Apologies for cross posting... see below. Thad Thad J. Dymkowski, GISP GIS Technician Town of Newington, CT Phone: (860) 665-8592 "If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor." ~Albert Einstein From: Northeast Arc Users Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of LeDoux, Timothy Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2015 9:10 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: HOTOSM Nepal The Humanitarian Open Street Map team has mobilized to help with the terrible earthquake in Nepal, fairly close to the capital Kathmandu. Please pass along the following link to your students and colleagues: http://tasks.hotosm.org/ OSM tasking manager is a crowd-mapping tool funded by US-AID, the World Bank, AusAID, and others. This collective effort will help to establish a building and roadway footprint map for rapid damage assessments and asset inventories in and around Kathmandu. These maps will be invaluable to the relief and early recovery efforts. The tool is very straightforward and anyone can do it. Timothy LeDoux, Ph.D. Assistant Professor/GIS Coordinator Department of Geography & Regional Planning Westfield State University 413.572.5722 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This list (NEARC-L) is an unmoderated discussion list for all NEARC Users. If you no longer wish to receive e-mail from this list, you can remove yourself by going to http://listserv.uconn.edu/nearc-l.html. -- ******************************************************************************************* The information contained in this electronic message may be confidential and/or privileged. If you received this in error, please inform the sender and remove any record of this message. Please note that messages to or from the Town of Newington may be subject to Freedom of Information statutes and regulations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This list (CTGIS-L) is an unmoderated discussion list for all CT GIS Users. If you no longer wish to receive e-mail from this list, you can remove yourself by going to http://listserv.uconn.edu/ctgis-l.html