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Patrick Meier's Discussions
WebCast: 3D GeoTime Analysis of Ushahdi-Haiti Data
Started Jan 27
4636 - Free SMS Short Code for Haiti
Started Jan 17
Task Force: Haiti Earthquake
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Linda Lewis Jan 25.
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Profile Information
- Organization / Affiliation
- Crisis Mappers Net (CM*Net)
- Website
- http://www.crisismappers.net
- Email
- patrick@iRevolution.net
- Keywords / Tags (expertise, interests)
- Crisis Mapping, Conflict Early Warning, Complex Systems
- Bio
- Patrick Meier is the co-founder of the International Network of Crisis Mappers (CM*Net) and the co-organizer of the first International Conference on Crisis Mapping (ICCM 2009). Patrick also co-founded the Program on Crisis Mapping and Early Warning (CM&EW) at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI). He is Director of Crisis Mapping and Strategic Partnerships at Ushahidi. He recently co-authored a forthcoming UN Foundation Report on the Role of Digital Technology and New Media in the Humanitarian Space and prior to this consulted for the Threat and Risk Mapping Analysis (TRMA) project launched by UNDP in the Sudan.
Patrick is also a PhD Candidate at The Fletcher School and has an MA in International Affairs from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA). He is an alumnus of the Santa Fe Institute’s (SFI) Complex Systems Summer School for PhDs and was a researcher at the Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO). He is on the Board of Advisors for Digital Democracy and DigiActive. Patrick was born in Cote d’Ivoire and grew up in Kenya. He blogs at iRevolution.
- Project(s)
- International Network of Crisis Mappers (CM*Net); International Conference on Crisis Mapping (ICCM); HHI Program on Crisis Mapping and Early Warning (CM&EW); Ushahidi; Dissertation
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Dear All,My fellow co-founder of this CrisisMappers Network,
Jen Ziemke (cc'd), kindly put together an excellent Executive Summary
that concretely details the incredible collaboration by members of this network. Truly remarkable to see the extent of…
Dear All,
I know everyone is busy on the Haiti crisis as should be. There's still lots of things that needs to be done there. Let us know how we can help here from the other side of the World. I'm not sure how much we can contribute but we will do…
Dear All,As announced earlier, the International Network of Crisis Mappers (CM*Net)
is launching a series of monthly WebCasts to continue catalyzing information sharing and collaboration. WebCasts are public and will take place on the first Wednesda…
Dear All,As announced earlier, the International Network of Crisis Mappers (CM*Net)
is launching a series of monthly WebCasts to continue catalyzing
information sharing and collaboration. WebCasts are public and will
take place on the first Wednesda…
In the news:
"Aid organizations say they are collecting tents, but few so far are in evidence. And the International Organization for Migration, an intergovernmental agency, says it could take experts weeks to search out suitable sites for enough t…
Some additional Haiti resources with mapping have merged over the past few days. Google and ESRI are offering assistance in different ways.
Here is some information from ESRI: Haiti basemap data from United Nations available on ArcGIS Online. In ad…
Linda -
We've included contours in the 1:25,000 atlas set provided at:
http://edcftp.cr.usgs.gov/pub/data/disaster/201001_Earthquake_Haiti/data/map_products/MISSISSIPPI_DELTA_STATE_MAPS/Haiti_25KscalelettersizeGeopdfimageAtlas_vDSU20100119-1/
If yo…
It may be helpful to the emergency responders, who have their hands full currently with food, water and medical care, to look at possibilities for shelter. They will need to know where there are large, relatively flat areas for setting up camps, and…
I have been collecting links to disaster related maps on my website here. One of them is a DisasterCharter link to a map of spontaneous gathering centers.
Hi Folks,
Link to our biosurveillance operational posture-
http://biosurveillance.typepad.com/biosurveillance/2010/01/haiti-operational-biosurveillance-priorities-for-potentially-disruptive-infectious-disease-events.html
Cheers,
Jim Wilson, MD
Anyone mapped the spontaneous internally displaced camps? I think current count is 14. Would be good to see paths to them as it determines distribution lanes etc...
Free text to 4636 with your location and need. Report emergencies and missing persons.
Thank you to EVERYONE who made this possible.
Please share as widely as possible.
Official Press Release Attached.
Our team was aware / activated after receiving notification from GDACS (on 1/12/2010 at 10:19:57 PM UTC). Multiple ground partners on-site and reporting. Detailed report to follow.
Google Fusion tables is a great way to collaborate and visualize info (table,map, chart) and can handle thousands of points. I'd be glad to help setting up a table, but don't have access to any GPS points yet. If anyone does, let's assemble a table…
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Remarkable Role of CrisisMappers Group in Haiti
Dear All,
My fellow co-founder of this CrisisMappers Network,
Jen Ziemke, kindly put together an excellent Executive Summary that concretely details the incredible collaboration by members of this network. Truly remarkable to see the extent of the rapid information sharing and collaboration in the disaster response. I highly recommend looking through this:
… Continue
My fellow co-founder of this CrisisMappers Network,
Jen Ziemke, kindly put together an excellent Executive Summary that concretely details the incredible collaboration by members of this network. Truly remarkable to see the extent of the rapid information sharing and collaboration in the disaster response. I highly recommend looking through this:
… Continue
Posted on March 2, 2010 at 1:30pm —
ICCM 2009 - Conference Report Published!
Posted on December 16, 2009 at 2:00pm — 2 Comments
New Tech in Emergencies and Conflicts: Role of Information and Social Networks
I had the distinct pleasure of co-authoring this major new UN Foundation Report with my colleague Diane Coyle. The report looks at innovation in the use of technology along the time line of crisis response, from emergency preparedness and alerts to recovery and rebuilding.
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Posted on December 10, 2009 at 10:47am —
Applying Technology to Crisis Mapping and Early Warning in Humanitarian Settings
The Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI) just published a working paper I co-authored with my colleague Dr. Jennifer Leaning. Jennifer and I co-founded the Program on Crisis Mapping and Early Warning (CM&EW) back in 2007 with the generous support of Humanity United (HU).
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Posted on December 10, 2009 at 10:46am —
From Baselines to Basemaps: Crisis Mapping for Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E)
I was just in Berlin for meetings with Transparency International and the topic of mapping for Monitoring & Evaluation came up yet again. Earlier this year, Mercy Corps and UNDP Sudan both expressed an interest in exploring the application of crisis mapping platforms for M&E. Problem is, the field of M&E—particularly with regards to peacebuilding and post-conflict reconstruction—is devoid of any references to mapping.… Continue
Posted on December 10, 2009 at 10:45am —
Comment Wall (1 comment)
- At 5:12pm on October 11, 2009,
Amadou M. Sall said…
- Thanks a lot for creating this network and also for connecting with me, Patrick :-)
The world needs more and more people like you.
Let's keep in touch!
Amadou
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