Crisis Mappers Net - THE INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF CRISIS MAPPERS

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Leveraging mobile platforms, computational linguistics, geospatial technologies, and visual analytics to power effective early warning for rapid response to complex humanitarian emergencies.

The International Network of Crisis Mappers (CM*Net) was launched by 100 Crisis Mappers at the first International Conference on Crisis Mapping (ICCM 2009) in October 2009. As the world's premier crisis mapping hub, CM*Net catalyzes communication and collaboration between and among crisis mappers with the purpose of advancing the study and application of crisis mapping worldwide.

New: ICCM 2010: Haiti and Beyond.

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InRelief - Crisis Mapping and Cloud Computing

Hi Crisis Mappers, If you are interested in learning about how the Navy is working with NGOs, inter-agencies, and international partners to promote information sharing in response to natural or man-m…

Tagged: Computing, InRelief, Cloud, Mapping, Relief

Started by Virgilia Singh in Projects Feb 3.

Natural orientation tools for Haiti

Hi everybody,I've developed a natural orientation system and I'd like to propose it for Haiti as an orientation esperanto and also as a job source. I’ve presented this system during the 10th plenar…

Started by Henrique Köhler in Projects Jan 28.

WebCast: 3D GeoTime Analysis of Ushahdi-Haiti Data

Dear All,As announced earlier, the International Network of Crisis Mappers (CM*Net) is launching a series of monthly WebCasts to continue catalyzing information sharing and collaboration. WebCasts ar…

Tagged: WebCast, Haiti, GeoTime

Started by Patrick Meier in Events Jan 27.

what happened to the 2010 conference pages? 2 Replies

I cannot find the 2010 conference pages. It gives an error. Any ideas?

Started by marlyn in Events. Last reply by marlyn Jan 30.

Blog Posts

Computation of Things presented at HMUN 2010

A pleasure to join the conference called Harvard Model United Nations 2010 taking place in the last weekend of January 2010.

Delightfully, I was asked to speak during the morning Saturday's session (10am) under the framework for the Committee on Science and Technology for Development.

The subject of my talk was mostly inspired by the professional events of my life in the last few years… Continue

Posted by Justyna on January 30, 2010 at 12:30pm

TrackerNews.net / Haiti Resources Page

Hello All,

Luke Beckman invited me onto the group some time ago - a few of you know me, but for those who don't... My name is Janet Ginsburg and I edit http://www.TrackerNews.net, an aggregator that focuses on health (human, animal, eco), humanitarian work and technology that supports both. It is a little unusual in that stories are not organized by category, but grouped for contextual relevance (breaking news, research papers, blog posts… Continue

Posted by J A Ginsburg on January 26, 2010 at 4:30pm

Clinton Global Initiative on the Ground in Haiti

On Tuesday, January 12th, a devastating earthquake rattled through the small island nation of Haiti. With the help of former President Clinton’s aide Doug Band, The Clinton Global Initiative sprang into action immediately, sending supplies, gathering funds, and developing plans for the long term economic viability of the country in the wake of such a disaster. As the brainchil… Continue

Posted by Jim Garver on January 21, 2010 at 10:30am — 2 Comments

Crisis Camp Help for Haiti Conference Call

In the wake of the devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Haiti Tuesday, many concerned professionals from diverse organizations are mobilizing to help. I’m especially proud of the fact that some of my friends and colleagues from the Crisis Camp community are leading the charge.

If you are a humanitarian assistance, international development, emergency response or other professional who is looking for opportunities to help, please join a conference call at 11:00 AM EST on Wednesday, Jan. 13th.… Continue

Posted by Michael J. Russell on January 13, 2010 at 11:52am

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Eric G. Frost left a comment for Virgilia Singh

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Gio Bacareza replied to Patrick Meier's discussion 'Task Force: Crisis Mapping Philippines'

Dear All, I know everyone is busy on the Haiti crisis as should be. There's still lots of things that needs to be done there. Let us know how we can help here from the other side of the World. I'm not sure how much we can contribute but we will do…

on Saturday

Virgilia Singh added a discussion

InRelief - Crisis Mapping and Cloud Computing

Hi Crisis Mappers, If you are interested in learning about how the Navy is working with NGOs, inter-agencies, and international partners to promote information sharing in response to natural or man-made disasters please check out InRelief.org. We…

on Wednesday

Marjorie Roswell added 2 videos