Map-a-Thon
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Help make crowdsourced maps for urgent relief response. Learn digital mapping skills while contributing to maps used by humanitarian organizations for disaster response.
- Trace satellite imagery into OpenStreetMap
- Community volunteers will add local details
- Humanitarian organizations use maps to plan risk reduction and disaster relief response
Come and go. Bring your laptop. Snacks are provided. Basic editing training provided for webGIS
Can't make it at this time? Check out our How Do I... guides for self-guided help. For questions about GIS, contact Sylvia Jones at sylviagw@smu.edu.
- Date:
- Wednesday, November 20, 2024
- Time:
- 12:00pm - 3:00pm
- Hosted by:
- Fondren Library
- Space:
- Fondren Library, Starbucks
- Audience:
- Faculty/staff Graduates Undergraduates
- Categories:
- GIS Events
Volunteer or bonus credit available -- contact your professor or Carrie Johnston: cjohnston@mail.smu.edu
Any person who requires a reasonable accommodation on the basis of a disability in order to participate in this program should contact Sylvia Jones at least one week prior to the event to arrange for the accommodation.