This sort of participatory map-makeing that provides a micro-scale of detail for a "new-nation" national map is really a compelling purpose to contribute. Trying to geotag these features such that they are culturally relevant may further refine this sort of assistance. Like SETI for Sudan?
Global Call for Action:
Together let’s build a better map of Southern Sudan. Your local knowledge and mapping contributions of schools, hospitals, and landmarks will be extremely useful to the humanitarian community to quickly build a picture of the situation, especially in these areas of interest.
Items that you can map:
- Towns and town names (Arabic and local names especially)
- Roads (in-town roads as well) and trails
- Displaced persons camps
- Cultural landmarks
- Geographic landmarks
- Schools
- Orphanages, shelters etc.
- Hospitals
- Community centers
- Border crossing points
- Nomadic camps
- Markets and large cattle gathering points
This is an opportunity to utilize the power of community engagement through mapping. We welcome you to get acclimated to Map Maker through our Getting Started page, and then invite you to join our Sudan-specific discussions.
Posted by France Lamy, Program Manager, Google.org
No comments:
Post a Comment