The Africover Import: Lessons Learned and Next Steps

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The Africover Import: Lessons Learned and Next Steps Robert Soden [email protected] htp://twitter.com/rsoden

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Robert Soden's presentation at State of the Map - the 2009 International Open Street Map Conference.

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Robert [email protected]://twitter.com/rsoden

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Kinshasa:

MS Virtual Earth

Google Maps

Open Street Map

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Harare:

MS Virtual Earth

Google Maps

Open Street Map

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Mogadishu:

MS Virtual Earth

Google Maps

Open Street Map

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Data silos waste the time and money of the both the organizations that create them and the end user.

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Open Street Map makes organizations more effective.

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Africover:

1:100,000 Landsat TM data.

Created/Analyzed by the FAO.

Late 90’s early 00’s.

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Our Method:

Open Street Map is always right.

Focus on rural areas, connector roads.

When in doubt, delete.

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Congo- before Congo- after

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Congo- before Congo- after

+ 92,817.62 mi

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Tanzania- before Tanzania- after

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Tanzania- before Tanzania- after

+ 17,212.75 mi

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Rwanda- before Rwanda- after

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Rwanda- before Rwanda- after

+ 459.29 mi

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Kenya- before Kenya- after

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Kenya- before Kenya- after

+ 17,212 mi

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Sudan- before Sudan- after

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Sudan- before Sudan- after

+ 11,609.51 mi

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Burundi- before Burundi- after

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Burundi- before Burundi- after

+ 1,796 mi

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Total+ 141,107.17 mi

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Next Steps:

Future Imports

. Remaining Africover/DEPHA data

. Somalia Aerial Photo Traces

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Next Steps:

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OSM and Environmental Education

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Next Steps:

.Uganda?

.Senegal?

.Tanzania?

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Mapping Parties

http://www.flickr.com/photos/the_bumblebee/

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Next Steps: OSM in the Cloud

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