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The Missing Maps initiative aims to chart slums around the world
- BrokenFacts 12y agoWaiting for a Google street view car to make its rounds.
- noonespecial 12y agoIsn't that a little like mapping sand dunes in the desert? Slums are interesting because they are spontaneous and fluid. I don't think a map would be good for very long.
- mtmail 12y agoThe Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team is also building mapping communities there and give volunteers GPS devices and computer setups. http://hot.openstreetmap.org/updates/2014-09-14_fieldwork_in_nsanje_district_weeks_6_7 http://hot.openstreetmap.org/updates/2014-09-14_fieldwork_in... so the maps can be updated regularly. Even mapping a temporary tent town (refuge camp, Burning Man, Octoberfest) has value for planning
- mtmail 12y agoPhoto of such equipment http://hot.openstreetmap.org/about/hot-kits http://hot.openstreetmap.org/about/hot-kits