Remote mapping and local knowledge came together in Kulob, Tajikistan, to fill critical gaps in neighbourhood-level map data for a tuberculosis project. Through remote sessions and hand-drawn maps, MSF teams in Kulob helped turn local knowledge into neighbourhood boundaries that had never been mapped before. The result is a map that supports tuberculosis screening and analysis and will continue to be useful for health teams working in the city.
The State of the Map Africa 2023 provided a space for a hybrid Missing Maps annual meeting on the edges of the conference in Yaoundé, as well as the first-ever Missing Maps annual report with highlights, successes and challenges.
The Heidelberg Institute for Geoinformation Technology team recently launched a new version of the Skecth Map Tool - an easy-to-use tool for participatory sketch mapping through offline data collection, digitization and georeferencing of local spatial knowledge.
Amidst the ongoing conflict and displacement crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo, utilizing geodata contributes to an effective evaluation of the situation, understanding the extent of displacement in a setting where estimating the number and spread of population is never an easy task.
Malawi was experiencing the worst cholera epidemic in 20 years, so MSF sent an emergency team and activated Missing Maps. When a cyclone hit in March, OSM data was also invaluable for assessment.
For the International Women's Day 2023, three women validators from different countries shared their unique perspectives
MSF a utilisé des informations géographiques pour cartographier les risques de pollution de l’air avec l'aide des bénévoles de Missing Maps qui ont mis à jour de précieuses sources de données routières et de bâtiments OpenStreetMap (OSM).
MSF used geographical information to map air pollution risk with help from Missing Maps volunteers who updated valuable OpenStreetMap (OSM) road and building data sources.
In order to improve Cameroon’s landcover and landuse mapping, OSM Cameroon strived to collect better data and enrich the OSM map that shows landcover patterns across the country.
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