Open Street Mapping of Mathare, December 2010
This is a visual representation of the amount of data which was collected in two days of field work and put into OSM in…
This is a visual representation of the amount of data which was collected in two days of field work and put into OSM in…
Mike: "Karibu Huruma. You want some tea?" Me: "Is it safe here?" Mike: "Don't worry, you're very safe here!" In order to encourage participation…
It's been three weeks since the New Year when everybody in Kenya (at least who can afford) travels to shambaland. We’ve been doing trainings…
The second week of data collection and trainings in mapping and video editing techniques is behind us. We decided we’ll hold map editing separately…
The biggest slums in Nairobi (like Kibera and Mathare) usually consist of different villages. That is why before we started working in Mathare we…
We started the long awaited Map Mathare on Monday, 6th December, 2010. Before that we had a forum on Wednesday, 1st December, where teams…
While Mathare is approaching with fierce speed the Kibera teams are working hard to set up the Trust, struggling to create their basic visions…
I have decided I'm going to post my working diary or my weekly reviews for a number of reasons. First reason is transparency. I…