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Wednesday, 6 April 2011

Taking a mapping ride through Rwanda

Posted on 06:56 by Unknown
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Two weekends ago, the latest in a series of mapping parties took place in Kigali and its surroundings. Government officials, land and map experts, computer science students and avid mappers gathered in Kigali for two exciting and memorable days to map Rwanda. Equipped with local knowledge and a love for maps, the participants used Google Map Maker to map businesses, schools, hospitals and roads, whilst meeting with fellow members of the local community to share their experiences and stories.

The Rwanda Bus Mapping Party was an initiative of Gilbert Mucyo, Google Ambassador at the National University of Rwanda, supported by Google and the Rwanda Development Board, designed to take citizen mapping to rural areas with the help of “ICT Buses”. After the keynote address centered on the importance of local content and maps, the head of information technology at the Rwanda Development Board flagged off the two buses.

Rwanda mapping party participants

Inside of the RDB (Rwanda Development Board) "Internet Bus"

As you can see from the pictures above, these were no ordinary buses! Each one is specially equipped with laptops and connected to the web. Ferrying 50 participants of the Rwanda Mapping Party, the buses headed to the eastern and western remote parts of the country for the unique map-on-the-go excursion. Some of the towns in Rwanda that were mapped include Bugesera, Rwamagana, Ngoma, Kigali, et Gitarama.

If you missed this mapping party, you can still join the fun and try out Map Maker, using our Getting Started page as a reference guide. We also invite you to join our community mapping forum and map your town!

Posted by Evans Arabu, Geo Outreach Africa

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Excursion cartographique au Rwanda

Le dernier événement d'une série de mapping parties s'est déroulé à Kigali et dans ses environs, il y a une dizaine de jours. Des membres de l'administration, des experts fonciers, des cartographes, des étudiants en informatique et d'autres mordus de la cartographie se sont réunis pendant deux jours inoubliables afin de cartographier le Rwanda. Forts de leurs connaissances de ce pays et de leur passion pour la cartographie, les participants ont utilisé Google Map Maker pour situer les entreprises, écoles, hôpitaux et routes, tout en rencontrant des membres de la communauté locale afin de partager leurs expériences.

Une initiative intitulée « Rwanda Bus Mapping Party », visant à étendre aux zones rurales la cartographie établie par les citoyens grâce à des « Bus TIC », a été lancée par Gilbert Mucyo, Ambassadeur Google à l'Université nationale du Rwanda, avec le soutien de Google et du Conseil pour le développement du Rwanda. Après le discours d'ouverture axé sur l'importance du contenu local et des cartes, le responsable de l'informatique du Conseil pour le développement du Rwanda a inauguré les deux bus.

Comme vous pouvez le voir sur l'image ci-dessus, il ne s'agit pas de bus ordinaires ! Tous deux sont équipés d'ordinateurs portables et connectés à Internet. Avec 50 participants de la Rwanda Mapping Party à bord, ils se sont dirigés vers des zones éloignées à l'est et à l'ouest du pays pour procéder à une cartographie sur le terrain. Parmi les villes cartographiées, citons Bugesera, Rwamagana, Ngoma, Kigali, et Gitarama.

Si vous avez raté cette mapping party, il n'est pas trop tard pour vous lancer sur Map Maker, en vous référant à notre page de mise en route. Nous vous invitons également à vous joindre à notre forum de cartographie communautaire et à cartographier votre ville.

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