The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team recently launched three formal research experiments on crowdsourced damage assessment and is seeking volunteers interested in participating.
MapSwipe and its team of digital volunteers utilize the abundance of smart phone technology to gather more information on natural disasters and the impact they have on people, cities, and countries around the world.
One of the latest ongoing, user-generated mapping projects involves the mapping of slums in Kenya.
Learn about how philanthropic mapping is helping to develop geographic data for needed areas around the world.