Ramani Huria

Ramani Huria is community-based mapping project in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, training university students and local community members to create highly accurate maps of the most flood-prone areas of the city using OpenStreetMap.[1]

The city of Dar es Salaam is on the coast of Tanzania and in the rainy season is vulnerable to large scale flooding. Additionally, there are no current or reliable maps which can be used by aid respondents in the event of flooding.[2] Maps are created specifically in flood prone wards with the aim of providing information for flood resistance.[3][4]

The project uses a number of mapping tools including OpenStreetMap, InaSAFE, drone imagery.[5]

Areas mapped

The following wards of Dar es Salaam have been mapped and data is available both through OpenStreetMap and the Ramani Huria website.[6]

Partners

The project works with a number of partners to conduct mapping and utilise the maps created. Partners include: Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology; The University of Dar es Salaam; Ardhi University; The City of Dar es Salaam; Buni; The World Bank; The Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR); and Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)

References

  1. ↑ http://ramanihuria.org/
  2. ↑ http://americangeo.org/news-and-information/state-of-the-map-hack-day/
  3. ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/sep/22/tanzania-smartphone-apps-africa-fastest-growing-city-dar-es-salaam-map
  4. ↑ http://hotosm.org/updates/2015-05-12_recent_flooding_in_dar_es_salaam_shows_need_for_maps
  5. ↑ https://developmentseed.org/blog/2015/07/06/drone-imagery/
  6. ↑ http://ramanihuria.org/data
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