Mapathon for MSF and the people of Aweil
Jan 9th, 2017 by Benjamin Herfort
We want to welcome the year 2017 with a mapathon for MSF and the people of Aweil!
When: 19.01.2017, 18:00
Where: Hörsaal, Berliner Straße 48
This time we will focus on Aweil, the capital of South Sudan’s Northern Bahr el Ghazal State. The region is home to tens of thousands of people, many of whom live on the city’s largely unmapped outskirts.
Aweil, South Sudan. © Adriane Ohanesian/MSF
MSF is active in Aweil since 2008, when the organization took over important medical services. Nowadays MSF teams are mapping villages and their names on the ground. With your help, this can be supported by digitizing settlements and buildings from aerial imagery. Mapping the buildings then helps to estimate the population of the individual villages and is important for MSF to identify areas of highest need.
More information will be reported at the beginning of the mapping event. We also have the chance to learn more about the project from the project management via Skype. Jan Böhm from MSF CZ will give us a more detailed introduction into the field work of MSF in Aweil. The detailed guidance of mapping in OpenStreetMap will be explained as usual.
Skype talk by Jan Böhm (MSF CZ)
We are looking forward to your join! Pre-knowledge is not necessary. Just bring your laptop and mouse if available!