{"id":4070,"date":"2017-11-07T22:55:48","date_gmt":"2017-11-07T21:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projeteof.org\/?p=4070"},"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-6-november-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projeteof.org\/blog\/the-actionoifprojeteof-openstreetmap-free-gis-qgis-opendata-in-haiti-western-africa-as-of-6-november-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"The #ActionOifProjetEOF \u00ab OpenStreetMap, Free GIS (QGIS) & opendata in Haiti & Western Africa \u00bb as of 6-November 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

The #ActionOifProjetEOF \u00ab\u00a0OpenStreetMap, Free GIS and OpenData\u00a0\u00bb animation and training operational framework (blog post<\/a><\/strong>) implementation got full speed in Western Africa over October 2017 week (16-oct post<\/a>, 23-oct post<\/a> <\/strong>) with 17 workshops of six days each and 19 one day actions lead by over 30 members of association Projet EOF for over 150 participants.
\nHere’s a new update about work carried out under the #ActionOifProjetEOF operational framework as of 6-November in Senegal, Mali, Niger, Burkina, Ivory Coast, Togo, Benin and Haiti.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n


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A look back at #ActionOifProjetEOF during the last two weeks (23 and 30 October 2017) and its 7 six days workshops and 15 one day actions
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Since 23-October 2017, over 30 members of Association Projet EOF members have been working with over 100 participants, running and leading 7 workshops in Niamey (Niger), Ouagadougou (Burkina-Faso), Saint-Louis (Senegal), Lom\u00e9 (Togo) as well as Saint-Marc, Cap-Ha\u00eftien and Port-au-Prince (Ha\u00efti). <\/span><\/p>\n

Together they went through 5 days training in OpenStreetMap mapping, Free GIS and opendata. They grasped tools, techniques and learning\/teaching resources set up for those workshops. As a result they can create geospatial opendata with OpenStreetMap which meet their needs, they can use OSM and other geographical opendata (such as the HDX<\/a><\/strong> platform) with free software fit for thier needs and operational contexts like the webmapping service uMap<\/strong><\/a> or the GIS and cartography software QGIS<\/strong><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

Like during the first two week of #ActionOIfProjetEOF (since 9-October 2017), these five days of collective learning lead to organizing a one day mapathon (a workshop focused on data creation with OSM) targeted to priority areas of interest (AOIs) for the OSM project in these territories. This collective ability to apply technical and community know how acquired during the training is promising for future reuse, replication of activities conducted within the #ActionOifProjetEOF operational framework and thus its impact. <\/span><\/p>\n

Parallel to these six days \u00ab\u00a0OSM, OpenData and Free GIS\u00a0\u00bb camps, the association Projet EOF members held 15 one day actions mixing conferences, technical sessions and mapathon to reach audiences beyond the participants of the one week actions.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t