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Created on November 13 2022

By Yuil Tripathee

The Story

12 months ago

Hello! My name is Yuil, I am 19 years old and was born in Thailand. I was raised in the foothills of Nepal and currently studying Computer Engineering since junior high school to now (undergraduate studies). As I had an encounter with the 2015 Massive earthquake in Nepal, I began searching for ways so that my technical skills can contribute to disaster resilience and humanitarian response. One of the ways people can be safe, united, and productive is when they (supporters and victims) have fresh and quality maps of the affected place.

Luckily, through a hackathon event called "OSM Hackfest 2022" organized in Kathmandu (July 2022); I got a chance to introduce my project idea as a project 'Mapmosphere'. In this project, we explored different ways so mappers can be benefited from such campaigns. If mappers can have convenient tools in their hands, rescue and relief efforts can be better coordinated across different disaster and risk zones all around the world. We researched on how mappers can update map data easily and with quality information. For me and my team members, it was very complex to handle this issue but the outcome of our work will surely justify our efforts.

To continue with this dream, I intend to join the State of the Map Asia Pacific 2022 conference being organized in Philippines, present my idea and seek feedback and support to develop this app further. I also want to reach out to the mappers who work on-site to update information on maps and learn about their needs and difficulties.

With your help, I could make it to the event on time and help together build a better crisis response system. The funds we receive will be used on foundational attempts for community outreach and developing the prototype.

Thank you for your patience and for taking the time to read this. Many thanks in advance for the support!

Best regards,

Yuil