Post by Tejas AP
The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOTOSM) has activated to support crisis response in Nepal after the recent devastating earthquake. A global team of volunteers is contributing to the OSM project by mapping physical infrastructure (roads and buildings) as well as traces and areas safe for crisis responders to use and congregate at. We believe improved information, especially of the remote affected areas, is crucial to improve the efforts carried out by relief agencies on-ground.
Volunteers may contribute to the map of Nepal simply by selecting a task from the wiki. Basic questions about registering and using the OSM mapping tool can be found in its comprehensive documentation here.
While the volunteers have been recording road networks and buildings at a rapid pace, we understand that the communication networks in Nepal are still being restored, and crisis responders might not have access to navigation maps to expedite their efforts. We want to help in ensuring that people have access to map data in every manner possible.
We want to print offline maps and send them with relief materials from India to Nepal. Please help us by providing us
* a list of towns/villages/regions you need maps of, and
* point-of-contact we can deliver the printed maps to.
For more information, please get in touch with
Sajjad – sajjad(at)mapbox(dot)com
Tejas – tejaspande(at)live(dot)com
Nisha – nisha(at)datameet(dot)com
Prabhas – prabhas.pokharel(at)gmail(dot)com
Meanwhile, here’s some information that you might find useful –
1. https://www.mapbox.com/blog/
2. The News Minute report –
http://www.thenewsminute.com/
3. HOT Wiki – https://wiki.openstreetmap.
4. KLL report – http://kathmandulivinglabs.