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>>>>NGA GNS for settlements but quite messy as usual
>>http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/cntry_files.html
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>>On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 7:16 PM, nicolas chavent <nicolas.chavent at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>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.
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>>>Short inquiry only return the following Uganda Landslides/ Flooding page (ReliefWebDocuments) featuring a first rough extent of affected area as well first reports (still vague).
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>>>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)
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>>>(ii) GIST Uganda data post for consideration in terms of imports-
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>>>Charter (satellite imagery) activation by UNOSAT/UNITAR
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>>>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,
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>>>Einar Bjorgo
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>>>UNOSAT - Operational Satellite Applications Programme
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>>>(ii) GIST Uganda data post
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>>>From: Karen Payne <kpayne at itos.uga.edu>
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>>>Date: Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 6:17 PM
>>>>>>Subject: [GIST] Uganda Post
>>>To: gist at listserv.itos.uga.edu
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>>>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
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>>>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
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>>>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
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>>>Data Distributor: Geographic Information Support Team
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>>>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
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>>>Data Originator: CloudMade (OpenStreetMap)
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>>>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_natural.zip
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>>>Nicolas Chavent
>>>Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
>>>http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_Haiti
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>>>Mobile (FRA): +33 6 75 14 29 70
>>>Email: nicolas.chavent at gmail.com
>>>Skype: c_nicolas
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>>Email: nicolas.chavent at gmail.com
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