This is a list of the latest 15 links published.
New World Bank Push to Tackle Drought in the Horn of Africa and Sahel
Tue 8 May 2012
The work is benefiting from cutting-edge satellite surveillance and data-intensive efforts by leading organizations such as National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the new Information Technology for Humanitarian Assistance, Cooperation and Action (ITHACA) program which mobilizes ICT technology to tackle climatic problems.
International Working Group on satellite based emergency mapping formally established
Fri 4 May 2012
Some 20 representatives from EU-JRC, USGS, GEO, UNOOSA, SERVIR, DLR, CSA/Athena Global, SERTIT, ITHACA and Sentinel Asia gathered in Ispra, Italy to formally establish the International Working Group on satellite based emergency mapping (IWG-SEM).
GAF AG Provides Time-critical Satellite Information for the Crisis Management Service
Sat 3 Mar 2012
GAF AG provides time-critical satellite information for the Crisis Management Service (EMS) of the European Commission under the "GMES Initial Operations (GIO): EMS mapping in Rush Mode".
GMES: e-GEOS wins contracts from the European Commission to provide satellite data and maps for emergency management
Sun 26 Feb 2012
e-GEOS has won two tenders launched by the European Commission worth a total of EUR 9.6 million, as part of the GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) programme.
Dall'italia le mappe satellitari delle emergenze
Sun 26 Feb 2012
Arriveranno dall'Italia le mappe satellitari europee per la gestione delle emergenze. E' stata infatti la società e-Geos, costituita per l'80% dalla Telespazio e per il 20% dall'Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (Asi), ad aggiudicarsi due gare indette su questo tema dalla Commissione Europea. Le gare, dal valore complessivo di ...
GeoNode Roadmapping Summit and Sprint, February 2012
Tue 14 Feb 2012
Building on the success of last year’s GeoNode summit, folks representing Eldarion, GFDRR, Harvard CGA, MapStory, OpenGeo, SpatialDev, WFP and others met at Harvard University. The summit was designed to get many of the major GeoNode partners together to coordinate around a shared development roadmap and commit resources to ...
Drones for Human Rights: Brilliant or Foolish?
Fri 10 Feb 2012
Mark Hanis recently co-authored this Op-Ed in the New York Times advocating for the use of drones in human rights monitoring, particularly in Syria. The Op-Ed has provoked quite the debate on a number of list-serves like CrisisMappers, and several blog posts have been published on the question.
Being Ready
Thu 26 Jan 2012
Victims of a conflict or natural disaster can lose everything they own in minutes. Some are struck by repeated crises, with each one pushing them deeper into hunger and poverty. Being prepared for such emergencies is a top priority for WFP.
Myanmar Learns About Latest Mapping Technology in Emergencies
Thu 13 Oct 2011
Good emergency responses depend on decision-makers understanding the situation on the ground. That’s why getting sophisticated data and quickly turning it into maps is a precious skill. WFP and Turin-based research centre ITHACA has been helping the government and NGO partners in Myanmar to use the latest technology in ...
PROTEC 2011 - ITHACA - Intervista a Piero Boccardo
Sun 3 Jul 2011
Intervista a Piero Boccardo (Politecnico di Torino) realizzata durante PROTEC 2011 sull'associazione no-profit ITHACA (Information Technology for Humanitarian Assistance, Cooperation and Action).
Google - Map Your World Community
Sat 11 Jun 2011
Rapid Mapping During Flood Events -- Exploiting Google Map Maker data
An EPIC story-WFP’s new IT platform developed in Dubai
Sun 3 Apr 2011
The World Food Programme (WFP), one of the largest humanitarian agencies in the larger UN system, has recently finished development of an integrated communications platform called Emergency Preparedness Integration Centre (EPIC). In an exclusive interview with CNME, Ernesto Baca, CIO and director of IT and management services divisions at WFP ...
EPIC: Emergency Preparedness Integration Centre
Wed 30 Mar 2011
EPIC integrates operational information into a single tool to support humanitarian preparedness and response through improved coordination and communication.
Nuova piattaforma online del Servizio di Pre Allerta del WFP
Wed 16 Mar 2011
Il WFP ha completamente rinnovato il suo sito di "Servizio di Pre Allerta Umanitario", che fornisce un continuo aggiornamento sui rischi di catastrofi naturali in tutto il pianeta. Con l'attenzione del mondo concentrata sul disastro in Giappone, migliaia di utenti hanno scaricato mappe e consultato rapporti sul terremoto.
WFP Launches Redesigned Humanitarian Early Warning Service
Fri 11 Mar 2011
WFP has just launched a completely revamped specialist website - the Humanitarian Early Warning Service - providing up-to-the-minute information on natural hazards around the world. As world attention focused on Japan's earthquake on Friday, hundreds of users downloaded maps and consulted earthquake reports.
