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Turkey
Turkey has 2 HOT projects and 1 voting member
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Can Unen
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Yer ÇizenlerKurbağalıdere Caddesi 49/3 Hasanpaşa Mah. Kadıköy İstanbul
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Recent news from Turkey (View all news)
Data Quality Intern Applies Skills in the Turkey and Syria Earthquake Response
"My experience in the HOT Data Quality Internship program allowed me to contribute more effectively to the activation."
HOT's Approach to OSM Data Validation for Earthquake Response Mapping
Because OpenStreetMap is a crowd-sourcing project where everyone can freely contribute to the map, the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team has devised measures to support high-quality crowd-sourced OSM data. We have a four step validation process to ensure that the data created for emergencies like the current Turkey and Syria earthquake response is fit for use.
Using OSM Data in the Turkey and Syria Earthquake Response
In the aftermath of the Syria-Turkey earthquake, OSM is allowing responders to quickly access up-to-date maps and geospatial data to aid in search and rescue efforts, access and contextualize damage assessments, and plan relief and recovery efforts. Here are the data sets available for response organizations and examples of how they are being used.
Turkey And Syria Response: A Month After The Earthquake
The mapping response to the Turkey and Syria earthquake has shown the power of OSM data to support disaster response.
Community Impact Program (by Yer Çizenler)
Yer Çizenler is adding Turkish language support to OpenStreetMap related tools, translating existing OpenStreetMap documents into Turkish and expanding the infrastructure of Yer Çizenler’s volunteer base while considering gender equality and community diversity.
Five OpenStreetMap Communities Receive Facebook Community Impact Microgrants
Five OSM communities, spread across the Philippines, Turkey, Uganda, Kenya, and Zambia, have received Facebook Community Impact Microgrants to support community engagement and training.
