HOT validation: In response Uganda Crowd sourcing Non-Camp Refugee Data - VI

In South Sudan, the current repositioning of armed forces is creating expectations that currently displaced numbers of 3 million will swell to 7.5 million in 2018. There are 500,000 in refugee situations just across the border from Northern Uganda. Meanwhile, refugee influx from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) into areas in Western and Southern Uganda now exceeds South Sudanese, numbering over 200,000 total and 10,000 already this year (in the month of January).

Emergency planners across this region ‘are really suffering’ in the struggle to keep up with these numbers. Because of the mapping already started here partners UNHCR have asked HOT to swiftly resource-map the areas which need new settlements.

Mapping an area before refugees are settled is vital, to see how much time and resources are needed to prepare these new environments. This rural district is unknown, and remote mapping enables HOT field surveyors to get onto the ground and survey for detail on Water, Sanitation, Construction/Shelter-building and other resources. The map will be something that will unify the different interventions, ensuring that the right people get the right help in the right place.

Development Seed data team as part of the HOT community is taking part of this disaster mapping efforts, We are going to validate the buildings and highways as the task describe!

Tasking Manager :world_map:

[ ] https://tasks.hotosm.org/project/4123

Mapping sources :hammer:

DigitalGlobe
JOSM

Task Coverage :nerd_face:

Madi-Okollo,Onyomu Parish

Activities

Go through the instructions before you start.
Valid all the buildings in the task.

Tasks status :bar_chart:

- Task #4123

Right now, the task is 97% mapped and 10% validated. So let's map and valid all the buildings at 100%.

If you have any comment or suggestion please post on this ticket! :rocket:

cc. @olafveerman @Rub21 @developmentseed/data-team

developmentseed / mapping