Introduction to MapAction

Introduction to MapAction W3gconf Nottingham September 2011 Chris Ewing Twitter: @web_gis

The Humanitarian Mapping Service

Some acronyms….. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],What we do…..

MapAction’s capability ,[object Object]

Maps are important for… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Enabling technologies… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],and the smart-phone…….maybe!

Support Base in UK ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Maps issued to relief agencies in field Maps uploaded to online platforms ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

MapAction Field bases UN offices (Jamaica) OSOCC set up by MapAction (Kenya) Tented field base OSOCC (Haiti) OSOCC by the pool (Namibia) Air conditioned luxury (Islamabad)

MapAction Volunteers Deployable volunteers Operational support and admin volunteers

MapAction’s operational partners ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

MapAction and UNDAC ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

MapAction support services ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

2003 Lesotho food crisis 2004 Asian tsunami 2005 Niger famine 2005 Pakistan earthquake 2006 Suriname floods 2006 Java earthquake 2006 Dominican Rep hurricane 2006 Kenya floods 2007 Ghana floods 2007 Jamaica hurricane 2007 Mexico floods 2008 Bolivia floods 2008 Myanmar cyclone 2008 Haiti hurricanes 2009 Namibia floods 2009 Pakistan IDP crisis 2009 Sri Lanka post-conflict 2009 Benin floods 2009 Burkina Faso floods 2009 Philippines typhoon 2009 Sumatra earthquake 2009 El Salvador floods 2010 Albania floods 2010 Haiti earthquake 2010 Pakistan Landslide 2010 Pakistan Floods 2010 Hurricane Tomas 2011 Libya 2011 Japan 2011 Ivory Coast Operational experience

Map products ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Transferring know-how ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Capacity building

Training humanitarian professionals ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Core topics: using GPS to collect data; spatial data and assessments; basic mapping using Google Earth and other tools.

Free Field Guide ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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