Volunteered geographic information for disaster risk reduction

• Verfasst von: Scholz, Stefan [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Knight, Paul [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Eckle, Melanie [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Marx, Sabrina [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Zipf, Alexander [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Volunteered geographic information for disaster risk reduction
• Titelzusatz: the missing maps approach and its potential within the Red Cross and Red Crescent movement
• Verf.angabe: Stefan Scholz, Paul Knight, Melanie Eckle, Sabrina Marx and Alexander Zipf
• E-Jahr: 2018
• Jahr: 7 August 2018
• Fussnoten: Gesehen am 22.04.2020
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: Remote sensing
• Ort Quelle: Basel : MDPI, 2009
• Jahr Quelle: 2018
• Band/Heft Quelle: 10(2018,8) Artikel-Nummer 1239, 7 Seiten
• ISSN Quelle: 2072-4292
• DOI: doi:10.3390/rs10081239
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Sach-SW: digital volunteers
• Sach-SW: Missing Maps
• Sach-SW: OpenStreetMap
• Sach-SW: Red Cross and Red Crescent movement
• Sach-SW: volunteered geographic information
• Sach-SW: Vulnerability and Capacity Assessments
• K10plus-PPN: 1695648501

Abstract

For the last few years, the increasing need for humanitarian support has led to increasing demand and responsibilities for the international humanitarian system. This trend raises questions regarding the use of alternative and complementary data sources and potential additional actors and communities that could be involved in support efforts and cover some of the tasks of humanitarian organizations. The article provides an overview of the Red Cross and Red Crescent movement, their practices and activities as well as current needs and challenges. The article illustrates the potential of OpenStreetMap and digital volunteers for humanitarian activities, with a particular focus on disaster risk reduction in the scope of the Missing Maps project. The background and objective of the collaborative project as well as its potential and impact for the Red Cross and Red Crescent movement are elucidated. The conclusion and outlook section presents future plans and visions to make further use of the potential of the Missing Maps approach in additional sectors and contexts.