Ervin Malicdem
Ervin Malicdem (born 29 February 1980), also known as Schadow1 is a Filipino geographical mapping volunteer, technology enthusiast, and multimedia artist, known for his works on mapping advocacy through Philippine travel.
He writes in his travel and mapping advocacy resource for the Philippines called Schadow1 Expeditions where he keeps a journal of locations he travelled in the Philippines while mapping it. He also publishes a free, open source, regularly updated map of the Philippines based on OpenStreetMap data that can be loaded as a GPS-assisted navigation map on compatible Garmin devices.
The GPS map of the Philippines he compiles has been instrumental to efficient planning and delivery of relief operations by international humanitarian organizations during the Typhoon Haiyan crisis of 2013 in the Philippines. His contribution provided street-level accurate navigation map for the country right after the devastation from the typhoon.[1][2][3][4] The data from the map he produces is an end-product of crisis mappers to which he has supported and collaborated during the crisis.[5][6]
Life[edit]
Ervin Malicdem was born in Las Pinas, Philippines and attended De La Salle University and De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde for Electronics and Communications Engineering and Multimedia Arts. His intern project with the college, a 3D animation short on a future-based, Philippine culture-inspired vehicles called Fiesta Karera has been noted as the First Philippine Animation festival winner on the 7th Philippine Graphic Expo in Pasay City.[7][8]
In the early 2000's, he had been involved in computer hardware modification through authoring modified BIOSes of workstation mainboards to enable hidden functionalities for additional performance.[9][10] Other related works on computing technology also includes putting up wireless internet meshing using Wi-Fi technology in his home village in 2004 and branded as Cyclone AirConnect;[11] although it was short-lived due to the arrival of more widespread 3G internet in the country.
His interest on mapping the Philippines started during the proliferation of Google Earth in 2004 as he was enticed with satellite imagery but was held back by inaccurate maps of his home town and low-resolution imagery. Having started early on mountain climbing at the age of 8 in Mount Banahaw, this has enabled him to combine mapping and travel; which eventually started his mapping advocacy for the Philippines.[12][13]
Since 2009, he has been in various mapping expeditions around the Philippines.[14] One of which is mapping the trail connecting Mount Marami and Mount Pico de Loro; piercing through the jungle of Palay-Palay Mataas na Gulod mountain range of Maragondon and Nasugbu.[15]
Works[edit]
Animated Films[edit]
| Year of release | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Athalon Invasion | 13 min. College animation entry [16] |
| 2002 | Fiesta Karera | Best Animation, 6 min. First Philippine Animation Festival (7th Philippine Graphic Expo) [7] |
Maps[edit]
| Year of release | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | GPS Routable Map of the Philippines | Routable map of the Philippines based on OpenStreetMap data [17] |
| 2014 | Elevation Map of the Philippines v1 | Based on SRTM Global 3 arcsecond and ASTER GDEM [18] |
| 2015 | Elevation Map of the Philippines v2 | Based on SRTM Global 1 arcsecond [19] |
See also[edit]
- OpenStreetMap
- Typhoon Haiyan
- Humanitarian response to Typhoon Haiyan
- Typhoon Hagupit (2014)
- Crisis mapping
- Mounts Palay-Palay–Mataas-na-Gulod Protected Landscape
- Filipino cartoon and animation
References[edit]
- ↑ "Mapping volunteers helping on response". Philippines Humanitarian Response. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ↑ "Online volunteers map Philippines after typhoon Haiyan". The Guardian. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ↑ "Vermonters Help the Philippines Relief Effort with Digital Map Making". Seven Days. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ↑ "Vrijwilligers maken kaarten van rampgebieden in Filipijnen voor het Rode Kruis". 360 Magazine. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ↑ "OpenStreetMap Activities for Typhoon Haiyan (2013)". Pascal Neis. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ↑ "Maps at Work". Schadow1 Expeditions. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Team St. Benilde wins animation competition". The Manila Times. 1 July 2002. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ↑ Parra, Marilyn (4 August 2002). "De La Salle St. Benilde, nanguna sa animation competition". Kabayan Online. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ↑ "Important Message for Iwill KK266-R Users". Anandtech. 23 May 2001. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ↑ "BIOS Modifications". Schadow1 Portfolio. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ↑ "CHAIN". Wikimapia. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ↑ "New travel bloggers look back". Langyaw. 29 December 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ↑ "Who is Schadow1?". Schadow1 Expeditions. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ↑ "Of Chasing Sunsets and Sunrises". Schadow1 Expeditions. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ↑ "Schadow1 OSM". OpenStreetMap Wiki.
- ↑ "Athalon Invasion". Schadow1 Portfolio. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ↑ "Schadow1:OSMPHGPS". Github. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ↑ "New Elevation Map of the Philippines". Schadow1 Expeditions. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ↑ "Elevation Map of the Philippines at 30-meter Accuracy". Schadow1 Expeditions. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
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