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In a humanitarian crisis, relief agencies need rapid answers to questions about 'where'. Where are the greatest needs? Where are the gaps that need to be filled?
MapAction works in disaster zones providing frequently updated situation maps showing where relief help is most urgently needed.
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MapAction was presented with the Humanitarian GIS Award by ESRI in San Diego in July.The award was...
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A MapAction team member in Pakistan had a lucky escape on the 9th June when she was caught in...
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MapAction and Alertnet jointly ran an event that examined the future on mapping in the aid...
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The UK Government's Department for International Development (DFID) has announced a substantial...
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MapAction has published the first edition of its Field Guide to Humanitarian Mapping. The guide,...
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