Missing Maps Project

This lecture presents the Missing Maps Project, a collaboration between the Red Cross and other organizations to map vulnerable areas before disasters. It explains the three phases of the project, involving remote and community volunteers, and the goal to map 20 million people by 2017. The lecture details the process of remote and field mapping, the use of technology like OpenStreetMap and iD Editor, and the importance of engaging volunteers between disasters. It also discusses community mapping tools like FieldPapers and the Open Data Kit, as well as the development of a portable offline server called POSM to work in remote areas.