Open data opens doors to international disaster relief Our very own Dale Kunce was featured in the Center for Data Innovation this month. His extensive Q&A is a special treat …
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Two Ways Technology Helps Red Cross Earthquake Response
American Red Cross disaster relief has taken on many forms since our inception in 1881, when Clara Barton dispatched two men to help distribute relief goods and cash for victims of a Michigan …
Mapping Nepal: Disaster Response in the Digital Age
After disasters strike, updated maps are extremely important to emergency responders. These maps help us measure the damage, identify priority areas, navigate our way around damaged roadways, and more efficiently …
Making maps on the road in Canaan, Haiti
This post was written by Emily Eros, a member of the American Red Cross mapping team, who recently traveled to Canaan, Haiti. You can see more about the Red Cross’ …
Save the World: Make Missing Maps
This post was written by Dale Kunce, Senior Geospatial Engineer and GIS Team Lead at the American Red Cross. Dale is spearheading the American Red Cross’s involvement in the Missing …
Mapping to Fight Ebola
Remember when you were a little kid and one of the first things you learned were shapes –squares, triangles, lines and circles. Those shapes that form when you are three …
Volunteers Map Fire-Affected Neighborhoods in Chile
When news of a major fire in Valparaíso, Chile made headlines on Monday, some people sent donations. Some people took to social media. And some people mapped. Not wasting any …
Digital Mapping Volunteers Save Lives from the Comfort of their Homes
It’s National Volunteer Week – the time of year when we all put extra effort into recognizing the generous people who make the world a better place. This is the …
GIS in Uganda: Update on Gulu and Lira
Editor’s note: From August 30 – September 9, Robert Banick, a geographic information systems (GIS) analyst for the American Red Cross, traveled to Uganda as part of a project to improve …
We Start With a Good Map
With the hard work of our GIS mapping teams, local volunteers and you we will help the communities of Gulu and Lira develop maps.