Diesen Juni fand die GIS-Woche 2022 von Ärzte ohne Grenzen (MSF) wieder im schönen Prag statt. Nahezu das gesamte MSF-Team, das sich mit Geodaten und Geodatenanalyse befasst, nahm an der Veranstaltung teil, die eine fantastische Gelegenheit bot, mehr über die … Read More
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Mapathons im Rahmen der OSM Geography Awareness Week – OSM GeoWeek
Kooperation ist in der Humanitären Hilfe oft der Schlüssel, um Menschen in Not schnell und effizient helfen zu können. Das gilt insbesondere beim Austausch von Informationen und Kartenmaterial. Besonders herausfordernd sind die Situationen für Humanitäre Organisationen in Gebieten, von denen … Read More
HeiGIT presentation at MSF GIS Week 2020
This Thursday, team members from HeiGIT will give a presentation at MSF’s Annual GIS Week. This is an internal event at MSF ( Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International, Doctors without Borders), which brings together all employees working on GIS and … Read More
MapSwipe wins Global Mobile Award for the Best Mobile Innovation Supporting Emergency or Humanitarian Situations
This week, at the prestigious GSMA MWC series (formally known as Mobile World Congress) MapSwipe was awarded the top prize in the Global Mobile Awards’ category for the Best Mobile Innovation Supporting Emergency or Humanitarian Situations. The award recognizes how … Read More
Tools for Disaster Risk Reduction by HeiGIT – Celebrating the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
Today we celebrate the International Day for #DisasterRiskReduction. HeiGIT offers a growing set of tools and services that support humanitarian aid during and before disasters. Examples include work in the context of the Missing Maps initiative, like conceptualising and extending … Read More
HeiGIT support for Humanitarian Village and Mapathon at Humanitarian Congress in Berlin 2019
On October 17/18th the Humanitarian Congress is organized in Berlin by Médecins Sans Frontières/Ärzte ohne Grenzen (MSF), Médecins du Monde/Doctors of the World (MdM), German Red Cross (GRC) and Berlin Chamber of Physicians. For more than 20 years, this congress … Read More