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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
