{"id":3852,"date":"2017-10-16T15:19:24","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T14:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projeteof.org\/?p=3852"},"modified":"2020-12-21T11:57:45","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T10:57:45","slug":"the-actionoifprojeteof-openstreetmap-free-gis-qgis-opendata-in-haiti-western-africa-as-of-16-october-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projeteof.org\/blog\/the-actionoifprojeteof-openstreetmap-free-gis-qgis-opendata-in-haiti-western-africa-as-of-16-october-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"The #ActionOifProjetEOF \u00ab OpenStreetMap, Free GIS (QGIS) & opendata in Haiti & Western Africa \u00bb as of 16-October 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

As part of its 2017 information, outreach and training activities around OpenStreetMap (OSM), Free GIS and opendata tools, methods and practices in Haiti and Africa, the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF\/DFEN) supports the capacity building program that the association Projet Espace OSM Francophone (Projet EOF) will implement in coordination with OSM members active in these territories within informal collectives or associations.
\nThroughout this project, 30 Projet EOF and OSM Project folks will work with 150 individuals from the fields of Geomatics, Free software and Opendata, ICT and community-based development within Civil Society, Private Sector and Academics in Haiti, Senegal, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Togo and Benin. <\/span><\/p>\n

Here’s an update, as of 16-October 2017, of how stand preparatory actions (Haiti, Senegal, Mali, Burkina and Ivory Coast) and first realizations (Togo, Niger and Benin)\u00a0 of the #ActionOifProjetEOF operational framework described in a previous post October 2017 Action OIF-ProjetEOF \u00ab OpenStreetMap, Free GIS & OpenData in Haiti and Western Africa \u00bb<\/a> <\/strong>
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Preparatory work
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During October 2017 week 2, throughout Haiti, Senegal, Mali, Burkina and Ivory Coast, over 20 members of Association Proje tEOF have been active preparing for all activities enclosed in #ActionOifProjetEOF program for the second half of October in Haiti et and Western Africa. Folks have been busy selecting participants among OpenStreetMap, free software, opendata, GIS and academic communities, securing logistics for the many workshops (ensuring access to \u00ab\u00a0community-friendly\u00a0\u00bb workspaces, Internet resources and food) as well as building activities schedules and curricula.
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\nFirst workshops<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile close to 20 Association Projet EOF members carried out \u00ab\u00a0OpenStreetMap, Free GIS and opendata\u00a0\u00bb activities for close to 50 people. In Togo and Niger, the first #ActionOifProjetEOF camps coupling 5 days training and 1 day mapathon were successfully held while Benin, Burkina and Ivory Coast organized as well their first one day event mixing conference, technical hands on sessions and mapathon.
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