Digital mapping slums & disaster zones, BBC World Service

Written By Vishva Samani
If you want something done, just do it yourself. That's the attitude of one community in Kenya that is putting itself on the map rather than waiting for its government to get round to it. Here’s my piece on Map Kibera in Nairobi.. Here’s my piece on Map Kibera in Nairobi.Also linked to digital mapping…I filed this BBC World Service piece from the Philippines on the work of humanitarian volunteers and the Filipino government to roll out open source map training in disaster-prone areas to help communities prepare better for future disasters in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyyan.

If you want something done, just do it yourself. That's the attitude of one community in Kenya that is putting itself on the map rather than waiting for its government to get round to it. Here’s my piece on Map Kibera in Nairobi.. Here’s my piece on Map Kibera in Nairobi.

Also linked to digital mapping…I filed this BBC World Service piece from the Philippines on the work of humanitarian volunteers and the Filipino government to roll out open source map training in disaster-prone areas to help communities prepare better for future disasters in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyyan.

Vishva Samani
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