Interesting read. This was new to me:
When a disaster hits, a small nonprofit called the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team does something simple. It takes the affected area, chops it into small squares, and puts the squares on the internet, on a site called the Tasking Manager.
Really intetesting. Good example of how the internet gets put to good use.
@ray
“… tap its four corners. That’s it. That is the entire skill.”Yes, un-squared square buildings do seem to be standard for so many HOT responses. 😒
Has anyone been helping Venezuela?
@mistermodal
Unfortunately disaster.ninja seems to be down, but HOT does have several projects listed for the recent Venezuelan Earthquake.Thanks very much
@mistermodal
Unfortunately disaster.ninja seems to be down, but HOT does have several projects listed for the recent Venezuelan Earthquake.
