1. Crowdsource Mapping:
The #Abuja MapUp Participatory Approach
SEMINAR PRESENTATION :UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG, GERMANY
OLUDOTUN BABAYEMI
INFORMATION ANALYST, CLONESHOUSE NIGERIA
OLUDOTUNBABAYEMI@CLONESHOUSE.COM
http://bit.ly/oludotun

2. Share your knowledge…Change your world…
One Map at a Time…Its Starts here!

3. First
Responders
Crowdsourcing
(Crisismappers)
Geo-Spatial
Data
Google Maps,
OpenStreetMaps,
ARCGIS, Cadastral
Maps, CBERS, etc
Categorization
Community members,
Field Workers
(Monitors)
Red Cross, OCHA,
WHO, FAO etc
Analysis/Verification
Local Emergency
Managers
Participatory mapping cycle for social change

4. THE “WHERE” CLOUD ????

5. ARE PEOPLE GETTING CONNECTED, MORE THAN EVER ?
icons by UNOCHA

6. http://www.voanews.com/content/nigerian-activists-google-map-capital-city-abuja/1591551.html

7. https://sites.google.com/site/abujamapup/
OVER 100 PARTICIPANTS
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, NGOS, PRIVATE ORGS, YOUTHS, STUDENTS

8. 1 DAY TRAINING
4 DAYS OF INTENSE MAPPING
1 DAY ICE BREAKER ;)
COORDINATION BY EMAIL , TWITTER AND SMS

10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBTwGDV-ZuM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6_dfUbrCME
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYH0_s9eBb8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NFNyJ9nbZ8
“VIEWWHATTHEMAPPERSSAID”

11. http://mapmaker.google.com or http://google.com/mapmaker

12. Single account access

13. Add |Edit |Browse|Review
OVER 5 MILLION MILES IN 3,000+ CITIES

14. SWITCH BETWEEN MAPS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY
“SATELLITE IMAGERIES MAKE YOU WOW AND BEST FOR GROUND TRUTHS”
---CHALLENGE : BANDWIDTH!---

15. Add Schools, Pubs, Roads, Buildings, Natural features

16. THOUSANDS OF INTEREST COULD BE ADDED 
CAUTION: THEY ARE REVIEWED BY NEIGBOURS AND
CERTIFIED REVIEWERS BEFORE APPROVAL!

17. Edit Roads, Points of interests, road segments and
intersections

18. POLYGON SHAPES TO ADD BUILDING BOUNDARIES

19. Browse places, line features, and edited points

20. NEW FEATURE ON MAP MAKER : TRACKING CHANGES IN YOUR
NEIGHBORHOODS ( PEOPLE MAPPING WITHIN YOUR AREA OF INTEREST )

21. LAYERS THAT DEPENDS ON PARTICIPATORY MAPPING

22. Opportunities in Crowdsourcing
www.crisismappers.net
www.openstreetmaps.org
www.tomnod.com
www.crisiscommons.com
www.standbytaskforce.com
www.google.com/mapmaker
www.humanityroad.org
www.ushahidi.com
www.digitalhumanitarians.com

23. Danke!
Learn…Share…Inspire
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