This Mapathon is organized in cooperation with Doctors Without Borders and is part of the Missing Maps project. The project uses the open-source platform OpenStreetMap to map areas lacking geographical data for humanitarian aid.
The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team's (HOT) Tech Team, HOT's Community Working Group, HeiGIT, and researchers from Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic have organized a webinar.
GIScience team member Steffen Knoblauch was invited by the Hanse-Wirtschaftskolleg to an event of the working group for Intelligent Systems for Vector-Borne Disease.
Visitors to the lecture will be treated to insights from five experts currently pioneering research into one of the greatest threats to Germany’s public health.