Open Humanitarians (formerly DigitalHumanitarians.pk) is striving hard to keep the mapping community alive in Pakistan. This presentation elaborates the state of the maps in Pakistan and how local laws are affecting the crowd mapping or humanitarian mapping in Pakistan. The presentation was presented by Usman Latif, the founder of Open Humanitarians.

1. USMAN LATIF
SEP 24, 2016
STATE OF THE MAP 2016
digitalhumanitarians.pk

2. Marcom Technologist, Journalist & Humanitarian

3. Aerial imagery of Balakot, Pakistan
October 17, 2005

4. Satellite imagery of Balakot, Pakistan
October 19, 2005

5. Satellite imagery of Balakot, Pakistan
October 19, 2005

6. Jun 2008: Google Map Maker is launched in
Pakistan
I started mapping local areas.

7. Lahore, Pakistan: Before & After Maps
Lahore was the fastest mapped city, according to
Google Map Maker team.

8. Jan 2010: Lahore gets it’s first mapping party.
Most mappers met physically with eachother for
the very first time.

9. Jan 2010: Landsliding in Hunza Valley
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=43175
Imagery:March16,2010

10. Jan 2010: Landsliding in Hunza Valley
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=43175
Imagery:June01,2010

11. Source: http://archive.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/08/severe_flooding_in_pakistan.html
Jul-Aug 2010: Severe Flooding in Pakistan

12. Source: http://archive.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/08/severe_flooding_in_pakistan.html
Jul-Aug 2010: Severe Flooding in Pakistan

13. Source: http://archive.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/08/severe_flooding_in_pakistan.html
Jul-Aug 2010: Severe Flooding in Pakistan

14. Source: http://archive.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/08/severe_flooding_in_pakistan.html
Jul-Aug 2010: Severe Flooding in Pakistan

15. Source: http://archive.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/08/severe_flooding_in_pakistan.html
Jul-Aug 2010: Severe Flooding in Pakistan

16. Source: http://archive.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/08/continuing_pakistani_floods.html
Jul-Aug 2010: Severe Flooding in Pakistan

17. Source: http://archive.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/08/continuing_pakistani_floods.html
Jul-Aug 2010: Severe Flooding in Pakistan

18. Source: http://archive.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/08/continuing_pakistani_floods.html
Jul-Aug 2010: Severe Flooding in Pakistan

19. Nov 2010: ISPR Pakistan releases a press release

20. March 2011: Google Geo User Summit

21. March 2011: Community Leadership
Regional Expert Reviewer
(RER)
&
Advocate for Google Map
Maker in Pakistan

22. June 2012: Google Map Maker Middle East Conference

23. 2012-2013: Surveying & Mapping Act, 2014
ü“Survey of Pakistan shall be the sole
national surveying and mapping
organization of Pakistan”
ü“No unauthorized geospatial data
collection, production or analysis work and
surveying and mapping activities.”
Source: http://pakistancode.gov.pk/english/UY2FqaJw1-apaUY2Fqa-apaUY2FqZp4%3D-sg-jjjjjjjjjjjjj

24. 2012-2013: Surveying & Mapping Act, 2014
ü“Survey of Pakistan shall ask concerned police
to register a criminal case on such activities;”
ü“an individual who engages in geospatial data
production, analysis and surveying and
mapping activities in violation of the provisions
of this Act shall be liable to be imprisoned for a
term which may extend upto one year and a
fine upto one million rupees”
Source: http://pakistancode.gov.pk/english/UY2FqaJw1-apaUY2Fqa-apaUY2FqZp4%3D-sg-jjjjjjjjjjjjj

25. 2014
SURVEYING & MAPPING
ACT, 2014
BECOMES A LAW

26. UNAUTHORIZED MAPPING IN
PAKISTAN IS AGAINST THE LAW
NOW.
HOWEVER, YOU CAN GET
REGISTERED WITH THE GOV TO
CONTINUE MAPPING ACTIVITIES.

27. DUE TO THE BROAD
NATURE OF THE LAW,
CROWD MAPPING IN
PAKISTAN CAME TO A
HALT.

28. Apr 2015: Nepal Earthquakes
Source: http://www.healtogether.org/nepal-earthquake/nepal-earthquake-uk-agencies-warn-of-
serious-disease-after-disaster/

29. Apr 2015: Nepal Earthquakes
Source: http://www.fscnepal.org/major-activity/nepal-earthquake-2015/

30. Jun 2015: #Map4Nepal Mapathon in Lahore

31. Jun 2015: #Map4Nepal Mapathon in Lahore

32. Jun 2015: #Map4Nepal Mapathon in Lahore

33. Jun 2015: #Map4Nepal Mapathon in Lahore

34. UNTIL THE SITUATION
GETS BETTER FOR
CROWD MAPPING IN
PAKISTAN, LET’S MAP
REST OF THE WORLD.

35. DIGITALHUMANITARIANS.PK
IS BORN.

36. Aug 2015: PUAN Youth Tech Camp - #Map4Nepal

37. Aug 2015: PUAN Youth Tech Camp – #Map4Nepal

38. Nov 2015: Geo Awareness Week

39. Nov 2015: Geo Awareness Week

40. Nov 2015: Geo Awareness Week

41. Nov 2015: Geo Awareness Week

42. Nov 2015: Geo Awareness Week

43. Nov 2015: Geo Awareness Week
Mapbox Team joined us for a Mapathon

44. Nov 2015: Geo Awareness Week
The Digital Humanitarians Team from Pakistan

45. Nov 2015: Geo Awareness Week

46. Nov 2015: Geo Awareness Week
First ever women only mapathon in Pakistan.

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

48. Dec 2015: #COPisHere Lahore

49. Dec 2015: #COPisHere Lahore

50. WE WISH TO CONTINUE
OUR HUMANITARIAN
ACTIVITIES FOR THE
REST OF THE WORLD.

51. 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.

52. WE ARE LOOKING FOR
üPartnerships
üSupport
üNetworking
üMentoring
TO CONTINUE BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF
DIGITAL HUMANITARIANS IN PAKISTAN

53. Web: digitalhumanitarians.pk
Twitter: @HumanitariansPK
Facebook: FB.COM/DigitalHumanitariansPK
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