Wikimedians for Disaster Response/Talks/State of the Map 2018

Wikimedia in disaster management and humanitarian aid: an overview

Key message

Wikimedians are engaged in humanitarian contexts in multiple ways — both online and on the ground —
and interested in coordinating with others active in this space,
especially Humanitarian OpenstreetMap, first responders and entitites engaged in disaster prevention

Background

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  When disaster strikes, many are lending a hand, experts and volunteers.
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  While some concentrate on missions in the disaster zone
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  and comprehensive prevention measures on-site,
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  others are taking to their keyboards, e.g. to improve maps.

OpenStreetMap at the junction between on-the-ground and digital responses

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  Use of OSM by first responders, offline
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  Use of OSM by first responders, online
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  Digital response by the OSM community, online

What Wikimedians do

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  Participate in OSM activities
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  Curate and update relevant information in multiple languages
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  Translate between languages
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  Complement text with suitable illustrations
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  Gather, curate, structure and query relevant data
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  Document the context of disasters, e.g. cultural heritage
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  or burial practices
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  or publications about the pathogen behind an epidemic
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  Package content for offline use (OSM included by default)
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  Go back in history, including to
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  historic disasters
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  and commemorations thereof

What Wikimedians would like to know

How are Wikimedia platforms being used in humanitarian contexts (before, during and after disaster events)?
How could Wikimedia platforms be used (better) in humanitarian contexts?
How can the Wikimedia and OSM/ HOT communities collaborate and align their efforts better?
Who is interested in helping improve Wikimedia platforms for use in humanitarian contexts?

You can join

Meetup "OSM and Wikimedia" at 17:10 today in room S.1.6
Wikimedians for Disaster Response
mailing list

See also

Data sharing in public health emergencies
OSM feature request for a "Thank you" button, as suggested during the Wikimedia meetup at State of the Map 2018
Maps based on Wikidata queries (tomorrow, Lightning Talks 4)

Contact

Daniel Mietchen (OSM/ Wikipedia/ Twitter/ work)
Melanie Eckle (OSM/ GIScience Heidelberg/ HOT)

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About

An impression of the total lunar eclipse on July 27, similar to how I saw it just after arriving in Milano.

This page provides the basis for a lightning talk at State of the Map 2018 in Milano, given on Saturday, July 28, 2018, in room S.1.5, which starts at 14:10 local time (UTC+2). The talk was meant to be accompanied by a workshop, but that workshop did not make it onto the conference program. Instead, we will have a "OSM and Wikimedia" meetup at 17:10 today in room S.1.6.