2023-11-30 –, Auditorium
Language: English
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an active member of the Missing Maps partnership, a collective of (humanitarian) organisations working towards the common goal of creating accessible map data in areas vulnerable for disaster and crises. (see https://www.missingmaps.org/)
During this talk MSF wants to share how they are actively collaborating with local OpenStreetMap (OSM) communities and individuals on the African continent to fulfil the data needs of MSF projects. This talk will show three different initiatives:
• The collaboration with OSM Uganda during the Uganda Ebola outbreak response in 2022.
• MSF’s involvement in the HOT data quality internship where they sponsored and mentored 2 interns.
• The sharing of MSF’s first experiences with the OSMer in residence at MSF initiative in collaboration with the West and North Africa Open Mapping Hub. (See https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team/Open_Mapping_Hub_West_and_Northern_Africa/Community/OSMer_in_Residence)
Jorieke Vyncke leads since 2017 the Missing Maps initiative at Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). She is responsible for all operationally linked MSF Missing Maps activities, such as imagery acquisition and community mapping. Jorieke is part of the Epidemiology-Public Health team of the Manson Unit at MSF UK, and gives as well Geographic Information System (GIS) support to colleagues at the Public Health Department.