GIS and mapping

Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for mapping disaster risk, hazard, exposure and vulnerability.

Latest GIS and mapping additions in the Knowledge Base

Global concept of climate change
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During the UK general election campaign, the authors worked with colleagues to create a series of maps that show both how the climate has changed over the past two generations in each constituency, and how it will change over the next decade.
Conversation Media Group, the
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Since 2015, the USAID GeoCenter has supported YouthMappers, a program that equips university students around the world to use geospatial technology to address local and global development challenges.
Climatelinks
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With the increasing frequency and severity of climate-related disaster situations, the Angkatan Pertahanan Awam Malaysia (APM), or Malaysian Civil Defence Force, has seen rising demand for its services in recent years.
The Edge Malaysia
Nepal - Badil Lama is an engineer trained in landslide mitigation by building safer roads
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Scientists from multiple universities teamed up with the Government of Nepal and Australia to deliver a state-of-the-art artificial intelligence system that can analyse the amount of data needed to identify when rain-soaked ground is about to give-way.
University of Melbourne
University of Florence
Tribhuvan University
Nepal - government
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Australia
A family fetches water from a stream during a drought in Madagascar
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MapAction has been working in Madagascar since 2012, providing maps and information management services for emergency respondents. These efforts were a combination of in-person responses with UN agencies and partners, as well as remote support.
MapAction
Photograph of a mobile phone with cyclone moving towards the coast shown. The background is yellow with warning sign.
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In the summer of 2021, travelers in Colorado's Glenwood Canyon were safely evacuated before massive mounds of mud and rocks buried highways and destroyed bridges, thanks to a debris flow warning system developed in part by the U.S. Geological Survey.
United States Geological Survey
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Documents and publications
This study aimed to document and analyze the 30 large fres (affecting over 100 hectares) of 2021 using remote sensing and GIS techniques.
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Documents and publications
In this study, the focus was on analyzing and predicting flood-prone areas in the Söğütlü stream watershed using a GIS-based MSCA decision analysis.
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