CROWD2MAP TANZANIA: TRIPLE MAPPING PARTY

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Crowd2Map Tanzania

LUCKY MEETUP AT MOZILLA FESTIVAL

2015

“TEST” PROJECT TO

ENGAGE LOCAL

TANZANIANS IN MOBILE

CROWDSOURCING

DATA COULD BE USED TO MAKE A

MAP!!!

WHAT’S CROWD2MAP TANZANIA?

WE’RE MAPPING RURAL TANZANIA. WHY?

URBAN TANZANIA LOOKS LIKE THIS: (DAR ES SALAAM, BUNI HUB IN THE CENTRE)

WE’RE MAPPING RURAL TANZANIA. WHY?

RURAL TANZANIA LOOKED LIKE THIS WHEN WE STARTED: (ZEZE, -4.8987578, 30.0577604)

…LET’S DO MORE

GO TO OPENSTREETMAP.ORG, AND LOOK HOW ZEZE LOOKS NOW! WE’RE MAPPING RURAL TANZANIA. WHY?

(VILLAGES AROUND ZEZE, 2016-05-07)

TODAY WE’RE MAPPING AREA AROUND MUGUMU:

WHY ARE WE MAPPING?• Create canvas for future development work

• Making it easier for locals to get around & keep on editing their own maps (e.g. via maps.me app) !

LONG TERM BENEFITS:• Support humanitarian efforts & outreach, including fighting FGM

• Evaluating the state and distribution of schools and dispensaries

• Tracking water points & improve building and maintenance planning

• Encourage large infrastructure evaluation and planning

• Make it easier for locals to plan their own businesses and non-profit efforts (e.g. extending an electrical grid)

• Inform & attract investors to support rural Tanzania !• …

RESOURCES

http://learnosm.org/en/http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Highway_Tag_Africa

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Main_Pagehttps://help.openstreetmap.org/

http://learnosm.org/en/beginner/ http://learnosm.org/en/coordination/humanitarian

OUR TASK:

http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/1788