Join the Turkey & Syria Earthquake Response
How to contribute to the Turkey and Syria Earthquake mapping response, as well as access datasets that have been generated by the mapping.
How to participate as a beginner mapper:
The best way to learn how to contribute to the response if you are a beginner is to join a community mapathon. You can find them on the OSM wiki or on the OSM calendar.
You can also contribute to the MapRoulette challenges of Yer Çizenler to tag the collapsed buildings from verified datasets. (Challenges not always available. Check back regularly.)
If there are not any MapRoulette challenges currently available, beginner mappers can watch this video for tips on how to contribute to the Tasking Manager projects for this response.
You can also find support and advice on the HOTOSM slack channels for #disastermapping and #mappersupport
If you are already an intermediate or advanced mapper…
The priorities for mapping on the HOT tasking manager are currently:
You can find the complete list of projects here.
If you are already an experienced validator…
The priorities for validation on the HOT tasking manager are currently:
If you are an advanced mapper and would like to join the HOT Global Validators Team, please fill in your details here.
Where to find data:
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Download datasets of the affected areas from HDX. Datasets are regularly updated with new data from the OSM mapping above.
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Visit the Turkey and Syria Earthquake Response Activation page for more details and statistics on the mapping response.
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