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GISCorps: GIS Professionals Volunteering for Communities in Need
2015 Levin College Research Conference
August 20, 2015
Mark Salling, PhD, GISP
Summary
History/Model/Volunteers
GISCorps Missions
WHO Volunteers’ presentations
Q & A
GISCorps started with a simple idea and question:
Would GIS professionals be willing to volunteer their time and expertise – for a short time – to
communities in need?
History of GISCorps
GISCorps Mission
A Program of Urban and Regional Information System Association (URISA),
GISCorps coordinates short-term volunteer GIS services to communities in
need worldwide
Areas of Service Services provided to assist with:
Humanitarian Relief & Human Rights Disaster Response Conservation & Wildlife Environmental Quality GIS Education (K-12 & non K-12) Micro-lending Health & Human Services NGO Coordination “Expert” Crowdsourcing
GISCorps Core Committee (CC) is responsible for: establishing relationships and partnerships with recognized
agencies & associations such as UN agencies, GSDI, Peace Corps, and...
evaluating/screening agencies – after receiving a request for volunteers – to make certain their objectives are in synch with GISCorps and URISA
developing job descriptions – selecting a Project Manager screening and evaluating volunteers - matching volunteers’
expertise with project’s needs putting the volunteer in contact with the Partner Agency monitoring and evaluating the outcome
GISCorps Model
Projects are Remote or On-site
GISCorps does not pay for its volunteers’ expenses, on-site or remote missions, the Partner Agency does
A recent change in policy allows for provision of minimal assistance to qualified projects
GISCorps Model (continued)
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GISCorps Volunteer Count (2003-2015)Volunteers’ Profile
• Currently have over 3,800 volunteers & 2,200 registered “friends”
Volunteers’ Locations +/- 3,800 (July 2015) volunteers reside in 98 countries 78% of them reside in the US and Canada
Volunteers provide expertise in:
Capacity Building (training & technical workshops) GIS Needs Assessment & Strategic Planning Building/Designing/Cleansing spatial & non-
spatial database Remote Sensing Spatial Analysis & Modelling Geo-coding Application development Quality Control
As of July 2015, engaged in 167 missions in 59 countries; deployed 907+ volunteers:
38 on-site missions; deployed 88 volunteers
129 remote missions; deployed 819 volunteers
Deployments are to emergency (61) as well as non emergency (106) missions (36% DR)
Missions 2004-2015
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GISCorps Missions 2004-2015 (July)Total: 167 projects & 907 deployed volunteers
Projects Volunteers
Missions 2014-2015
Humanitarian OpenStreetMap (HOT) – Nepal Earthquake49 volunteers digitized various features
Total time reported at: +/- 470 hours
UNOCHA & ACAPS – Nepal EarthquakeCleansing Nepal’s Census Data
Volunteers: Mark Salling & Charlie Post
NetHope Ebola Response Project – East AfricaVarious GIS related tasks & products
9 Volunteers: German Whitley, Liz Dow, DeAnna Hohnhorst, Melodie Grubbs, Katie Mayr, Alice Pence, Nathan Shemella, Grace Lee & Carol Kraemer
National Association of County and City Health OfficialsNACCHO – Ebola Response Maps
Generating Static and Online MapsVolunteer: Ian Dunn
Kabale University– UgandaTeaching GIS & Remote Sensing
Volunteers: Joey Abrams & Adam McKay
Digital Humanitarian Network (DHN)/UNOCHATyphoon Pam
Social Media Early Indication Maps &Health & Medical Update Maps
Volunteers: 17 volunteers
Mimika Land Rights Project – West PapuaRemote Sensing/Change Detection
Volunteer: Mike Alonzo (CA)
DHN/Humanity Road– PhilippinesTyphoon Hagupit
Catalogue all Published Mapping ProductsVolunteers: Leonard Olyott & Keeve Brine
DHN/Standby Task Force– PhilippinesTyphoon Hagupit/Ruby
Classify Social Media Posts on MicroMappers15 GISCorps Volunteers
USGS/iCoast– US/NY/NJCrowd Sourcing Post Sandy Images
Pilot Project: “Did the coast change?”111 GISCorps Volunteers
Kabul Polytechnic University– AfghanistanTeaching GIS & Remote Sensing to KPU FacultyVolunteers: Heath Robinson & Stephane Henriod
International Rescue Committee (IRC) – DRCDigitizing Health Zones & Publishing on AGO
Volunteers: Barry Gauthier and Dimo Diakov
1947 Partition Archive Project – India/PakistanPublishing Web Application of Events
Volunteer: Jason Lampel
World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) Publishing Event Info Using Tableau
Volunteer: Katie Mayr
Young Voices For The PlanetCreating a Story Map
Volunteer: Pamela Bond
WFP/iMMAP – North KoreaDigitizing the Base Map
Volunteers: 86 volunteers; 5 year project
1. An expert volunteer geocoder/programmer assisting a project in Guatemala; geocoding locations of microinsurance holders; a prototype
2. Volunteer assisting in creating a new web map – Laos: Map Our World app
3. The Uyghur Human Rights Project - China: mapping incidents of violence and arrests
4. TerraWatchers: crowd sourcing project: examine archaeological sites for evidence of looting and other military-related damage; 96 volunteers
5. Geotag-X: UNOSAT/UNITAR, crowd sourcing project; 74 volunteers
Missions in progress
Missions 2014-2015
Ebola Project with the World Health Organization (WHO)
Jeff Pires (Geneva)Charleen Gavette (Liberia)
Leslie Zollman (Ghana)
At the heart of volunteerism are the ideals of service and solidarity and the belief that together we can make the world a better place.
Volunteers do not ask, “why volunteer?”, but rather “when?”, “where?” and “how?”. These dedicated and courageous individuals are important partners in the quest for a better, fairer and safer world.
Kofi Annan, 5 December 2003
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