[TZGISUG] what3words

Howard Frederick simbamangu at gmail.com
Mon Oct 5 07:07:20 EAT 2015


Great project, Mark - and thanks for the link to Missing Maps, hadn't
realised that existed.

On 3 October 2015 at 15:05, Mark Iliffe via TZGISUG <
tzgisug at lists.habari.co.tz> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> Just to introduce myself, I'm Mark Iliffe the supervisor for the Ramani
> Huria project at the World Bank, thank you all for the kind words! Just to
> bring to your attention the Missing Maps tasks for Dar:
> http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/1083, while maps are never complete,
> hopefully we'll have the most complete map of Dar and anyone can help
> contribute to this.
>
> We've been focusing on flood resilience features such as drains, building
> footprints and roads, but have been collecting other features too. We're
> looking at releasing new datasets soon, such as drainage maps through
> http://ramanihuria.org otherwise it's all on OSM.org <http://osm.org> and
> will keep everyone updated through this list.
>
> Best,
>
> Mark
>
> On 26 Sep 2015, at 09:21, Mike Shand via TZGISUG <
> tzgisug at lists.habari.co.tz> wrote:
>
> Great article Howard.
>
> What is most interesting is that it now explains why the OpenStreetMap
> <http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=15/-6.8333/39.2245> of Dar was
> changing daily, square by square, with huge new areas being mapped at
> building level.
> Even better I now know they are using up-to-date drone generated air
> photos <http://ramanihuria.org/category/drones/> through the World Bank Dar
> Ramani Huria Project <http://ramanihuria.org/>,and not the older Bing
> satellite imagery - a fantastic ongoing effort by the project team in Dar.
>
> Regards,
> Mike
>
>
>
>
> On 26/09/2015 06:22, Howard L Frederick via TZGISUG wrote:
>
> Interesting article on georeferencing (with Tanzania as an example) using
> a ‘universal’ simplified grid:
> http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/sep/22/tanzania-smartphone-apps-africa-fastest-growing-city-dar-es-salaam-map
>
>
> what3words <http://what3words.com/about/> (iOS / Android) provides a
> 3-word code for every 9m² square on Earth. From their website:
>
> *The world is poorly addressed. This is frustrating and costly in
> developed nations; and in developing nations this is life-threatening and
> growth limiting.*
>
> *what3words is a unique combination of just 3 words that identifies a
> 3mx3m square, anywhere on the planet.*
>
> *It’s far more accurate than a postal address and it’s much easier to
> remember, use and share than a set of coordinates.*
>
> *Better addressing improves customer experience, delivers business
> efficiencies, drives growth and helps the social & economic development of
> countries.*
>
>
>
> Anyone using this yet?
>
>
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