Wednesday, March 23, 2016

New Mapping Project Uses Volunteers With Smartphones To Map The Unmapped Streets Of Dar Es Salaam : Goats and Soda : NPR

New Mapping Project Uses Volunteers With Smartphones To Map The Unmapped Streets Of Dar Es Salaam : Goats and Soda : NPR: "A joint effort between the World Bank and Swedish startup Mapillary — aims to change that.

"Dar es Salaam has really poor map data," says Jan Erik Solem, CEO of Mapillary. "The reason is that the mapping companies need people on the ground or in the local area to create the actual map."

These missing maps make it next to impossible to track traffic congestion, to effectively deploy resources to poverty-stricken communities and to build public transportation systems.

And without detailed maps, it's harder for cities to prevent, and recover, from natural disasters."



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