Moderator: Caitlyn Yoshiko McNabb, GIS Coordinator/Project Manager, RM-URISA and Vanguard CabinetPut your GIS skills to good use at the GIS-Pro 2019 Mapathon. This evening activity will support the many projects of the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) - likely Hurricane Dorian recovery.
Participants should bring a laptop and have some basic familiarity with OpenStreetMap.
With all of the recent natural disasters, the GIS Community has responded swiftly to project requests, including URISA's GISCorps. Projects for the mapathon may include any number of responses from current disasters impacting the world and as the event nears, we will narrow down the projects we will work on this evening.
Video Tutorial on 'Adding a Building to OpenStreetMap from Humanitarian OpenStreetMap:
https://youtu.be/VPJz-AucqF4A great way to network with your fellow GIS professionals while giving back!
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