Philly Mapathon Introduction
- 1. WELCOME TO THE 2018 Philly Mapathon
- 3. Humanitarian applications of OSM What? ● CHAI works to provide cohesive and targeted support to government malaria eradication programs in Africa ● American Red Cross uses OSM data to plan relief efforts in response to natural disasters and humanitarian crises
- 4. Humanitarian applications of OSM What? ● Projects that add vulnerable communities to the map
- 5. Humanitarian applications of OSM Why? ● Improve field maps ● Provide data that otherwise does not exist
- 6. Humanitarian applications of OSM Why? -- Improve field maps
- 7. Why? -- Provide data that doesn’t exist Example: Canaan, Haiti Humanitarian applications of OSM
- 9. What can you decipher from this map?
- 10. Why? -- Provide data that doesn’t exist Example: Canaan, Haiti ● estimated population = 200,000 ● devastated area during 2010 earthquake ● USAID & American Red Cross conducted a 2-year, 14 Million US-Dollar project ○ Canaan Upgrading and Community Development (CUCD) / Ann Develope Canaan (Haitian Creole) Program Humanitarian applications of OSM
- 13. So what can we do? ● Volunteer for Humanitarian OpenStreetMap (HOTOSM) ● Edit / add features in OSM (tasks.hotosm.org) ● Participate in mapathons ● Spend any amount of time contributing Humanitarian applications of OSM
- 14. Humanitarian applications of OSM So what can we do? ● Run your own mapathon! ○ Resources: missingmaps.org/host/ ○ show-me-the-way/#comment=nacis2017 ○ github.com/danford1/mapathon-resources ○ #HOTLunch How-to Guide
- 15. Humanitarian applications of OSM So what can we do? ● #HOTLunch = opportunity to volunteer your lunch break to map buildings, roads, and other features that NGOs use to plan aid efforts in response to natural disasters and humanitarian crises. ● Read & distribute this how-to guide
- 17. Go to → tasks.hotosm.org Let’s Map