Open Mapping and Community JournalismPresentation Transcript
Open Mapping & Community Journalism Mikel Maron Citizen Reporting Boot Camp January 18, 2012
GroundTruth Initiative http://groundtruth.in/ DC Based consultancy focused on community empowerment using digital story telling, open data, and mapping. HOT http://hot.openstreetmap.org/ HOT applies the principles of open source and open data sharing towards humanitarian response and economic development. OpenStreetMap Foundation http://osmfoundation.org/ OSMF international not-for-profit organization supporting, but not controlling, the OpenStreetMap Project.
OpenStreetMap? Global Collaborative Mapping “ kinda like Wikipedia for Maps”
GPS Surveying, Mapping Parties, Imagery Digitizing, Open Database
Haiti Earthquake Response
Government, Business use OSM http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/List_of_OSM_based_Services https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23switch2osm
Why OSM? You can make beautiful maps...
Why OSM? ...with the support of a global community... http://vimeo.com/34404102
Why OSM? ...with the freedom to use maps however you want...
Why OSM? ...with a set of techniques that empower communities..
Kibera 250,000 people, 2.5 km2 was a blank spot on the map
The Map!
* But still ...Disconnect between the what the mappers see and what everyone else sees And everyone is excited But no one sees the change in Kibera
Media: Is this all we see of Kibera?
Voice of Kibera: voiceofkibera.org
Reports
Kibera News Network Online community TV http://kiberanewsnetwork.org/
Referendum 2010
SMS @ 6:49 am: Mobilisation started as early as 4am with youths waking up people by blowing vuvuzela here in kianda SMS @ 8:03 am: At kibera primary skul, thea is good organisation. Pple r being asistd incase of a problem by the local youth. SMS @ 10:18 am: Finaly,prime minister is here at old kibera p.s to cast his historic vote. SMS @ 2:33pm: red or green,we are all black,lets maintain peace.youth 4 peace,kibera mashimoni.
Uchaguzi http://blog.ushahidi.com/index.php/2010/08/05/a-big-thank-you-to-the-uchaguzi-volunteers/
