September 7, 2010
- The Haiti building damage atlas was produced by the United Nations’ Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)/Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT), the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC), and the World Bank in support to the Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) process led by the Government of Haiti.
For each main city a...
September 6, 2010
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September 3, 2010
In-depth report and case studies put together by the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs and Joint Board of Geospatial Information Societies.
This has examples and best practices looking at flood mapping, earthquake damage assessment, dust storm tracking, wildfires, IDP camps, and much much more.
Also includes a section by the UN-SPIDER organization (Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response.)
August 31, 2010
- Depiction, Inc., makers of Depiction mapping, simulation & collaboration software is going to be doing the CrisisMappers webcast on April 7, and the details for that should be going up on the GeoTime website soon.
To give you some (very) brief background, Depiction is designed to be a lightweight, affordable and easy-to-use program that puts powerful GIS, simulation & collaboration tools in the hands of ordinary people. Our primary... - The video below shows how impressive is the progress of Open Street Map data coverage over Port-au-Prince.
It clearly shows the quick increase of data from the day after the disaster (T+1).
Link to the video.
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August 28, 2010
Francesca Garrett is a Psychology student in New Haven, CT. When she isn’t translating SMS messages (or in the chat room as AnyaPetrova), she writes for Mission 4636, and serves as Resource Coordinator for the Translation Team and Fletcher School Situation Room. She can be reached at francesca.garrett@gmail.com
...- In the wake of the devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Haiti Tuesday, many concerned professionals from diverse organizations are mobilizing to help. I’m especially proud of the fact that some of my friends and colleagues from the Crisis Camp community are leading the charge.
If you are a humanitarian assistance, international development, emergency response or other professional who is looking for opportunities to help, please join a conference call at 11:00 AM EST on... - On Tuesday, January 12th, a devastating earthquake rattled through the small island nation of Haiti. With the help of former President Clinton’s aide Doug Band, The Clinton Global Initiative sprang into action immediately, sending supplies, gathering funds, and developing plans for the long term economic viability of the country in the wake of such a disaster. As the...
- Hello All,
Luke Beckman invited me onto the group some time ago - a few of you know me, but for those who don't... My name is Janet Ginsburg and I edit http://www.TrackerNews.net, an aggregator that focuses on health (human, animal, eco), humanitarian work and technology that supports both. It is a little unusual in that stories are not organized by category, but grouped for contextual relevance (breaking news, research... - A pleasure to join the conference called Harvard Model United Nations 2010 taking place in the last weekend of January 2010.
Delightfully, I was asked to speak during the morning Saturday's session (10am) under the framework for the Committee on Science and Technology for Development.
The subject of my talk was mostly inspired by the professional events of my...