Speedgeeking

Robert Danziger & Cécile Borreil, CartONG

MAMAPA &  Maps from here & abroad, the social dimension of participatory mapping

The "Mannheimer Mapathons" (MAMAPA) and "Cartes d'ici & d'ailleurs" projects were born from the same goal: to highlight the social dimension of participatory mapping by using it as a tool to create social links between migrants and members of their host society. The MAMAPA project led by volunteer and CartONG board member Robert Danziger was conceived in 2017 and has been implemented in the city of Mannheim, Germany since January 2018. The Maps from here & abroad project was born later - early June 2018 - and is implemented by CartONG throughout France. These two initiatives aim to organize mapathons in language schools, emergency accommodation centres or structures accompanying migrants, in order to create new frameworks for exchanges with the citizens of their host country, to promote the use of - respectively - French or German, to help with the use of computer tools, and to contribute together to generating geographical data useful to the humanitarian community operating in the field. Beyond participatory mapping, the Maps from here & abroad project also aims to explore new fields of cartography, in particular through sensitive mapping.

Terre des hommes’ strategy on MDC

We will be presenting the Tdh’s strategy on Mobile Data Collection, which sees the organization working towards an increased and more responsible use of the technology. This means trying to increase the number of users, also increasing activities aiming to link methodology and analytical thinking to the use of the tool, through specific regional trainings conducted with CartONG and dissemination of documentation. The development of the MDC toolkit in collaboration with CartONG plays an important role in the implementation of this strategy.

Yago (Yet Another GIS Online)

Gnucoop developed for the italian NGO COOPI-Cooperazione Internazionale a GIS platform, which enable to visualize the main threats and vulnerabilities, as well as resources available in the surrounding areas to foster crisis management by turning this information into actions. The innovative aspect of the Program run by COOPI in Lima is the participatory methodology for data collection, which aims at assessing the needs in a more comprehensive way by involving several stakeholders, from Local Authorities to Institutions and organizations at different levels. Based on a previous webGIS platform developed for Port-au-Prince in Haiti, the new software called Yago uses the Geoserver service for geospatial data sharing. The Geoserver implements Web Map Service (WMS) and Web Feature Service (WFS) standards and is able to use the most common geo-referenced data sources (Shapefile, geographic database as PostGIS or SpatiaLite, GeoTIFF, etc.). Yago is a modern and light software that can also run on smartphones and tablets, developed using the Google framework Angular 2 and libraries for the development of mobile-friendly Leaflet interactive maps. It allows users and visitors to create their own maps and “surf” the resources localized in the project. This platform can be used for creation of a geo-referenced information system about resources and vulnerabilities at both neighborhood and district level. Such a tool will contribute to provide information and knowledge of the territory for decision making, strengthening participatory planning and minimizing disaster risks and vulnerabilities.

OpenLayers, today and tomorrow

Come present your projects and ask your questions to Olivier Guyot, active contributor to OpenLayers. He will exchange with you on possibilities of the state-of-the-art open source webmapping solution. You will also have the opportunity to learn more about the new features of OpenLayers such as using vector tiles, geopackages and expanded interactions with rasters, and to discuss potential future evolution.  

Lorenz Wendt, University of Salzburg

Urban population estimation with 3D data

To estimate the population number of a city, digital elevation models (DEMs) from satellite images can be very helpful to take the building heights into account when calculating the available living space. How accurate are such population estimations? And what if no dedicated stereo pairs of satellite images are available? Can we produce DEMs from “mixed” pairs of stereo images, taken at different times, possibly by different sensors?

Yoann Mira, Novel-T

Optimize vaccination campaigns using geospatial analysis

Come learn and discuss how to optimize vaccination campaigns for a variety of diseases - such as Measles, Malaria, Polio or Yellow Fever - by using geospatial analysis at the Novel-T table! We'll introduce you to Microplan Tool. Its goal is to find the optimal location of Vaccination Posts by clustering settlements and determine how long the Post should stay in place in order to vaccinate the targeted population. It also helps determine the number of teams required to cover a given area and how many vaccines are needed.

Alban Vivert, CartONG

Nomad Maps, mapping through the Andes… by bike !

Nomad Maps is a 5-month bike tour through the Andes which took place this year. While definitely enjoying traveling, adventure and sharing experience with local mapping communities (in particular OSM ones), the goal of this initiative was to raise awareness, promote and demonstrate to a larger audience that collaborative and participative mapping is a real development tool. This is the opportunity to meet the project leader, Alban Vivert, and discuss with him the origin of this project, the preparation work, his collaboration with local OSM communities, his involvement in the 2018 Latam SOTM and much more! More information on : http://www.nomadmaps.net/

Alexander Orenstein, ACF Spain

How to build your GIS early warning system

SIGSAHEL, an early warning system run by Action Contre la Faim, offers users open datasets to track drought and humanitarian crises in the Sahel, including remote sensing, participatory geodata and field surveys since 2014. Come see how we built it, what has worked (and didn’t!) and of course, how to access and play with the data.

Assessing situation in out-of-camps displacement settings

According to latest figures, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) estimates that nearly two-thirds of refugees were living outside camp settings in 2017. A vast majority of these refugees were noted to reside in cities in conflict-affected or low-income countries, meaning in urban centers already struggling to maintain stability and provide services to their inhabitants. Despite advancements, the humanitarian community remains challenged by its ability to collect data and implement responses   tailored   to   the   unique   needs   of   the   populations   living   out   of   traditional   refugee   or displacement sites. In order to address these challenges, IMPACT Initiatives and UNCHR are working in partnership to develop a toolkit with the aim of supporting humanitarian practitioners in the implementation of area-based assessments tailored to out-of-camp settings. The session will start with a brief presentation of the toolkit and its methodology followed by an opportunity to exchange best practices and lessons learned on work done in gathering information in out of camp contexts.

Guidance on SMART Indicators for Relief and Development Projects

This session will introduce you to People in Need’s website www.indikit.net, the most concise & comprehensive guidance on the use of relief and development indicators. You will learn how IndiKit can help you save time on M&E-related tasks and increase the quality of collected data. You can also explore how your organization can gain its own version of IndiKit and customize it to its M&E and programming needs.