Our imagery specialists started to look for Imagery, adapt it and host it on servers for access by the mappers.The International Charter 'Space & Major Disasters' also activated, the various imagery providers realigning satellites to obtain post-disaster imagery.
We setup coordination with various actors including OCHA, the American Red Cross and the US State Dept Humanitarian Information Unit (HIU).Sunday : We declared an official Humanitarian Activation, which indicates that this is the highest priority for our organization and asked others to help us.Thursday : The day before the Typhoon struck Tacloban city, OpenStreetMap contributors started to map the city.Support Haiyan/Yolanda Reconstruction: Contribute Public Use UaV (Drone) Imagery.Some editing stats from the Typhoon Haiyan response.OpenStreetMap and Yolanda: A Report from Manila.Mapping Request for Carles area (Typhoon Haiyan).OpenStreetMap Response to Typhoon Haiyan / Yolanda.Satellite image of Typhoon Haiyan over Panay island HOT Updates 8.7 Other Responses including Digital Humanitarian Network.7.3 Contributor Statistics for this Activation.7 News about this Activation for Typhoon Haiyan.5.7 N Panay/S Masbate region, including Roxas, Cadiz, and Bogo Cities.3 How you can contribute to this activation.2.3 Usage of OSM data for Humanitarian Missions.