SAN DIEGO — ArcMap was my first introduction to GIS and, in the better part of the next decade, the Arc suite of geospatial software made by… Read more “Takeaways from the 2019 ESRI User Conference”
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Resiliency Maps: The view from San Francisco
You can spend most of your life in a city and still feel lost sometimes. That’s what I found out after moving from a quiet, fog-bound San… Read more “Resiliency Maps: The view from San Francisco”
Inside disaster training: Why it takes practice to make perfect
The fire chief cocked his head towards the radio clipped to his shoulder. “Everyone ready?” he asked, and then in a voice that just might have been… Read more “Inside disaster training: Why it takes practice to make perfect”
Takeaways from the Earthquake Safety Fair: Map literacy and the value of paper
SAN FRANCISCO — In the tech capital of the country, we’re promoting the use of paper maps. It sounds like a Luddite proposition but was a great… Read more “Takeaways from the Earthquake Safety Fair: Map literacy and the value of paper”
UN report calls OpenStreetMap “foundational” to disaster risk reduction
GENEVA — Some 4,000 people came from Canada to Vanuatu to figure out how to save lives and rebuild communities in the wake of floods, earthquakes, landslides… Read more “UN report calls OpenStreetMap “foundational” to disaster risk reduction”
Teaching kids disaster prep with Lego maps
GENEVA — Floods, earthquakes and landslides are definitely scary. So how do you make preparing for a life-threatening disaster child’s play? Just add Legos. A lot of… Read more “Teaching kids disaster prep with Lego maps”
Three takeaways from Free and Open Source Software For Geospatial North America 2019
SAN DIEGO, CA — Here are some quick takeaways after two days racing around a shoreline conference center in this sunny city at my first FOSS4G-NA. So… Read more “Three takeaways from Free and Open Source Software For Geospatial North America 2019”
How to run an OpenStreetMap mapathon using Field Papers
This guide digs into the details of running a two-hour mapathon. It draws on the experience of Resiliency Map’s first training with about 20 participants from San… Read more “How to run an OpenStreetMap mapathon using Field Papers”
Tips for running an OpenStreetMap + Mapillary mapathon
Here’s a quick recap of a recent Resiliency Maps mapathon using OpenStreetMap and Mapillary. The idea was to get a bunch of people working together to map… Read more “Tips for running an OpenStreetMap + Mapillary mapathon”
Arrivederci, Roma: Thoughts on the Forum on Disaster Risk Reduction
Of the many lessons learned from living in Italy, probably most important one was about persistence. Keep phoning that client for those late payments. Keep your elbows… Read more “Arrivederci, Roma: Thoughts on the Forum on Disaster Risk Reduction”