A collaboration between GISCorps and UN/NGO organizations responding to the European Refugee & Migrant Crisis Overview With millions of people fleeing hardship and violence in Syria as well as many other countries, the humanitarian community is facing significant challenges. Coordinating…
In late 2016, Zizmos, a California based company, requested assistance from our volunteers in testing an application that detects earthquakes and provides seconds to minutes of warning before the onset of ground shaking. Tens of GISCorps volunteers downloaded the application and…
Transforming a website story to an interactive Story Map Worldwide Fund (WWF) for Nature is one of the world’s largest and most respected independent conservation organisations, with almost 6 million supporters and a global network active in over 100 countries. WWF…
Sustainable Innovations (SI), a US based nonprofit organization requested GIS assistance in late 2016. SI harvests rooftop rainwater to provide safe drinking water to rural communities in the state of Rajasthan India. Currently, SI collects 15 million liters of rainwater…
GISCorps Volunteers Respond to Crisis in Haiti from Hurricane Matthew On 4 October 2016, Hurricane Matthew, a Category 4 hurricane, came ashore on the western half of Haiti, causing extensive flooding, mudslides, and damage to roads, houses, and the water…
Volunteers assist DHN in Burundi The request for volunteers came from DHN. This project was originally intended to improve the quality of hospital and school data within the country of Burundi to support the United Nations Office for Coordination of…
Volunteer assisting in data conversion and interactive map development Ken Breaux, Founder of MIA Recovery Network MIA Recovery Network, a 501(c)(3) organization, requested the assistance of GISCorps volunteers with Esri (ArcGIS Online & ArcGIS Desktop) expertise in the development of…
GISCorps volunteer conducts spatial analysis post Sri Lanka floods GISCorps Volunteer: Denis Krivoguz, Teaching assistant in Kerch State Maritime Technological University Blake Girardot, President of the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) On 15 May 2016 Sri Lanka was hit by a…
Volunteers digitizing in OSM for flood in Sri Lanka Since the beginning of the week of May 15th, large areas of Sri Lanka have been deluged by torrential rains caused by a slow moving tropical depression in the Bay of…
Engineering students at the University of California, Berkeley, in cooperation with the Engineers Without Borders USA Group, worked with local groups in El Valle de San Francisco, Panama, to design a water distribution system to bring fresh running water to…