Introduction of the community (Dorbar Shnong Pahamlapong & Pahamsohthri) The word "Dorbar" on literal terms means a meeting or congregation which is headed by an elected representative from the village community. The "Dorbar Shnong Pahamlapong and Pahamsohthri" is the congregation…
Introduction American Leprosy Missions (ALM) is a global organization that serves persons affected by leprosy and related diseases, helping them to be healed in body and spirit and restored to lives of dignity and hope. ALM works to cure and…
Food Aid Project, Inc. 501(c)(3) is a charitable purpose, nonprofit organization whose mission is to support food and economic security by increasing the efficiency of and access to the bulk food procurement and distribution network. They requested a GISCorps volunteer to…
In landscapes worldwide, agricultural trees provide valuable ecosystem services. These trees store a significant amount of carbon and could mitigate global climate change[1]. Agricultural trees also have tremendous value for biodiversity, providing refuges and stepping-stones for forest-dwelling animals in fragmented…
Satellite Radar and GIS Volunteers Detect Hurricane Sandy Damage Sang-Ho Yun1&3*, Alessandro Coletta2, Eric Fielding1, Shoreh Elhami3, Tom Farr1&3, Donald Ferguson4&3, John Helly5&3, Richard Butgereit6, Frank Webb1, Paul A. Rosen1, Mark Simons7, Hook Hua1, Susan Owen1 Affiliations: 1 Jet Propulsion…
SAR analysis, data mining & GIS mapping of the Central Mediterranean to document the violations of migrants’ rights & deaths at sea Summer 2012 report of GISCorps’s contribution to Forensic Oceanography By: Charles Heller and Lorenzo Pezzani, Centre for Research Architecture, Goldsmiths,…
Two GISCorps volunteers assisted the Wichita Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma By: Lacey Mason & Gericke Cook (GISCorps Volunteers) Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, USFWS Staff and Volunteers The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (WMWR) encompasses 59,020 acres in Comanche County, Oklahoma. Established in 1901 as…
Conducting Change Detection in Chimanimani National Preserve, Mozambique By Kerry Brooks & Madyo Couto This project was commissioned by the Transfrontier Conservation Areas Unit of Ministry of Tourism in Mozambique. The Ministry asked for short term assistance of a remote…
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…