We are just a map away!

We are just a map away

Nepal Earthquake Response 2015

Heather Leson August 9, 2015

www.DigitalHumanitarians.com

#CivicTech@openstreetmap

Networks Matter

Learning and building over time

Haiti Earthquake2010

Typhoon HaiyanPhilippines 2013

Indonesian Preparedness2012 - 2015

West African Ebola Response2014

Kathmandu Living Labs- Civic Tech Community

Observations

• There were over 7000 contributors from the wider OpenStreetMap Community, including large groups like MapGive, PeaceCorps and Missing Maps.

• During the emergency, international experts joined to provide

auxiliary resources. Some examples include a pilot explaining helipad identification and an aid worker creating a satellite guide for displaced persons camp.

• A team in India worked with KLL to create new printable maps. The Japanese community wrote a full guide to help their participants

• Guides created by Kathmandu Living Labs for mapping in Nepal were used in mapathons around the globe from Tokyo (Japan), San Paolo (Brazil), Miami (USA) and Trento (Italy).

Partnerships and Coordination

@heatherleson Heather.leson@hotosm.org

Hot.openstreetmap.org

Thank you