Conducting GIS Databank design, Needs Assessment, and Training in Mozambique The Niassa National Reserve, a non-profit organization located in northern Mozambique requested a GISCorps volunteer to assist them in two capacities: 1) conducting a GIS Needs Assessment of their existing…
Earthquake/Tsunami relief mission with Crisis Commons - Japan Between March 12 and 15, 2011, seven GISCorps volunteers were recruited to assist in mining various datasets in earthquake stricken areas of Japan. This mission was in collaboration with CrisisCommons. Volunteers worked on a variety…
Remote Sensing Specialists assisted with a project in Japan GISCorps was contacted by the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) shortly after a massive earthquake hit the northeast region of Japan. The request was on behalf of a fellow member of the…
Three GISCorps volunteers finalized a pilot project for the Red Cross in Brisbane - Australia The Australian Red Cross – Emergency Services (QLD), based in Brisbane requested the assistance of GIS volunteers with experience in disaster response. The aim of the project…
Assisting a Micro loan Organization in Haiti Fonkoze, a US based non profit organization, requested the assistance of a GISCorps volunteer in implementing a complete GPS data collection and web mapping of all of their "credit centers"; the 2000 locations that their clients meet…
GISCorps volunteer assisted in geolocating child-mother clinics in Chiapas, Mexico In late 2010, Juan Del Toro, a GIS professional with Instituto de Información Territorial del Estado de Jalisco, was selected for a project in Chiapas, Mexico. The project was brought to us…
Mission with the Geographic Resources for Development Center (GRDC) - Nigeria Geographical Resources for Development Centre (GRDC) metadata clearing house node is now open to the public. The clearing house can be accessed by navigating through the GRDC website. The clearing…
Assisting an NGO (ICOMOS) to preserve historic structures in Haiti International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) is an international non-governmental organization of professionals, dedicated to the conservation of the world's historic monuments and sites. They are interested in identifying historic structures in Haiti…
Post Disaster Assistance in Shkodra, Albania Nine of our volunteers have concluded their tasks for a project in Shkodra region of Albania. The project was commissioned by Free Libre Open Source Software Kosovo (FLOSSK), a non-profit organization in Kosovo. FLOSSK…
Providing ArcGIS Server Support to a Non Profit Organization in New Orleans, LA Project Update – August 2011 WhoData.org Program Update submitted by Michelle M. Thompson, PhD and WhoData Program Manager on 19 August 2011: - The WhoData website exceeded 1 million…