Cyclone Freddy Malawi 2023

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General Information

Cyclone Freddy Malawi 2023 Description Activation to map Malawi in response to Cyclone Freddy. (Image showing cyclone Freddy) Coordination: Map Malawi Partners: Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (Support) Contact: MapMalawi via AWG - Activation Working Group Hashstag: #MapMalawi #CycloneFreddy #MalawiRedCross Campaing on Tasking Manager: Cyclone Freddy Malawi 2023 Timeframe: March 14 2023 - (2 months) Data HDX HOT Export Tool Progress & Changes Progress Cyclone Freddy Malawi 2023 is Disaster Response Mapping to generate geospatial building data for regions impacted by floods in TA Jenala, Phalombe, Malawi. The flooding has resulted in residents being trapped in their homes, and emergency responders are attempting to reach them. The data will be used by Malawi Red Cross Society, IFRC, OCHA, WFP, IOM and DoDMA. For Size-up, updates and more information visit HOT's website.

About This Disaster Mapping Project(or Activation)

History of this Activation

Reactivity of the OSM Community

• 14 March 2023 - First mapping projects launched on the HOT Tasking Manager

For Mappers

• POI and HOT Coordinator(s) requesting remote mapping assistance for estimated 6 week mapping response

How You Can Contribute

[HOT Tasking Manager] Cyclone Freddy projects

Learn to Map

• Most of our volunteer needs are for remote OSM contributors, visit LearnOSM.org to get started.

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

Project	Priority	Location	What to map	Imagery Source	Task Mapping Status	Task Validation Status
ACTIVATION PROJECTS
CYCLONE FREDDY, TA JENALA, PHALOMBE, MALAWI	Urgent	TA JENALA and PHALOMBE	Buildings	BING	Complete (100%)	Complete (60%)
CYCLONE FREDDY, BLANTYRE CITY, MALAWI	Urgent	BLANTYRE	Buildings	BING	Complete (32%)	Complete (0%)

For Aid Organizations

Map and Data Services

Exporting Map Data is available on the HOT Export Tool.

Download the data

See Downloading data for instructions on getting large scale map data, or see the focused exports below:

• A custom export is available on the HOT Export Tool
• Regularly updated OpenStreetMap exports are available on the Humanitarian Data eXchange (HDX)

Country	Status	HDX	HOT Export Tool	Partners/Other
Malawi	In Progress	Country Page	N/A	N/A

About OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap offers an online map (and spatial database) that 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 on paper.

Browse the (example) Activation Area to get a feel for the data that is currently available. Different map styles including a 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:

• For print, the World Food Programme has built the Humanitarian Topographic Atlas.
• We suggest FieldPapers Paper Maps with grid for field survey or general navigation purposes.
• See OSM_on_Paper for an overview and list of other platforms and services for printing maps.

Offline Road Navigation with small devices

With the availability of Small communication devices, Navigation Offline data proves to be very useful to the humanitarians deployed in foreign countries. We support the humanitarian NGO's using navigation data and invite them to give us feedback on the utilization of these devices in the context of field deployment.

• See Software/Mobile for more information on using OSM in portable devices.
• See also Mobile Mapping on LearnOSM.org for information on mapping in the field.

Usage of OSM data for Humanitarian Missions

• Example CartONG Map
• Please post links/reports here...

Available Imagery

OSM Default Imagery Sources

Bing

Bing provides a global imagery data source that is the 'default' Imagery available for OSM (default option in most editors).

Mapbox

Mapbox provides a global imagery source and should be compared to Bing (typically use Bing for alignment if available and not instructed otherwise).

Alternative Imagery Sources

How to add/use Alternative Imagery

In many cases better imagery is available than the default; when possible we set up a remote link directly via the Tasking Manager, so there is nothing to do, the iD editor and (as long as enabled) JOSM will automatically add the imagery.

Additionally, with JOSM, it's relatively easy to add special imagery if the license is appropriate for tracing into OSM. For more details see JOSM Imagery Help