Technology is not scary! NEW MEDIA TASK FORCE
NMTF Crisis Mapping Fall 2013
May 17, 2015
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Technology is not scary!
NEW MEDIA TASK FORCE
What is Crisis Mapping?Information, Communication and Technology, and early warning systems, collectively in support of humanitarian aid.
Crisis Mapping initiatives enable:
• Potential to prevent mass atrocities
• Mitigate effects of natural disasters
• Strengthen international aid agency coordination
Who are Crisis Mappers?Online teams of people who turn publicly
available online data about a crisis into usable information.Standby Taskforce - http://blog.standbytaskforce.com
CrisisMappers - http://crisismappers.net
What are the Technologies?
Map-creating technologies (e.g.OpenStreetMap - open source maps)
Reports/data to map and map viewer technologies (e.g. Ushahidi)
Geolocation (finding lat/longs of places) (e.g. Google Maps)
SMS to data technologies (e.g. FrontlineSMS, RapidSMS)
Media monitoring technologies (e.g. GeoFeedia - streams geolocated Tweets)
History of Crisis Mapping2008 – Kenya Election - Ushahidi developed to map
reports of violence in Kenya after the election.
2010 – Haiti Earthquake – Crisis Mappers organize to use satellite images, SMS and media reports, etc. to replace government and NGO information lost in collapsed buildings
Since then, crisismapping deployments have covered crises like Libya (refugees), Japan (tsunami), Chile (earthquake), Pakistan (floods), Somalia (refugees), Alabama (tornadoes).
http://opencrisis.org/crisismappinghistory
Active Deployments Khartoum Floods:
http://hotosm.github.io/HDM-CartoCSS/#10/15.6158/32.7626
Hands-on trainingCrowdmap / Ushahidi
Submit a Reportnmtfminitraining.crowdmap.com
Content of a report:
• Title• Description• Date and Time• Category• Map
• Location• Source• Video Link• Photo• Contact info of
responder
Examples of SourcesSources
nytimes.comYelp.com
Social MediaTwitter feedsFacebook
Issues to Watch for...Is the information accurate?
Is the source reliable?
Is there data redundancy??
Standby Task Force Information Flows
Ethical Considerations in Crisis Mapping
Case Study – Mapping Gun Permit Holders
http://irevolution.net/2013/01/23/perils-of-crisis-mapping/
EXPERIENCE WITH TEAM PROJECTS…
http://inafu6212-001-2012-3.wikischolars.columbia.edu/Mobile+Technology+in+Politics
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