[TZGISUG] TZGISUG Digest, Vol 34, Issue 1

Clifford Okembo cliffokembo at gmail.com
Mon Oct 5 18:23:52 EAT 2015


Dear All,

I have not used what3words so much, but I have tested it buy downloading
the free app on my smartphone and even used it for finding places. I guess
its a new way of approaching addressing problems that we have in most
African cities. I have been in touch with the developers and founders and
can ask them for any information you might want to know.

I understand one of the founders was in Dar es Salaam some couple of months
ago, not sure what he did or where he went to but I guess they they are
looking at working in those areas.

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> Message: 1
> Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2015 13:05:10 +0100
> From: Mark Iliffe <markiliffe at gmail.com>
> To: Mike Shand <Mike.Shand at glasgow.ac.uk>, Tanzania GIS Users Group
>         Discussion <tzgisug at lists.habari.co.tz>
> Subject: Re: [TZGISUG] what3words
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> 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 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
> 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 through the World Bank Dar Ramani Huria Project,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 (iOS / Android) provides a 3-word code for every 9m? 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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> Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2015 07:07:20 +0300
> From: Howard Frederick <simbamangu at gmail.com>
> To: Mark Iliffe <markiliffe at gmail.com>,  Tanzania GIS Users Group
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> Subject: Re: [TZGISUG] what3words
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> 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 9m? 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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> Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2015 14:18:31 +0300
> From: "Andrew Plumptre" <aplumptre at wcs.org>
> To: "'Howard Frederick'" <simbamangu at gmail.com>, "'Tanzania GIS Users
>         Group Discussion'" <tzgisug at lists.habari.co.tz>
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> Dear Mark,
>
>
>
> Would you have information about the World Bank mining work in Tanzania
> also (
> https://sites.google.com/site/mymoxi/mapping-projects/tanzania-mining-cadastre-map)
> . I have been trying to obtain shapefiles of the mining concessions to use
> in conservation planning in Western Tanzania (part of the Albertine Rift
> region) ? basically looking at where you need to conserve outside protected
> areas and avoiding mining concessions. I have mining maps from Uganda,
> Rwanda, DRC but Tanzania is the big hole in the rift. The concessions have
> been mapped but when I write to the office in Dar I fail to get any
> response. Our office in Tanzania also tried to find the office responsible
> and failed. Would you have a contact there that could help me?
>
>
>
> Andy
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> From: TZGISUG [mailto:tzgisug-bounces at lists.habari.co.tz] On Behalf Of
> Howard Frederick via TZGISUG
> Sent: 05 October 2015 07:07
> To: Mark Iliffe; Tanzania GIS Users Group Discussion
> Subject: Re: [TZGISUG] what3words
>
>
>
> 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 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
>
>
>
>
>
>  <http://what3words.com/about/> what3words (iOS / Android) provides a
> 3-word code for every 9m? 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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Clifford Okembo

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