Humanitarian Mapping Logistical Solutions

Question: Discuss about theHumanitarian Mapping for Logistical Solutions. Answer: Introduction: The current project seeks to undertake different sets of mapping activities in order to improve the coverage area of maps and thereby facilitating newer information on to the database. Mapping assists towards addressing various numbers of issues relating to transportation, logistical solutions and commence and continuation of reliefs onto certain affected areas. Maps tends to showcase high proportion of utility in terms of facilitating business decisions as well that results from determinations of different sets of constraints pertaining to accessibility and transportation facilities. Presence of water bodies in the proposed location of such, facilities regarding evaluation of health and safety measures and the different sets of routes existing at particular locations tends to be located through the usability of different sets of maps. The current assignment has been undertaken through mapping of Sangi town in the Sukkur region of Pakistan. The additions that have been made to the lo cal map of Sangi comprises of pointing of numerous forms of unclassified and unknown roads. Further, the undeveloped track roads have been pointed out as well. The relevance of identification of roads in rural and underdeveloped regions tends to facilitate different forms of transportation along with deliverance of relief and rescue missions. The humanitarian reliefs that can be offered in case of emergency can be facilitated through better identification in regional maps through presenting the relevant sets of location features. Methodology: The development of the assignment was initiated with registration and subsequent tutorial obtained from the OSM website (OpenStreetMap.org 2016). The aim of the project was towards editing the map of square area from the different sets of assignment and mapping tasks available on the hot tasking manager website. The selection of this particular region was derived from the fact that the area was largely unmarked with snippets of township along with agriculture field and forests that tend to facilitate many opportunities towards inclusion of newer details onto the map. 27 changes pertaining to the region has been made in the map. A major number of roads were undefined or were not pointed by the previous sets of authors. 13 minor roadways have been indentified on the outskirts of Sangi. These roads are sizable as compared with the National Highway that runs across the outer boundaries of Meeran Pur. The editing was possible to be made because a large section of the map uncompleted with the town of Sangi bereft of any markings of inner town roads prior to the editing made be the author. Moreover, the locations pertaining to Sangi has presence of numerous geographical features with presence of both clusters of residential buildings coupled with close proximity to agricultural farmland and unspecified roads and underdeveloped track. The project selection was made after due consideration regarding priority of the task as the high priority tasks requiring great amount of expertise coupled with low degree of misrepresentation were not proper for beginners . The primary objective post initiation of the project was to derived as many previously undiscovered roads as relevant in order to facilitate better identification of transportation routes in an around the area. The forests were market after taking in to account the densely situated cluster of tree together on the outskirts of the town. Moreover, several sets of unclassified roads that provides connectivity among the settlements were highlighted and market to display the presence of intermittent transportation within that area. The clusters of housing apartment inside the town have been marked and the nearby unspecified or unknown roads that connect Central Sangi has been identified by the author. The region of Sangi displays high quantum of population despite being a rural town with agricultural and farming activities comprising sizeable area of the region. However, in terms of expansion of the transport routes amongst the region, there is a requirement for better sets of infrastructure development in that area. Results: Figure 1: Displaying changes made in the regional map of Sangi, Pakistan (Source: As created by the author) Figure 2: Displaying changes made in map of Sangi and surrounding areas, Pakistan (Source: As created by the author) The assignment displays the fact that the major changes that have been made by the author tends to be made in cases of unmaintained track road. That is because the roads pertaining to the regions are largely unidentified even though many of them are seemingly of greater width as compared to the service roads that are observed to run around the residential apartments of the town. The line that has been created in the assignment can all be attributed to the residential apartments of Sangi area. Moreover, the correction with regards to identify the village area have been made by the author in due preparation of the current assignment. The service roads that has been identified runs all the way up to the national highway and thereby can be deemed to be of significance in case distribution of relief, formulation of action plan for numerous public rural healthcare programs in that country. Moreover, the state government of the region can find these changes useful towards development of transportation in that region. The humanitarian mapping facilitates towards better sets of data assimilation with an object towards preparation of the maps in such a way to assist in providing relief in case of political crisis and natural disaster. Thereby, the primary objective remains towards better distribution of emergency reliefs. The results that have been derived through undertaking large sets of changes in the present map of Sangi region tends to facilitate the requirement of humanitarian relief organization in cases where there tends to be human conflicts and crisis. Conclusion: The development of humanitarian maps about different regions that is highly susceptible towards human conflicts and political civil unrest tends to aggravate the degree of humanitarian relief through better sets of directions as to providing of relief. The above report has been made upon the changes made by the author upon the regional map of Sangi area in Pakistan. 27 changes have been made in the report that mainly comprises of identification of large number of roads that both run within and on the outskirts of Sangi region. The project has been conducted with an aim towards facilitating humanitarian reliefs to the aforementioned area in situations of political turmoil and conflicts. References and Bibliography: Bates, B.R., 2015. Mapping US Humanitarian Aid: A Pentadic Cartography of Michael Leavitt's Health Diplomacy.Communication Studies,66(2), pp.125-145. Dittus, M., Quattrone, G. and Capra, L., 2016, February. 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