Kate Chapman
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Bio
Kate Chapman is the Director of Engineering Enablement at the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit that supports Wikipedia. She is one of HOT’s co-founders and was the first Executive Director of HOT. Previously, Ms. Chapman was involved in development of multiple web-GIS applications including GeoCommon, iMapData, and Cadasta.
Posts
Announcing the Missing Maps Project
I'm delighted to announce that this week HOT, in conjunction with American Red Cross, British Red Cross and Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors without Borders UK are...
The Roles of Experts and the Public - Report Back from Commons Lab Event
HOT and our community are increasingly considered global response leaders. Our perspective and expertise provides a unique bridge between the OSM community and traditional...
Mapping on in Haiphong
Back in October 2013 I headed to Haiphong for three weeks in conjunction with the World Bank to map transit infrastructure in the city....
Imagery for Haiyan
OpenStreetMap began with people walking, biking, and driving around their neighborhoods, surveying data using GPS to map. Starting in 2007, satellite imagery became available...
OpenStreetMap and Yolanda: A Report from Manila
I spent four days this week in Manila with the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery unit of the World Bank. The impetus...
Remote HOT Activation in the Philippines for Typhoon Yolanda/Haiyan
The Humanitarian OpenSteetMap Team (HOT) has activated to provide geographic base data in areas affected by typhoon Yolanda/Haiyan in the Philippines. Currently we are...
Mapping for Preparedness in Nepal
Today I bring you a guest post about a great project in Nepal. It comes courtesy of Nama Budhathoki, who is working to help ensure there is better data for disaster planning using OSM in Nepal.Nepal is a beautiful country with eight out of ten highest mountains in the world including Mt Everest. Its capital city has eight UNESCO-listed heritage sites. Nepal is a popular destination for tourists. Recently, several reports have warned that this spectacular nation is at high risks from earthquakes. According to Nepal Risk Reduction Consortium Secretariat, a mega-earthquake—which could occur at any time—is estimated to kill more than 100,000 in the Kathmandu Valley alone, injuring another 300,000 and displacing up to 1 million.
OpenStreetMap Usage in Jakarta Flood Response
Days of rain in Jakarta and surrounding areas have caused massive flooding in the region. Today (Friday) the flooding has eased somewhat but thousands of people remain displaced and 11 people have died. A state of emergency has been called until January 27th for Indonesia's capital city.
4th Largest Country, 4th Largest City, Best Community Mapped for Preparedness
Rapid growth and low elevation makes flooding in Jakarta problematic. Innovative approaches are needed for contingency planning and impact modeling. DKI Jakarta's Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) is developing a detailed scenario to estimate impacts of future flooding. This scenario will estimate the impact on people, schools, hospitals, and other important buildings. Such a scenario will become a powerful tool for local government and other stakeholders to take action to be better prepared for future floods. This first step in this type of analysis is having available data, without data it is impossible to make an accurate estimation. Throughout March mapping events will be held in DKI Jakarta to work with local leaders to collect such data, by utilizing OpenStreetMap.
HOT Collaboration with GIS Corps!
GIS Corps is joining together with HOT again for a joint project. The first collaboration between HOT and GIS Corps occurred during the Samoa...
Cooperation between HOT and DigitalGlobe in Turkey
We almost forgot to report on our earthquake response in Turkey from this October. Fortunately Suha Ulgen recently did an interview that reminded...
Poverty Mapping with an OpenStreetMap Base in Sumbawa
During HOT's time working in Indonesia we've met with many different groups doing different types of mapping. One of the more common types is...
Continuing HOT Activation for the Ivory Coast
HOT activated in December of 2010 for the Ivory Coast following the Presidential Election crisis. During that time the OpenStreetMap information collected has been...
