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Heidelberg University: GLOBAL MAPPING PROJECTS AID HUMANITARIAN ORGANISATIONS


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In recent years, free digital world maps like OpenStreetMap (OSM) have become a vital instrument to support humanitarian missions over the entire world. In disaster management as well as the implementation of the United Nations Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs), geodata compiled by the volunteer mapper community open up new possibilities to coordinate aid interventions and carry out sustainability projects. The mapping data are collected either locally using a smartphone and GPS device or on the basis of satellite images. An international team of researchers led by geoinformation scientists based at Heidelberg University is studying the evolution of humanitarian mapping and its repercussions on OpenStreetMap. ....

United States , Benjamin Herfort , Heidelberg Institute For Geoinformation Technology Hei , Klaus Tschira Foundation , University Of Colorado , United Nations Sustainability Development Goals Sdgs , Human Development Index , Geoinformatics Department , Institute Of Geography Heidelberg University , University Of Warwick United Kingdom , Heidelberg University , United Nations Sustainability Development Goals , Heidelberg Institute , Geoinformation Technology , Klaus Tschira , Global North , United Kingdom , ஒன்றுபட்டது மாநிலங்களில் , பெஞ்சமின் ஹெர்போர்ட் , பல்கலைக்கழகம் ஆஃப் கொலராடோ , மனிதன் வளர்ச்சி குறியீட்டு , புவிசார் தகவல் துறை , நிறுவனம் ஆஃப் நிலவியல் ஹைடெல்பெர்க் பல்கலைக்கழகம் , பல்கலைக்கழகம் ஆஃப் வார்விக் ஒன்றுபட்டது கிஂக்டம் , ஹைடெல்பெர்க் பல்கலைக்கழகம் , ஒன்றுபட்டது நாடுகள் நிலைத்தன்மை வளர்ச்சி இலக்குகள் ,

Global mapping projects aid humanitarian organisations


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IMAGE: Left: Spatial distribution of all buildings added to OpenStreetMap since 2008; right: spatial distribution of buildings added through humanitarian mapping efforts using the HOT Tasking Manager.
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In recent years, free digital world maps like OpenStreetMap (OSM) have become a vital instrument to support humanitarian missions over the entire world. In disaster management as well as the implementation of the United Nations Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs), geodata compiled by the volunteer mapper community open up new possibilities to coordinate aid interventions and carry out sustainability projects. The mapping data are collected either locally using a smartphone and GPS device or on the basis of satellite images. An international team of researchers led by geoinformation scientists based at Heidelberg University is studying the evolution of humanitarian mapping and its repercussions on OpenStreetMap. ....

United States , Benjamin Herfort , Heidelberg Institute For Geoinformation Technology Hei , Klaus Tschira Foundation , University Of Colorado , United Nations Sustainability Development Goals Sdgs , Human Development Index , Geoinformatics Department , Institute Of Geography Heidelberg University , University Of Warwick United Kingdom , Heidelberg University , United Nations Sustainability Development Goals , Heidelberg Institute , Geoinformation Technology , Klaus Tschira , Global North , United Kingdom , Earth Science , Computer Science , ஒன்றுபட்டது மாநிலங்களில் , பெஞ்சமின் ஹெர்போர்ட் , பல்கலைக்கழகம் ஆஃப் கொலராடோ , மனிதன் வளர்ச்சி குறியீட்டு , புவிசார் தகவல் துறை , நிறுவனம் ஆஃப் நிலவியல் ஹைடெல்பெர்க் பல்கலைக்கழகம் , பல்கலைக்கழகம் ஆஃப் வார்விக் ஒன்றுபட்டது கிஂக்டம் ,