I posted a piece about this talk on our NiJeL blog just now and I thought I should share here. Enjoy!
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Nancy, Lela, Layal and JD all attended the first annual International Conference on Crisis Mapping (ICCM) a few week ago at John Carro…
Predicting where conflicts will erupt before they begin is notoriously difficult. Extremely detailed local knowledge is required and even then it can be difficult to pinpoint where tensions might boil over. Working with GIS data from the UNDP’s Thre…
All speakers selected to give an Ignite Talk at ICCM 2009 should upload their presentations below no later than 5pm EST on Monday, October 12th. This is a firm deadline. Extra spots will be given away after this time.
NiJeL | Community Impact Through Mapping
Helping NGOs and social change organizations tell their stories through maps. We offer high performance mapping, training, and participatory mapping solutions.
http://nijel.org/
Name: JD Godchaux
Proposed Title: Empirically Derived "Fault Line" Analysis: A Proposed Crisis Early Warning Tool
Predicting where conflicts will erupt before they begin is notoriously difficult. Extremely detailed local knowledge is required and ev…
At NiJeL, we create maps that tell powerful stories and have real community impact. Across the globe, NiJeL uses high performance mapping to identify and mitigate social, economic, and environmental problems in poor communities now so they don't become humanitarian disasters later. We think our maps can be potent decision-making tools that can, among other things, help communities advocate for better living conditions. So, if you're working to make the world a better place, we're looking to help you tell your story though maps.
Bio
JD Godchaux id NiJeL's first full-time employee putting his mapping skills to use for the most disadvantaged people across the globe. He has a broad background in geosciences, policy analysis, program evaluation and GIS.
Project(s)
HarassMap (sexual harassment mapping in Cairo), Resource Mapping in the Oakland Unified School District, The Refugee Resource Map in Arizona, and many others.
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