Biondi Sanda Sima
Bio
Biondi Sima was a Communications Specialist at HOT Indonesia. He studied International Economic Policy and Sustainable Development at SciencesPo Paris and Peking University Beijing. He leads many community engagement activities during his varsity years, including being appointed as Open Government Young Ambassador by Indonesia's President's Delivery Unit (UKP4) and serve as a youth focal point to G-20 Sherpa Indonesia through Indonesian Youth Diplomacy.
Other than Bahasa Indonesia and English, Biondi speaks intermediate Chinese Mandarin and lower intermediate French.
Posts
HOT Hosted a Mapathon in the State University of Semarang
In April 16-18, Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) Indonesia collaborated with the State University of Semarang (UNNES) to host a mapathon for the capital of...
Engaging with Youth, HOT’s Uni Battle Map Winner Becomes the First YouthMappers Chapter in Indonesia
Youth is a critical partner in carrying out HOT’s mission. We worked together with university students and young people since the very inception of...
HOT InAWARE Project Relocates to Mapping Lifeline Infrastructures in Semarang
By the end of 2017, HOT concluded the mapping of lifeline infrastructure in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta. Our data entry specialists swept through 44 subdistricts...
Mapping the Thousand Islands in the Face of Climate-Induced Disasters
On October 23, three waterspouts were seen next to each other, sweeping across parts of the Thousand Islands, the northernmost territory of Jakarta. Although...
GrabBike Drivers Support Disaster Managers Identify IDP Camps in Bali
Grab Indonesia, a ride-hailing startup, started an unprecedented initiative in the humanitarian world. Partnering up with Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT), GrabBike drivers were trained...
Mapping Administrative Boundaries and Evacuation Routes for the Pacific Disaster Center and BNPB's InAWARE Project
The InAWARE mapping project in Jakarta, Indonesia, is in its fifth month, nearing 80% of completion. The project aims to comprehensively map and collect...
OpenStreetMap for Rural Development and Poverty Eradication
In August 1-4, HOT Indonesia, represented by its Communications Specialist, had the opportunity to attend Regional Expert Meeting for rural development and poverty eradication...
HOT Indonesia Hosts Mapathon for InAWARE Jakarta Mapping Project with the University of Indonesia
The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) Indonesia hosts a mapathon with students from the University of Indonesia’s (UI) Department of Geography. UI, one of Indonesia’s...
InAWARE Mapping Project Moves from Surabaya to Jakarta
After a successful round of mapping Surabaya’s infrastructures in three months, the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) Indonesia relocates to the country’s capital, Jakarta. Continuing...
Branching out Manpower to Mapping 136 Priority Areas in Indonesia through Training of Trainers (ToT)
As we wrote earlier, Indonesia’s disaster management agency is taking on a quantum leap this year, setting up on the creation of contingency planning for all the 136 priority cities/districts in Indonesia. Managing risks and safeguarding all economic and development hubs in the country is not an easy task, but a necessary one.
Paving the Road to Inclusivity, HOT Trains Mapping Skills to Disabled Communities
Supriyadi, 60, lost his ability to walk 11 years ago when a magnitude of 5.9 earthquake shook Yogyakarta, one of Indonesia’s provincial capital. It...
Celebrating International Women’s Day: HOT Empowers Women with ICT and Mapping Skills
Commemorating International Women’s Day, the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) Indonesia organized a mapping event, #WomenMap, using free and open-source mapping tools. The event was...
HOT Concludes City-wide Mapping Project in Surabaya: Key Results and Lessons Learned
As the city-wide mapping project in Surabaya is nearing completion, Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) Indonesia reflects on some of its key achievements and lessons...
HOT Indonesia Launches a Tasking Manager and Pidie Mapathon in Response to Aceh Earthquake.
At 5.00 am Wednesday (7/12/16), a magnitude 6.5 earthquake shook Pidie Jaya District, Aceh Province. The epicentre is located at 5.25 N and 96.24...
Boosting Spatial Data Awareness and Participation, HOT Indonesia Hosts OSMGeoWeek Talkshow
November 13th–19th is celebrated annually as Geography Awareness Week. Also known as OSMGeoWeek, it aims to foster awareness in geography, spatial data and its usage...
Collaborating with University Students, HOT Hosts a Mapathon at the Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember in Surabaya
Data infrastruktur vital yang tidak lengkap, tidak mutakhir dan tidak terorganisir secara sistematis menjadi salah satu hambatan besar dalam upaya penciptaan rencana kontinjensi kebencanaan....
Help Disaster Management in Surabaya by Mapping Remotely
Early this year, major parts of Surabaya were inundated by floods. Occasional event such as this may paralyze economic activities and put its citizens’...
HOT Prepares to Map Lifeline Infrastructure in Surabaya
Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) Indonesia continued in taking up its role for the InAWARE (All-hazard Warnings, Analysis, and Risk Evaluation) program. InAWARE is a...