2015 Hurricane Patricia
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2015 Hurricane Patricia made landfall near Manzanillo, Mexico on Friday 23 October 2015, Information from NOAA | |
For Aid Organizations
Map and Data Services
About OpenStreetMap
OpenStreetMap offers an online map (and spatial database) which is updated by the minute. Various tools and services allow data extracts for GIS specialists, Routable Garmin GPS data, Smartphone GPS navigation, and other device-compatible downloads. With an internet connection, regular syncing is possible with open access to the community contributed data as it comes in, with OpenStreetMap's bulk data downloads ideal for use offline. In addition, maps can also be printed to paper.
Browse the (example) Activation Area to get a feel for the data that is currently available. Different map styles including an Humanitarian style can be selected on the right side, and some data may not render (appear) on the map, but could be exported from the underlying database (See export section below).
Paper Maps
Poster size Maps and normal sized paper atlases of custom areas can be printed:
- FieldPapers Paper Maps with grid for field survey or general navigation purposes,
- MapOSMatic Large Paper Maps with grid, street index and POI, good for command centers, hospitals, etc.
Exporting OpenStreetMap data
- See Downloading data for instructions on getting large scale map data. See Shapefiles if you need this format to export to GIS tools.
- Data is also available at Humanitarian Data eXchange (HDX)
Usage of OSM data for Humanitarian Missions
About This Humanitarian Activation
About HOT
- To learn more about the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT), explore more of our wiki-pages (root: HOT) or our website hotosm.org. We are a global community of mostly volunteers, we are also a US Nonprofit able to contract with organizations (email info at hotosm.org to contact our staff), we are also a 501-c-3 charitable organization.
History of this Activation
Reaction of the OSM Community
- 23 October 2015 - HOT community informed about Hurricane Patricia early Friday morning and immediately a formal activation was discussed among the Activation Leads.
HOT Activates
- 23 October 2015 - HOT declares Activation in email from Leads to community, followed shortly by update on website.
Tools, Adaptation and Services
The various OSM developers communicate over internet through various communication channels. In 2013 they implemented the new Humanitarian Map Style, a map more adapted to humanitarian actions. This map, hosted by OpenStreetMap - France, is integrated in various online map tools.
The Tasking Manager and the JOSM editor are essential parts of this Activation. As new imagery are available, new jobs are added to the Tasking Manager. It has allowed HOT to coordinate efforts of mappers around the world. Some days there were more then 200 simultaneous mappers registered on the Task Manager and editing mainly with the JOSM editor. Online editors are also used for less intensive mapping. LearnOSM offers learning material for beginners and more advanced mappers.
Coordination
Robert Banick and Humberto Yances are leading this Activation.
Support Team
Dale Kunce, Mikel Maron, Russell Deffner and Cristiano Giovando are assisting the Activation.
Status Updates
- Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015 - 09:00 EDT - Hurricane Patricia quickly lost most of it force soon after it made landfall. Fortunately, it somehow avoided populated areas (See NYT Interactive Map). The news from the field are slowly coming. (note - in previous tropical cyclones that hit the PH, real [more accurate] news actually starts to come in after 2-3 days.)
Although a lot of project tiles have been marked done, we are seeing a lot of missing features. Expert mappers, please review and validate tasks. - Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015 - 1400 UTC - Updates and info on HOT's Hurricane Patricia mapping from the Activation Team
- Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015 - Closing Hurricane Patricia Activation
Media coverage
English
Other Responses including Digital Humanitarian Network
For Mappers
How You Can Contribute
Learn to Map
- Most of our volunteer needs are for remote OSM contributors, visit LearnOSM.org to get started.
- If step by step videos work better for you these videos will get you from zero to mapping fast: Mapgive Learn to Map Videos
- See the WikiProject Mexico page for information on mapping in Mexico.
Mapping Priority
- Please choose from highest priority first
- Experienced mappers are also asked to participate in validating completed tasks. Information on validating can be found here
| Job No. | Priority | Location | What to map | Imagery Source | Task Mapping Status | Task Validation Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project 1257 | Low | Coastal | buildings, roads and residential | Bing/MapBox | In Progress (93%) | In Progress (84%) |
| Project 1258 | Low | Inland | buildings, roads and residential | Bing/MapBox | In Progress (52%) | In Progress (7%) |
Available Imagery
The newly released imagery from DigitalGlobe is recommended.
How to add to JOSM
It's easy to add special imagery to JOSM from the task manager jobs, where an imagery URL is provided within the task manager. Clicking the URL should trigger JOSM remote control to add the new imagery as a layer. For more details see OSM Tasking Manager/Setting up JOSM
DigitalGlobe
DigitalGlobe has published pre-event imagery with 50cm accuracy as a TMS layer.
- JOSM url: https://api.mapbox.com/v4/digitalglobe.vivid-latam-caribbean/{zoom}/{x}/{y}.png?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiZGlnaXRhbGdsb2JlIiwiYSI6ImNpZzRqYng4OTJ1NWd0emt2b3Q2dWhwNXQifQ.8ohSIF9elaL6Z6Cx69Joxg
- ID url: https://api.mapbox.com/v4/digitalglobe.vivid-latam-caribbean/{z}/{x}/{y}.png?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiZGlnaXRhbGdsb2JlIiwiYSI6ImNpZzRqYng4OTJ1NWd0emt2b3Q2dWhwNXQifQ.8ohSIF9elaL6Z6Cx69Joxg
Other resources and info from DigitalGlobe are available on their blog
Bing
Bing is the 'default' Imagery available for OSM (default option in most editors). The Bing imagery coverage for the area is mostly good - there are a few holes in coverage, alternative imagery sources may be provided in the Task Manager Jobs, and/or described below.
Mapbox
Mapbox Imagery is also available.
Government of Mexico
The Mexico open data site datos.gob.mx (in Spanish) made available pre-event imagery with 150cm accuracy as a TMS layer.
- JOSM url: tms[22]:http://imagery.openstreetmap.fr/tms/1.0.0/mexico_spot/{zoom}/{x}/{y}
- ID url: http://imagery.openstreetmap.fr/tms/1.0.0/mexico_spot/{z}/{x}/{y}
Potential Datasources
- Government of Mexico using this site for distributing data.( [License] )
- Forecast of the hurricane's travel path
- Interactive map with shelter locations
- Mapbox Comparison of OSM to INEGI data Scripts on Github
- Browseable version: https://a.tiles.mapbox.com/v4/ruben.npoa0pi8/page.html?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoicnViZW4iLCJhIjoiYlBrdkpRWSJ9.JgDDxJkvDn3us36aGzR6vg#6/22.928/-101.195
- Link for JOSM and iD: https://{switch:a,b,c}.tiles.mapbox.com/v4/ruben.f0f2a255/{z}/{x}/{y}.png?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoicnViZW4iLCJhIjoiYlBrdkpRWSJ9.JgDDxJkvDn3us36aGzR6vg
Edit-a-thon events
University of Utah - 26 Oct 2015, 17:00 MDT