GISCorps volunteers are ready to respond
when disaster strikes.

Operating under the auspices of URISA, GISCorps
coordinates short-term, volunteer based services to
underprivileged communities.

GISCorps volunteers are skilled in GIS technology,
desktop and cloud mapping, remote sensing
database development and GIS analysis

GISCorps has completed over 260 missions
in 80 countries. More than 2,800 volunteers
representing 93 countries have participated
in these missions, contributing over 84,000 hours.

Crowdsourcing missions focus volunteer skills
to fill data gaps and create situational awareness
in times of crisis.

Our volunteers provide mapping expertise to
assist those in need worldwide

Mission Statement

Operating under the auspices of URISA, GISCorps coordinates short-term, volunteer-based GIS services to communities in need worldwide.

Our Missions

Our Volunteers

Featured Projects

Volunteer Assisting Our Histories

In 2019, the New Zealand (NZ) Government declared NZ Aotearoa history would be taught in all schools by 2022. Our Histories was formed with local historians, genealogists, a history teacher, and a Māori advisor to develop local resources to meet…

Volunteer Assisting Ward Melville Heritage Organization

The Ward Melville Heritage Organization (WMHO) is a not-for-profit corporation located in Stony Brook, Long Island, NY. Its mission is to protect, preserve, and interpret historic and environmentally-sensitive properties, including an 88-acre wetland preserve called West Meadow Creek. From this…

Our Sponsors

Our Mapping Technology

Our volunteers use a variety of commercial and open-source technology including Esri, MapInfo, ENVI, ERDAS, QGIS, and JOSM.