Each year, disasters around the world affect or displace 200 million people. Many of the places where these disasters occur are literally ‘missing’ from open and accessible maps and first responders lack the information to make valuable decisions regarding relief efforts.
Join the us for a University of California Mapathon as a part of UC GIS Week. This mapping event will support the Missing Maps project. Missing Maps asks for volunteers worldwide to map vulnerable areas before disaster or crisis strikes to reduce risk and speed recovery efforts. We’ll trace buildings and roads from satellite images, for example; then, humanitarian groups on the ground will add the details and create maps with our data.
No experience or special skills are required!
This asynchronous event will run Monday, November 18 - Friday, November 22. Some campuses may offer an in-person event.
Let's see which UC campus can make the most contributions.
The project we will be mapping will be shared closer to UC GIS Week.
Accounts
- Get an OpenStreet Map (OSM) account. You can link this account to your HOTOSM account.
- Get an HOTOSM account. You will use to participate in the Mapathon by contributing to humanitarian mapping projects.
Tutorials and Guides
- Online Tutorial made specifically for the Mapathon
- Mapathon Quick Guide
- OSM Video on how to use the task manager.
- HOT OSM Quick Start Guide
Asynchronous Follow the information in the Mapathon Quick Guide
In-Person Event If your campus is hosting an in-person event, you will want to bring your own laptops and chargers. Instructions will be provide and volunteers will be on hand to get you started and answer questions.
The project we will be mapping will be shared closer to UC GIS Week.
To track your contributions to a campus, you'll need to add a #hashtag. Use the following #hashtags:
| Campus | #hashtag |
|---|---|
| ANR | #ucgisweek24_ucanr |
| Berkeley | #ucgisweek24_ucb |
| Davis | #ucgisweek24_ucd |
| Merced | #ucgisweek24_ucm |
| Los Angeles | #ucgisweek4_ucla |
| Irvine | #ucgisweek24_uci |
| Riverside | #ucgisweek24_ucr |
| Santa Barbara | #ucgisweek24_ucsb |
| San Diego | #ucgisweek24_ucsd |
| Santa Cruz | #ucgisweek24_ucsc |
| San Francisco | #ucgisweek24_ucsf |