Geocoding Locations of NGOs in Sierra Leone Abstract/Summary Non-government organization (NGO) activity in developing countries is difficult to track because of limited infrastructure. URISA’s GISCorps, which coordinates short-term, volunteer-based GIS services to underprivileged organizations and communities, was asked to assist…
In March 2009, GISCorps received a request for volunteer from South Luangwa Conservation Society (SLCS), an NGO in Mfuwe, Zambia. SLCS is a non-profit, community based organization committed to the conservation of the local wildlife and natural resources of South…
Volunteers assist in three phases of a disaster simulation in Samoa The United Nations Platform for Space-Based information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-Spider) held a one day event in Geneva in mid November 2011. Running a disaster simulation in…
Volunteers assisting in data cleansing of health facilities in Libya At the request of the World Health Organization (WHO),GISCorps volunteers were deployed to a data cleansing project in Libya. The dataset included the locations of health facilities around the country. The…
Volunteering with a non profit organization in Montgomery County, MD By: Rob George; a GISCorps volunteer from Pennsylvania -- he started working with Identity Inc. in early 2011. GISCorps assisted a US based nonprofit organization, Identity Inc., with analyzing and mapping a…
Two GISCorps Volunteers completed their work for a mission - Panama The Azuero Earth Project – AEP is a United States tax-exempt organization (501-C-3) operating in Panama as the Proyecto Ecológico Azuero. The organization is dedicated to local education, reforestation…
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…