Category Archives: crisis mapping

Give me location data, and I will move the world

Posted on September 3, 2015 by serendipolis

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Behind the success of the new wave of location based mobile apps taking hold around the world is digital mapping. Location data is core to popular ride-sharing services … Continue reading →

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Leveraging Big Data in disasters: Working around the clock in Philippines

Posted on November 13, 2013 by serendipolis

[Cross posted at the Money, Data, and Privacy blog] Big data from social media is increasingly used in disaster management procedures. The speed at which big social data feeds travel across the networks has already been leveraged at the early … Continue reading →

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Spread the word: the value of local information in disaster response

Posted on January 17, 2013 by serendipolis

By Marta Poblet and Keera Pullman As dozens of bushfires continue to burn across the country (not least in New South Wales) many Australians find themselves unable to return home while many others have no home to return to. While … Continue reading →

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Crowdsourced crisis mapping: how it works and why it matters

Posted on May 16, 2012 by serendipolis

Marta Poblet and Pompeu Casanovas Web 2.0 tools and mobile technologies have lowered the barriers not just for people to access the internet but to create and share content. Through open-source, collaborative programs such as wikis, the creation and distribution … Continue reading →

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