WikiProject Haiti/Earthquake map resources
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OpenStreetMap has fantastic map coverage of the worst hit cities of Port-Au-Prince and Carrefour, and the neighbouring countryside thanks to the Haiti earthquake response mapping project. Using the free data, OpenStreetMap developers and others around the web have created a set of earthquake map resources in addition to our basic online map.
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Mobile apps
There are plenty of mobile apps on various platforms which will display OpenStreetMap maps of Haiti. Notably useful for earthquake response:
- OffMaps - The most widely used of the OSM iPhone apps. This allows you to download Haiti maps while you have a connection, for use later offline.
- GaiaGPS [2] (App store) - a free version of the GaiaGPS app for the iPhone which gives users access to the disaster-specific imagery and renderings of Haiti.
- GPSMid - A J2ME app. Also listed below. Special customisations to help users work with the Haiti data.
But check out Software/Mobilephones to find an app for your platform. Think about how you will work with map data without a connection. "Stores map-data off-board" is probably a useful feature. Test out the app before you need it, and be aware of your battery limitations.
Extracts
| Platform | Description | Update Frequency | Provider | Link(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| multiple downloads | Frequently updated downloads of haiti extracts in multiple formats: .osm, Shapefile, Garmin img | frequently | Geofabrik | http://labs.geofabrik.de/haiti/ |
| NaviPOWM | maps for NaviPOWM 0.2.4 | Last Updated May 27th | OSM User:StefanDausR | http://dev.openstreetmap.de/navipowmmaps/navipowm/ |
| Garmin | Maps and instructions for uploading to GPS devices | unspecified | CrisisCommons | http://haiti.crisiscommons.org/gps/ |
| GpsMid (for J2ME-enabled mobile devices) | display collapses/damages, camp_sites, hospitals routing respects impassable=yes send SMS with lat/lon/comment | N/A | GpsMid SourceForge Project | http://gpsmid.sourceforge.net/prebuild/ |
Printable and Static Maps
| Dimensions | Format | Description | Update Frequency | Provider | Link(s) |
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| Large: ~15k x 10k pixels | PNG | Last update 1/26 | Geofabrik | http://labs.geofabrik.de/haiti/large-png-maps | |
| Largish: 6k x 3k pixels | PNG | Last update 1/18 | User:Harry Wood | http://harrywood.co.uk/maps/haiti/hi-res/ | |
| unspecified | PNG, SVGZ, PDF | Maps with street indexes Create map > Area selection mode : bounding box or enter the name of the city needs a valid relation:administrative, level 8 | daily | MapOSMatic | http://www.maposmatic.org/ |
| unspecified | map of Port-au-Prince. To get a more detailed print or of another area it's easy to pan around the map and make a new one.</ref> useful for photocopying | latest | Walking Papers | http://walking-papers.org |
Alternate Haiti Renders and Views
| Description | Update Frequency | Provider | Link(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mapnik tile mirror specifically for Haiti. Custom rendering style showing damage + Imagery transparency. Also roads superimposed over sat pics. | minutely | User:Ldp | http://haiti.openstreetmap.nl/ http://haiti.openstreetmap.nl/transparent/ |
| ArcGIS Tile Service only for ArcGIS 9.3 | 30 minutes | Open Solutions Group User:Springmeyer | link not active for browser access: http://geocache.opensgi.net/haiti/arcgis/services |
| Google Earth OSM layer | 30 minutes | Google User:Springmeyer | KML file download: http://geocache.opensgi.net/haiti/1.0.0/haiti/overlay.kml |
| WMS of OSM in WGS84 using Mapnik Custom rendering style showing damage and camps (more soon) | 30 Minutes | User:Springmeyer | example request: http://tile2.dbsgeo.com/?layers=__all__&bbox=18.497972,-72.479639,18.572645,-72.247381&height=645&width=916&service=WMS&request=GetMap&version=1.3.0&srs=EPSG:4326&format=image/png&styles=&crs=EPSG:4326 |
| Hillshading Map Layers: Mapnik, OpenCycleMap, Osmarender, Hike&Bike style Includes Ldp's Damage layer and lit=* overlay | unspecified | User:Colin_Marquardt | http://hikebikemap.de/?zoom=13&lat=18.55957&lon=-72.3416&layers=0000BTFFF |
| Transparent Map Google, Yahoo and OSM data with variable layer transparency | unspecified | unspecified | http://sautter.com/map/?zoom=13&lat=18.55957&lon=-72.34126&layers=00B000TFFFFF |
| POI Map Select the points-of-interest to display | unspecified | User:Plenz | http://www.lenz-online.de/osm?lat=18.5359&lon=-72.3525&zoom=14&layers=B000FTF |
| Shows geotagged Flickr photos on OSM map (more than 5000 photos as of 19 Jan 2010) | unspecified | MapPIN'on OSM | http://mappin.hp2.jp/?lon=-72.3374&lat=18.54137&zoom=16&id=11478&layers=B0000FTT See http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk/2010-January/047410.html for advanced uses |
| PhtoSM Shows geotagged Flickr photos on OSM map (no photos as of 17 Jan 2010) | unspecified | unspecified | http://haiti.broadbox.de/?zoom=11&lat=18.6036&lon=-72.34315&layers=B00TT |
| JRC Map Viewer with Haiti overlays (e.g. Points of Interest Port-au-Prince) | unspecified | European Union | http://dma.jrc.it/map/ |
| OpenStreetBrowser | unspecified | User:Skunk | http://haiti.openstreetbrowser.org/ alternate: http://rapunzel.cg.tuwien.ac.at/ |
| Google Earth OSM overlay | unspecified | MGMaps.com | OpenStreetMap - mapnik overlay: http://www.mediafire.com/file/zmyz20wzyat/maps_osm_m.kml... Simple instructions is just hide all other layers in google earth and just show this one. |
| GeoPDF of Haiti with OpenStreetMap + NASA ASTER + GeoEye imagery | unknown | unknown | http://edcftp.cr.usgs.gov/pub/data/disaster/201001_Earthquake_Haiti/data/map_products/MISSISSIPPI_DELTA_STATE_MAPS/ |
| Haiti Crisis Map | http://haiticrisismap.org/ ... aggregates many OSM, pdfs, services and satellite renderings | ||
| OpenOrienteeringMap | unspecified (last update at time of writing, Jan 2010) | User:Ollie | View encompassing most of Haiti: http://oobrien.com/oom/?zoom=9&lat=19.01883&lon=-73.01361&layers=0B0FFFFFFF ; zoom to see details. |
Routing and Other Services
- Open Route Service Haiti - Geocode and Routing - Updated hourly - http://openls.geog.uni-heidelberg.de/osm-haiti/
- from GIScience @ Uni Heidelberg
- now also supporting routing and geocoding in Dominican Republic
- now also supporting the UNOSAT data -> Please turn on the layer in the layerswitcher. A legend is on the left side near the "Avoid Areas" feature ... Click on "UNOSAT Layer Legend"
- now also supporting the http://haiti.openstreetmap.nl/ - Minutely updating mapnik tile mirror specifically for Haiti
- now also supporting OSM Layers showing impassable and barriers on streets from http://zvenzzon.mine.nu:81/map.html
- now also supporting GeoEye TileCache -> Please use the layerswitcher to change the map
- Port-au-Prince on the mapJumper access to more than 50 maps. Fill the list on the wiki : MapJumper. Ddrag the mJLite bookmarklet to your toolbar find it here and jump from map to map.
- https://www.geoint-online.net/community/HaitiCrisisResponse/DataServices/default.aspx - In support of the crisis in Haiti, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is providing a website open to public.
- nominatim.openstreetmap.org/haiti - Search and Geocoding service specially for Haiti.
- updated hourly
- api documentation as: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/nominatim (substitute http://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/haiti for http://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/
- http://projekte.eiops.de/osm-matrix/ TraceMatrix. A Tool to coordinate the tracework of the aerial images from GeoEye or DigitalGlobe. Zoom in and select what is already mapped in Openstreetmap.
- Accessing OpenStreetMap data within ArcGIS - OpenStreetMap data available with ArcGIS online, or via WMS services set up by ESRI.
- OSM-Emergencies (a web site available at ose.petschge.de) - Click on the map, and enter your message, for the World to see. (In this experimental phase, it can be used for any need that seems relevant. Test it with Haiti Symbolic Project: click on the purple line around the coast of Haiti.) (could automatically forward to Ushahidi in the near future.)
- Simple geocoding applications: http://dbsgeo.com/latlon/ http://gll.petschge.de/
- Animation of editing in PaP: http://labs.geofabrik.de/haiti/old-png-images-documenting-mapping-effort/port-au-prince-animation.gif
POI-Maps
Created by Lübeck. Send him an email if you need more special purpose maps.
Note: you can choose the base layer in these maps. Click on the + symbol in the upper right corner. In particular, the base layer haiti-best-wms-image is interesting because for any area in Haiti it shows the best available aerial or satellite imagery.
| Description | selection tags | Port-au-Prince | Haiti | Comment |
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| Cemeteries | landuse=cemetery amenity=grave_yard | Map | Map | |
| Education | amenity=school amenity=college amenity=university | Map | Map | |
| Health Facilities | paho:id=* | Map | Map | Special purpose map for the health facilities imported from the PAHO master list. Different icons visualize different types of health facilities, see the key on the map and WikiProject_Haiti/Status/Hospitals#Rendering the rendering rules |
| Media | amenity=studio tower:type=communication | Map | Map | Special purpose map for radio and tv studios imported from a master list maintained and provided by CartOMG. |
| Police | amenity=police | Map | Map |
