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Thursday, 17 February 2011

Act Locally in Sudan with New Imagery & Maps

Posted on 00:18 by Unknown
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(Cross-posted from the Google LatLong Blog)

After years of conflict, Southern Sudan overwhelmingly opted to secede from the country's north. Many challenges lie ahead as the newly independent state negotiates the rocky path towards independence. We believe that access to high-quality, up-to-date and locally relevant maps will assist humanitarian organizations working in the region.

We are encouraging users to add their local knowledge to this mapping effort through a campaign to build a better map of Sudan. Recent satellite imagery is key to building up-to-date maps, and we are continuously acquiring fresh and historical imagery of Sudan. Our latest imagery update is now live on Google Map Maker, Google Earth, and Google Maps, with nearly fifty percent of the UN priority areas over Southern Sudan covered with high resolution imagery. Thanks to our satellite partner GeoEye, we will continue to acquire and publish high resolution imagery of the remaining UN priority areas, as well as to refresh areas that we have previously covered as the need arises. This new imagery, such as the one over Melut, will directly benefit the many organizations working in Sudan and ultimately support the building of a solid basemap of Sudan to achieve long-term socioeconomic objectives.

Town of Melut (before 2/16/2004, after 1/30/2011)
In Melut, there is a humanitarian hub where many services are delivered to at risk populations, including food, water, health care, education, and more. Given the varying needs of each of these services, maps can provide a variety of planning benefits for expansion, staff safety, and emergency procedures.

Google is also contributing to various humanitarian efforts, including the Satellite Sentinel project, by helping to build an active and self-sustained Sudanese mapping community -- locally and among the Sudanese diaspora. This community will help improve maps of Sudan by using Google Map Maker, a product that combines the power of mapping with community engagement.

Dedicated mappers have started building the foundation for a Sudan mapping community, resulting in high quality maps of Sudan. But this is a long term process that requires deep commitment from various stakeholders and community groups. To join the Sudan mapping efforts, and offer feedback, please join our Sudan community mailing list or visit our team site.

Posted by France Lamy, Program Manager, Google.org

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Agir localement au Soudan avec de nouvelles images et de nouvelles cartes

Après des années de conflit, le Sud-Soudan a massivement voté en faveur de la sécession avec
le nord du pays
. Sur le difficile chemin de l’indépendance, de nombreux défis attendent le nouvel État. Nous pensons que l’accès à des cartes de qualité, à jour et pertinentes localement aidera les organisations humanitaires travaillant dans la région.

Nous incitons les utilisateurs à participer à cet effort de cartographie en partageant leurs
connaissances locales, via une campagne pour élaborer une meilleure carte du Soudan. Des images satellite récentes sont essentielles à l’élaboration de cartes à jour, et nous nous procurons en permanence des images récentes et historiques du Soudan. Nos dernières images sont désormais en ligne sur Google Map Maker, Google Earth et Google Maps, avec environ 50% des zones prioritaires de Nations Unies sur le Sud Soudan couvertes par des images haute résolution. Grâce à notre partenaire d’imagerie satellite GeoEye, nous allons continuer d’acquérir et de publier des images haute résolution du reste des zones prioritaires des Nations Unies, et d’actualiser les zones précédemment couvertes, au fur et à mesure de l’émergence des besoins. Les nouvelles images, telles que celle surplombant Melut, bénéficieront directement aux nombreuses organisations travaillant au Soudan et formeront la base d’une carte générale du Soudan, un outil incontournable pour atteindre les objectifs socio-économiques à long terme.

La ville de Melut (avant le 16 février 2004, après le 30 janvier 2011). A Melut, un pôle humanitaire regroupe de nombreux services à destination des populations à risque : nourriture, eau, soins, éducation, etc. Étant donné la diversité des besoins de chacun de ces services, les cartes sont de précieux atouts - au niveau de l’expansion, de la sécurité des équipes et des procédures d’urgence.

Google contribue aussi à de nombreux efforts humanitaires, dont le Satellite Sentinel project, en aidant à la constitution d’une communauté de cartographie soudanaise active autonome – localement et dans la diaspora soudanaise. Cette communauté aidera à améliorer la cartographie du Soudan, en se servant de Google Map Maker, un produit qui permet de conjuguer puissance de la cartographie et engagement communautaire.

Des cartographes dédiés ont commencé à construire les bases d’une communauté de cartographie
soudanaise, pour réaliser des cartes du pays de qualité. Mais il s’agit d’un processus à long terme qui requiert un engagement fort des différentes parties prenantes et des groupes communautaires. Pour participer aux efforts de cartographie du Soudan et donner votre feedback, inscrivez-vous à la liste de diffusion de la communauté du Soudan ou consultez le site de l'équipe.

Poste par France Lamy, Program Manager, Google.org
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