Building a Digital Humanitarian Society in Pakistan - SotM 2016

USMAN LATIFSEP 24, 2016

STATE OF THE MAP 2016

digitalhumanitarians.pk

Marcom Technologist, Journalist & Humanitarian

Aerial imagery of Balakot, PakistanOctober 17, 2005

Satellite imagery of Balakot, PakistanOctober 19, 2005

Satellite imagery of Balakot, PakistanOctober 19, 2005

Jun 2008: Google Map Maker is launched in Pakistan

I started mapping local areas.

Lahore, Pakistan: Before & After Maps

Lahore was the fastest mapped city, according to Google Map Maker team.

Jan 2010: Lahore gets it’s first mapping party.

Most mappers met physically with eachother for the very first time.

Jan 2010: Landsliding in Hunza Valley

Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=43175

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Source: http://archive.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/08/severe_flooding_in_pakistan.html

Jul-Aug 2010: Severe Flooding in Pakistan









Source: http://archive.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/08/continuing_pakistani_floods.html






Nov 2010: ISPR Pakistan releases a press release

March 2011: Google Geo User Summit

March 2011: Community Leadership

Regional Expert Reviewer (RER)

&Advocate for Google Map

Maker in Pakistan

June 2012: Google Map Maker Middle East Conference

2012-2013: Surveying & Mapping Act, 2014

ü“SurveyofPakistanshallbethesolenationalsurveyingandmappingorganizationofPakistan”

ü“Nounauthorizedgeospatialdatacollection,productionoranalysisworkandsurveyingandmappingactivities.”Source: http://pakistancode.gov.pk/english/UY2FqaJw1-apaUY2Fqa-apaUY2FqZp4%3D-sg-jjjjjjjjjjjjj

2012-2013: Surveying & Mapping Act, 2014

ü“SurveyofPakistanshallaskconcernedpolicetoregisteracriminalcaseonsuchactivities;”

ü“anindividualwhoengagesingeospatialdataproduction,analysisandsurveyingandmappingactivitiesinviolationoftheprovisionsofthisActshallbeliabletobeimprisonedforatermwhichmayextendupto oneyearandafineupto onemillionrupees”Source: http://pakistancode.gov.pk/english/UY2FqaJw1-apaUY2Fqa-apaUY2FqZp4%3D-sg-jjjjjjjjjjjjj

2014

SURVEYING & MAPPING ACT, 2014

BECOMES A LAW

UNAUTHORIZED MAPPING IN PAKISTAN IS AGAINST THE LAW

NOW.

HOWEVER, YOU CAN GET REGISTERED WITH THE GOV TO

CONTINUE MAPPING ACTIVITIES.

DUE TO THE BROAD NATURE OF THE LAW, CROWD MAPPING IN

PAKISTAN CAME TO A HALT.

Apr 2015: Nepal Earthquakes

Source: http://www.healtogether.org/nepal-earthquake/nepal-earthquake-uk-agencies-warn-of-serious-disease-after-disaster/

Apr 2015: Nepal Earthquakes

Source: http://www.fscnepal.org/major-activity/nepal-earthquake-2015/

Jun 2015: #Map4Nepal Mapathon in Lahore




UNTIL THE SITUATION GETS BETTER FOR

CROWD MAPPING IN PAKISTAN, LET’S MAP REST OF THE WORLD.

DIGITALHUMANITARIANS.PK IS BORN.

Aug 2015: PUAN Youth Tech Camp - #Map4Nepal

Aug 2015: PUAN Youth Tech Camp – #Map4Nepal

Nov 2015: Geo Awareness Week






Mapbox Team joined us for a Mapathon


The Digital Humanitarians Team from Pakistan



First ever women only mapathon in Pakistan.

ALL THE MAPPING WE DID FOR THE TRAINING PURPOSES WAS DONE ON HOT ACTIVATIONS

ONLY.

Dec 2015: #COPisHere Lahore

Dec 2015: #COPisHere Lahore

WE WISH TO CONTINUE OUR HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES FOR THE

REST OF THE WORLD.

FOR YOUTH, WE ARE ASPIRING FOR

üCapacity Building

üSkill Development

üEconomic Development

üMore Exposure

The need of crowd sourcing is going to grow. It’s just a matter of time when everyone will feel it.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR

üPartnerships

üSupport

üNetworking

üMentoring

TO CONTINUE BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF DIGITAL HUMANITARIANS IN PAKISTAN

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