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HeiGIT und Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Mapathon zur Unterstützung des Mozambique Red Cross

May 22nd, 2022 by Melanie Eckle

For english version see below

HeiGIT und das Deutsche Rote Kreuz unterstützen das Mozambique Red Cross in einem Projekt zur Sensibilisierung für das Hochwasserrisiko und zum Aufbau von Kapazitäten zur Verringerung des Katastrophenrisikos in Maputo.

Zur Verbesserung der Datenlage ist nun, relativ kurzfristig, ein Mapathon für kommenden Montag 23.05. ab 18 Uhr geplant. Zu Beginn wird es eine kurze Einführung des Mozambique Red Cross zu dem Projekt und dann darüber hinaus, in Kooperation mit dem HeiGIT, eine Einführung in Missing Maps und das Mappen an sich geben.

Der Mapathon wird auf Englisch sein, allerdings können Verständnisfragen und Austauschpunkte bei Bedarf selbstverständlich auch auf Deutsch geregelt werden.

Hier schon ein kurzer Überblick zu dem Projekt:

Die Aufgabe fällt in den Rahmen des Projekts “Improving the Readiness of the CVM and the Humanitarian Disaster Risk Reduction Capacities of Vulnerable Urban Communities in Greater Maputo”. Einer der Aspekte, die für die Durchführung des Projekts notwendig sind, ist die Kenntnis der zu intervenierenden Gebiete, ihrer Merkmale, Anfälligkeiten, Risiken usw., wobei die Karte eine der Möglichkeiten ist, den Ort zu kennen. Das Hindernis besteht darin, dass es nur wenige Informationen über diese Gebiete gibt und dass die vorhandenen Karten nicht auf dem neuesten Stand sind, was die Durchführung dieser Aufgabe motiviert.

Wer schon Kenntnisse über das Mappen hat, kann auch schon vorher loslegen: https://tasks.hotosm.org/projects/12585/#description

Gerne könnt ihr euch für den Mapathon über Eventbrite anmelden: https://www.eventbrite.de/e/beginner-mapathon-help-for-mozambique-red-cross-tickets-344017735307

Über eine rege Teilnahme freuen sich sicherlich nicht nur das Deutsche Rote Kreuz, das Mozambique Red Cross und das HeiGIT!

Liebe Grüße,

das HeiGIT und DRK-Missing Maps Team!

Ref:
Scholz, S., Knight, P., Eckle, M., Marx, S., Zipf, A. (2018):
Volunteered Geographic Information for Disaster Risk Reduction: The Missing Maps Approach and Its Potential within the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Remote Sens., 10(8), 1239, doi: 10.3390/rs10081239.

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Dear all,

HeiGIT and the German Red Cross support the Mozambique Red Cross in a current project around flood risk awareness and disaster risk reduction capacity building in Maputo.

In order to improve the data situation, a mapathon is planned for next Monday 23rd of May, starting at 6 pm. At the beginning there will be a short introduction of the Mozambique Red Cross to the project and then, in cooperation with the HeiGIT, an introduction to Missing Maps and the mapping itself.

The Mapathon wil be held in English and can be participated by beginners, with no mapping experience.

A short project overview:

The task comes within the scope of the project Improving the Readiness of the CVM and the Humanitarian Disaster Risk Reduction Capacities of Vulnerable Urban Communities in Greater Maputo. One of the aspects necessary for carrying out the project is to know the areas to be intervened, their characteristics, vulnerabilities, risks, etc., with the map being one of the ways of knowing the place. The obstacle is that there is little information mapped on these areas and the maps that exist are not up to date, which motivates the accomplishment of this task.

If you already have some experience in mapping, you can start even before: https://tasks.hotosm.org/projects/12585/#description

You can register for the event on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.de/e/beginner-mapathon-help-for-mozambique-red-cross-tickets-344017735307

We are looking forward to the event!

Best wishes,

your HeiGIT and GRC-Missing Maps Team!


Ref:
Scholz, S., Knight, P., Eckle, M., Marx, S., Zipf, A. (2018): Volunteered Geographic Information for Disaster Risk Reduction: The Missing Maps Approach and Its Potential within the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Remote Sens., 10(8), 1239, doi: 10.3390/rs10081239.

Tags: Deutsches Rotes Kreuz, heigit, Humanitarian OpenStreetMap team, Mapathon, MissingMaps, OpenStreetMap

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