Mapathons Online

WHAT IS THE OBJETIVE?

If you are a Red Cross volunteer, we propose an activity that you can do from home, with which you can help map areas prone to natural disasters, armed conflicts or epidemics, and contribute to directly improve the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the world. planet.

Just by being at home you are showing solidarity, but we suggest you use that time for something else… Do you have an Internet connection, a PC (preferably with a mouse) and mapping sounds good to you? So, keep reading 😉

WHAT DOES IT CONSIST OF?

Online, we offer you the opportunity to participate in an activity within the Missing Maps project, a joint initiative of humanitarian organizations, including the Red Cross, and which aims to enrich the maps of these areas before a disaster or crisis occurs, to reduce risks and help speed recovery.

The activity is called Mapathon and consists of a day in which volunteers, using satellite images in OpenStreetMaps as a base, add information such as houses, roads, buildings, rivers, etc.

WHAT IS THE STATUS?

These Mapathons will focus their attention according to the priorities of the International Cooperation area of the Red Cross. During the next few months we will work in a rural area of Burundi. The Red Cross teams in the field will be able to later collate this information.

WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS?

The activity is mainly designed for beginner mappers, so special time will be dedicated to monitoring the volunteers who attend. You have to have internet access, your laptop and mouse. The mapping program is compatible with Linux, Mac and Windows. If you are an experienced mapper, you can participate in the Advanced version and continue training.

To learn more about the activity you can view the following tutorial:

WHERE WILL IT BE?

From your home you can enter the world of mapping, how will we do it? Through the Zoom tool.

We recommend that you first test the compatibility of your PC with Zoom here

Once your registration is confirmed, we will provide you with the access details and essential information to the mapping program such as the small tutorial that you have on this same page.

WHAT WILL BE THE PROGRAM OF THE ACTIVITY?

We will begin by giving a 15-minute introduction to the mapping tools and procedure, and we will put our mouse in hand to identify houses, roads, rivers, etc... for two hours. At all times you will have moderators on hand who can give you a hand with any doubts that arise.

Do you want to be part and collaborate?

Find out on this website: https://www.missingmaps.org/es/

AVAILABLE RESOURCES

Project website: https://www.missingmaps.org/es/

Twitter @TheMissingMaps

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