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Cartagena, Chile

Participatory mapping for disaster risk reduction: Cartagena, Chile

The Sketch Map Tool was used in Cartagena, Chile, to…

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Five open-source tools to harness geographic knowledge for disaster management

Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) is a valuable resource for an…

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Identifying infrastructure gaps with road surface dataset

This blog post introduces a step-by-step tutorial for working with…

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Including Local Communities in Colombia´s Risk Governance with Participatory Mapping

In June 2025, researchers from the Urban Big Data Centre…

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Text: Risk Assessment QGIS Plugin to support the development of Early Action Protocols Map: Example of the Risk Assessment with the QGIS plugin: map showing the Lack of Capacity to cope with floods within the Indus river basin in Pakistan

Risk Assessment QGIS Plugin to support the development of Early Action Protocols

As part of our ongoing work in Anticipatory Action, a…

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Mapping Workshop in Honduras

Flood risks in Honduras

The Sketch Map Tool was used in a joint effort…

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Artificial Intelligence in Anticipatory Action: Insights and Lessons Learned

Artificial Intelligence holds great promise for strengthening Anticipatory Action by…

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The image shows changes in the road connectivity identifying roads with high edge betweenness centrality values as urban arteries.

New paper “Changes in Road Centrality and Hospital Access Redundancy: Impacts of the 2024 Flood in the Metropolitan Core of Porto Alegre”

This study examines the resilience of urban infrastructure, with a…

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Heat Perception of Heidelberg Residents Using the Sketch Map Tool and KoboToolbox

Students of the Institute of Geography at Heidelberg University explored…

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Map Swipe web-app

Crowdmapping on Street-Level Imagery with MapSwipe

The crowdmapping app MapSwipe now integrates also street-level imagery. This…

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Digitizing Maps with SketchMapTool v2.1: Enhanced Sketch Detection and Global Impact

The newly released Sketch Map Tool v2.1 features a higher…

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Unleashing the Power of GIS, Together: The IFRC Network GIS Training Platform

This article was originally published on the website of 510,…

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Acting Before the Disaster Happens: QGIS Training and Risk Assessment for Riverine Floods in Pakistan

In the field of humanitarian aid, Anticipatory Action (AA) is…

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Acting Before the Disaster Happens: a Risk Assessment for Cyclones in Madagascar

Anticipatory Action for Disaster Management In the field of humanitarian…

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Teaching at Heidelberg Center Latin America in the master program “Governance of Risk and Resources”

Recently, our colleagues traveled to Chile as part of our…

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GeoAI4Water III Thailand

In times of natural disasters and other emergencies, access to…

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