On April 5th, 2007, the second Afghanistan volunteer mission was launched. This mission is also in partnership with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Afghanistan Information Management Services (AIMS) and our volunteer, Chen Li, will spend one month of…
GISCorps Helps United Nations High Commission for Refugees Map Resources for Refugees in Cairo, Egypt By Mark Salling, GISCorps Core Committee This past fall, Lori Quinn, from North Carolina, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Commission, was deployed to a UNHCR project that involved…
First GISCorps Mission – Kabul, Afghanistan On May 6th, 2005, Shoreh Elhami traveled to Kabul, Afghanistan as a GISCorps volunteer. As the plane flew over the Hindu kush at an average altitude of 5000 meters, the vastness and beauty of…
GISCorps Team Worked Remotely from the US for Little Andaman Islands of India In partnership with SEEDS India and MapAction, a seven member team created various datasets for the Little Andaman Islands of India which were severely affected by the…
In partnership with Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation (VVAF), five GISCorps volunteers were chosen to travel to Indonesia in March of 2005 to support the UN Joint Logistics Centre (UNJLC). GISCorps volunteers Jay Meehl, Paul McKnight, Heather Milton, Ray DeLeon,…
Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) Small Grants Program As stated in its website, the GSDI Association is an inclusive organization of organizations, agencies, firms, and individuals from around the world. The purpose of the organization is to promote international cooperation…
ArcUser Article on GISCorps Volunteers Support Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief (1) ArcUser Article on GISCorps Volunteers Support Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief (2) Article from CNN ArcNews - Fall 2005 The Columbus Dispatch, OH - September 12, 2005 Group Puts Geography…
September 26, 2005 For the fourth time in response to the Hurricane Katrina disaster, URISA's GISCorps was asked to provide GIS volunteers to the affected areas. This time the request was for two (2) volunteers who will be deployed to…
URISA’s GISCorps was contacted by Washington Parish 911 in Southeast Louisiana to assist with map production for FEMA and other agencies involved with Hurricane Katrina recovery. The volunteer for this project is working remotely, from her office in Washington, DC…
GISCorps Volunteers - Lucia Barbato (left) and Katy Carpenter (right) GISCorps Volunteers - With NVision Team Members Mike Smith (farthest to the right) and Fred Beaver (standing next to Mike) On September 10, the official request for more volunteers came…