Crisis Mapping Sources in Haiti from OSM and others sources

I just learned about the use of the Open Street Map project in Haiti. OSM has released a free iphone app for crisis workers.

“The volunteer-driven Open Street Map project has become a central data source for the Crisis Mappers. It is regarded by many as the most up-to-date map of the area. It combines UN damage assessment, digitized imagery, Public Domain Topos and other base data. In the wake of the tragedy Google quickly released Haiti data gathered from its MapMaker program. DigitalGlobe has made its satellite imagery of Haiti freely available as well (as did GeoEye). Shortly there will be a free iPhone app with maps of Haiti coming to the App Store. Andrew Johnson and Jeffrey Johnson (no relation) have adapted an existing iPhone app (www.gaiagps.com) to provide offline maps to for relief workers. It combines Digital Globe (1m resolution), GeoEye (.5m resolution updated on 1/13), and OpenStreetMap (constantly being updated).”

via mikehudack and scott rafer:

Global Voices also has an excellent post that details other maps being used in Haiti, such as the one created by the Ushahidi network and Crisis Commons. Please read the post for their complete list.