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Powerful IT for disaster relief
October 20, 2009
[Cross-posted with the
Google Public Policy Blog
]
When disaster strikes in the form of a hurricane, earthquake, famine or flood, information technology can play a crucial role in coordinating a local or global response. Earlier this month, Google hosted over 20 international humanitarian organizations in our Washington, D.C. office for a day of workshops to raise awareness and share experiences about how Google's geographic and data visualization technologies, such as
Google Map Maker
and the
Google Data Visualization API
, can aid relief efforts and various humanitarian efforts.
FEMA Administrator
Craig Fugate
kicked off the day's discussions with a talk about how agencies can leverage citizen-generated data and imagery to better coordinate response efforts, such as video from people using handheld cameras in the midst of a hurricane. He also cited
Google Flu Trends
as an example of how to glean public health insights from the
wisdom of crowds
.
After Craig spoke, the
American Red Cross
,
World Bank
and
Plan International
gave presentations on their own experiences using geographic and data visualization technologies in the field. American Red Cross, for example, is using
Google Maps
to display open shelters (left) and building damage assessments (right) on the map:
Several Google team members then led discussions and presentations on the myriad Google tools at the disposal of relief agencies:
Google Earth
, Google Maps, Google Map Maker and the
Map Maker Data Download program
for Africa,
Google Labs Fusion Tables
, the Google Data Visualization API and more. See, for example, how UNOSAT used Google Map Maker to
aid flood relief efforts in West Africa
by clearly mapping transport networks (for more examples of Map Maker in action, see
here
).
Below are a few photos from the event. Our next workshop, hosted in partnership with the United Nations in New York, will be held in November. If you're interested in more details, give @
googlepubpolicy
a shout on Twitter.
Posted by Jen Mazzon, Maps Community Organizer
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