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.
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
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