Crisis mapping

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Crisis Mapping displays and analysis data during crisis in real-time, usually environmental disasters, social and political crises. It can be described as combining the components of information collection, visualization and analysis which are within the context of a dynamic, interactive map.


Crisis Mapping Resources. How to meet the information?

  • Call Record Data:
SMS
E-Mails
phone calls
  • Social Media:
Tweets/Posts
Text Messages
Pictures
Videos
  • Mainstream Media/Media Coverage
Local Media, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, CNN, BBC News, UK Guardian, The Economist, Forbes and Times Magazines, New Yorker, NPR, Wired, Mashable, TechCrunch, Fast Company, Nature, New Scientist, Scientific American and more
  • Satellite Aerial Imagery Robotics (UAViators)
  • Humanitarian Partners and volunteers to the rescue
Digital Humanitarians
Translating Needs
Translate and Geo-Locate text messages

Example Haiti earthquake 2010. Haitian Diaspora joined the cause after hearing about the need for volunteers via Facebook. Engaging people who know the country (location) far better. Example Haiti earthquake 2010. Engaging the Diaspora. A number of Haitian joined the make-shift “Situation Room” to precise geo-location before they could be added to the map.


Techniques Methods and tools for Crisis Mapping

Haiti Earthquake Crisis Mapping in Haiti