While Hurricane Irma does some scary stuff and Houston is still bailing out, here is a reminder that anyone can help disaster responders from their desktops through Humanitarian Open Street Map. By identifying roads and buildings from aerial photography, you can help organizations like Doctors Without Borders and the Red Cross find affected people and buildings. No prior mapping knowledge is needed.
In a previous blog post, I talked about my experience helping with the 2015 earthquake in Nepal.
There is not yet a mapping project for this year's hurricanes but there probably will be as places recover.
UPDATE: Now there is!
You can also help with their Malaria Elimination Campaign. Here is a screen shot of buildings mapped in Zimbabwe so far.
There is not yet a mapping project for this year's hurricanes but there probably will be as places recover.
UPDATE: Now there is!
HOT is mapping to support #IrmaHurricane efforts. @NWSNHC Graphic below shows why we need mappers https://t.co/CCC0A5TO5Q pic.twitter.com/F3l2iHI3th— HOTOSM (@hotosm) September 7, 2017
You can also help with their Malaria Elimination Campaign. Here is a screen shot of buildings mapped in Zimbabwe so far.
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