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 240 missions
in 89 countries. More than 2.100 volunteers
have participated in these missions,
contributing over 73,000 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 Animal Search and Rescue

During disasters, there are always animal issues in regards to mass care evacuation, animals unable to evacuate that need to be rescued, and pets in shelters waiting to be reunified with their owners. To date, there has been no standardized…

Screenshot of PhotoMappers Volunteer Portal during the Deep South Tornadoes activation in March 2021.

Volunteers Map Crowdsourced Photos for Disasters Affecting the United States

Overview Now in its fifth year of providing situational awareness to federal, state, and local emergency managers, the PhotoMappers team is responding to the 2021 hurricane season. PhotoMappers is an ongoing partnership between NAPSG Foundation, CEDR Digital Corps, and GISCorps;…

Our Sponsors

Our Mapping Technology

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