re:publica 2011 - Patrick Meier - Changing the World, One Map at a Time

Maps are changing our world in ways we could hardly imagine just a few years ago? This presentation will explain why, giving a real world examples ranging from Haiti and Egypt to Libya and Japan. Today's maps are live maps that combine crowds and clouds to drive social change. The presentation will highlight the latest in the field of crisis mapping by drawing on the remarkable efforts of a new initiative called the Standby Volunteer Task Force.

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[sorah134]

Hi i'm a "super coder" called at 20:40-20:45.

But I'm not 13, i became 14 before the earthquake ;)

[Simon McAndrew]

Hi Supercoder! Hope you're well.

[MarieGiaNelli]

Inspiring to say the least ! I absolutely hate it when ppl say that they can't make a difference because they are not special enough . This shows that the most effective ideas are the ones based on simplicity . Seems so easy but it takes people voicing it and backing it . Great work !!!

[MaribelDelos]

i hope you changing one map at time ??? good luck

[smithwicktom]

part of the solution! great work.

[smithwicktom]

good work!

[antikathistemi]

check out the Universities for Ushahidi program: u4u.ushahidi.com

[TheNdthl]

This is a very inspiring presentation. I wish I had had exposure to this during my GIS degree. I would love to have done a masters project to do with this. Please link up with universities more.