#Map4Nepal@Stanford Resources A link page for humanitarian mapping resources in response to the Nepal Earthquake
This page is intended to be a place for me to put links to the resources I am paying attention to and using as I help volunteers at Stanford do humanitarian mapping in response to the Nepal Earthquake. If you find it useful, that's great. It's not authoritative, comprehensive or static.
Email me at [email protected] if you need to.
#Basic Information for Contributing RIGHT NOW ###Working on OpenStreetMap Tasks General Info on the OSM Humanitarian Mapping effort: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/2015_Nepal_earthquake
If you want to contribute IMMEDIATELY to ongoing Humanitarian Mapping efforts for Nepal through Humanitarian OpenStreetMap.org, please do the following:
First go through the 30 minute training on http://mapgive.state.gov to learn the basics of humanitarian mapping using OpenStreetMap.org
Then go to the HOTOSM Task Manager at http://tasks.hotosm.org/ and select a job that you feel comfortable contributing to. Read the directions carefully for the job, then select one of the squares next to one that is marked as complete. This will allow you to pan to the completed square so you can see how others are digitizing the features and mimic their work.
It doesn't matter how long you work, or how many features you digitize. There are currently hundreds of people mapping on HOTOSM for the Nepal Earthquake.Every edit counts.
###Additional Tutorials and HOTOSM Resources
- For examples of Before and After Earthquake Damage Assessments from Satellite Imagery
http://unosat-maps.web.cern.ch/unosat-maps/NP/EQ20150425NPL/UNOSAT_Nepal_20150427_v1.pdf - Guidance for Mapping IDP (Internally Displaced People) Camps in the Nepal HOTOSM Tasks
http://hotosm.github.io/tracing-guides/guide/Nepal.html - OpenStreetMap Wiki Nepal Remote Mapping Guide This guide has image examples VERY HELPFUL!: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Nepal_remote_mapping_guide
###Assessing Damage with Tomnod You can also help assess damage, as new imagery becomes available. See this DigitalGlobe post for information:
http://www.digitalglobeblog.com/2015/04/26/digitalglobe-opens-access-to-satellite-data-to-support-disaster-response-efforts-in-nepal/
##Data Sources
###Obtaining the latest OSM Data for use in Relief Efforts
If you are a responder, or working with any organization that needs the most up-to-date geodata for the region, a consulting company called Geofabrik has set up a download site for OSM data that will be updated every 30 minutes throughout the HOTOSM activation. Find the data in various formats (including Garmin, Shapefile, etc...) here: http://labs.geofabrik.de/nepal/
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Google Media Alert: New Satellite Imagery of Kathmandu and more... https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/google-media-updates/3MwXYXizpnc
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Access DigitalGlobe Imagery for Nepal: http://www.digitalglobeblog.com/2015/04/26/digitalglobe-opens-access-to-satellite-data-to-support-disaster-response-efforts-in-nepal/
#General Information Resources
http://web.stanford.edu/~maples/images/VIIRS_DNB_Nepal_Region_2015-115.png
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Humanity Road Situation Reports: http://humanityroad.org/apr25nepalquake/?utm_content=buffer83b77&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer Aggregator for current needs and on-the-ground situation reports.
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Google's Person Finder for Nepal Earthquake: http://google.org/personfinder/2015-nepal-earthquake
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USHAHIDI Clearinghouse list for various Digital Volunteer Opportunities: http://www.ushahidi.com/2015/04/25/supporting-online-volunteer-response-to-the-nepal-earthquake/
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IMPACTS OF POTENTIAL SEISMIC LANDSLIDES ON LIFELINE CORRIDORS Final Report SPR 740 (Landslide vulnerability models) http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/TD/TP_RES/docs/Reports/2015/SPR740SeismicLandslides.pdf
##OSM Contribution Statistics Stats & Information: