Volunteers Update Building Outlines in Southwest Louisiana
126 volunteers spent five days editing or adding 70,000 building outlines in areas affected by Hurricane Laura for a FEMA damage assessment.
Volunteers geo-locate crowdsourced photos for Hurricane Laura
Hurricane Laura became the first major hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic storm season as it trekked across the Gulf of Mexico towards the Louisana/Texas border. The National Alliance for Public Safety GIS Foundation (NAPSG) requested support from GISCorps volunteers for…
Volunteers geo-locate crowdsourced photos for Hurricane Isaias
Hurricane Isaias was the second hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic storm season. The National Alliance for Public Safety GIS Foundation (NAPSG) requested support from GISCorps volunteers for the long-standing Disaster Crowdsource Photos effort, to provide situational awarness to emergency managers. While the storm…
Volunteers geo-locate crowdsourced photos for Hurricane Hanna
Hurricane Hanna became the first hurricane of the 2020 season on July 25,2020, brining heavy rain and storm surge flooding to South Texas. The National Alliance for Public Safety GIS Foundation (NAPSG) requested support from GISCorps volunteers for the long-standing…
Volunteers geo-locate crowdsourced photos for Tropical Storm Cristobal
Tropical Storm Cristobal formed in the Bay of Campeche on June 1st. After impacting Mexico, it moved north across the Gulf of Mexico and made landfall in Southeastern Louisiana on June 7, 2020. On June 5 in advance of the…
Volunteers Kick Off Long-Term Wildfire Initial Attack Mapping Mission
Long time partner, NAPSG (the National Alliance for Public Safety GIS), has requested GISCorps volunteer support for the 2020 wildfire season. NAPSG has created a Wildfire Initial Attack ArcGIS Online Experience which will serve as the basis for this pilot…
Volunteers geo-locate crowdsourced photos for Michigan dam failures
On May 19th, two dams on Central Michigan’s Tittabawassee River failed after days of heavy rain inundated the area, forcing the evacuations of the towns of Edenville, Sanford, and Midland. NAPSG Foundation once again called on GISCorps to help map…
GISCorps Admin Team Renewed for 2020 Hurricane Season
Mid-2020 Update: To keep up with this busy season, three additional volunteers have joined the NAPSG Crowdsourcing Admin Team. Welcome, Johnathan Clementi, Kenny Hornfeldt, and Sean Lim! 2020 Update: With the NAPSG Crowdsourcing application expanding to earthquakes and tornado events,…
Volunteers geo-locate crowdsourced photos for Southeast tornado outbreak
On April 12-13, a series of devastating tornadoes touched down across the Southeastern United States. Mississippi, Alabama, and South Carolina were particularly hard hit. On April 13, the National Alliance for Public Safety GIS Foundation (NAPSG) asked GISCorps to request…
COVID-19 Lost Loved Ones and Recovery Stories Project
Several years ago, Esri started a “Celebrating Lost Loved Ones” application to pay tribute to those lost to the opioid epidemic. Now, as countless lives are being lost to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the idea of building a…