[open-development] Development mapping initiatives

Tue Nov 9 17:43:18 UTC 2010

Hi Tariq,

Right now, I believe the data are not available through the WB’s API (only
CSV).  As far as the amount of time—the average time required to fully
geo-code a project is approximately 75 minutes.  During this time, projects
are coded twice, then arbitrated into a final data set.  Each step of the
coding process is vital to ensuring thorough and accurate geo-coded project
data.  The amount of time it takes per country depends on the size of the
country’s aid portfolio etc.

Looking ahead, we are developing processes that will allow donors to
effectively geo-code as part of their regular reporting requirements.  These
processes will be largely based off of our UCDP/AidData methodology and will
also incorporate the lessons that we have learned through our work on World
Bank and African Development Bank projects.

Cheers,
Emily

-----Original Message-----
From: Tariq Khokhar [mailto:tariq.khokhar at devinit.org]
Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 2:36 AM
To: Emily Kallaur; open-development at lists.okfn.org
Subject: Re: [open-development] Development mapping initiatives

Hi Emily,

Thanks for sharing this.

I like the ability to download the source data in CSV format on mapping for
results. Is this geocoded data also available through something like the
data.worldbank.org API? It would be pretty straightforward to convert it
into IATI format too.

While I was in the US last month, I talked to Jess and some folks at the WB
about the geocoding process and wanted to get a sense of the effort required
to do the one-off geocoding of existing project data.

For the WB data, I noted an average of 2-3 person weeks per country and
around 75 minutes per project.

Does that sound right? Is there anything else you'd say on the matter?

It's useful to have this kind of estimate when advocating to others that
might do the same. Of course in the long term, one would expect less of a
need for these one-off geocoding exercises.

With kind regards,

Tariq

On 04/11/2010 01:50, "Emily Kallaur" <ekallaur at dgfoundation.org> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> Thought you might be interested in a recent event held at the World Bank
> on
> mapping initiatives
> (http://blog.aiddata.org/2010/10/author-of-this-blog-entry-ilona-makinen.html)
> to improve development effectiveness. AidData and the Bank have been
> working
> to geocode WB projects and make the information available online‹now you
> can
> see maps with the results for about 70 countries on the AidData site
> (http://aiddata.org/geocoding) as well as other ways of mashing up the
> data on
> the WB site (http://maps.worldbank.org <http://maps..worldbank.org/> ).
>  Several other mapping initiatives (Ushahidi, Interaction, Map Kibera,
> Greenbelt Africa) were also discussed at the event, a video of which is
> available here
> (mms://wbmswebcast1.worldbank.org/WBI/2010-10-28/Mapping_for_Results.asf
> <mms://wbmswebcast1.worldbank.org/WBI/2010-10-28/Mapping_for_Results.asf>
> ).
>
> Best,
> Emily
>
>
>
>
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