Technology Applications and Knowledge Transfer - leveraging the crowd for a better UN
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Operational Satellite Applications Programme
(UNOSAT)
from technology applications to collaborative mapping: involving people in
the work of the UN
Francesco Pisano
Director of Research August 2013
2 Introduction to UNITAR
What is UNITAR?
The mission of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research is to deliver innovative training and conduct research on knowledge systems to develop the capacity of the UN and its Member States
Since its inception in 1963: world wide network of partnerships; unique expertise, knowledge, and experience; 40,000 professionals trained each year
Growing demand from Member States and UN agencies for professional training and capacity development
Areas covered: Governance, Environment, Peace-Security-Diplomacy, Technology Applications and Knowledge Systems.
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GIS THE POWER OF WHERE
1960 (Corona)
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SAME LOCATION, 2010, Commercial (GeoEye-1)
THE POWER OF IMAGERY
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0.6 m resolution
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15 m resolution
SATELLITE ANALYSIS
Humanitarian Aid and Relief Coordination
• Crisis & Situational Mapping
• Damage assessment
Human Security
Monitoring
Human Rights
Safety and Security
Territorial Planning and Monitoring
Capacity Development & Technical Assistance
In-country project development
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REACHING OUT TO PEOPLE IN NEED: RAPID MAPPING &
HUMAN SECURITY MAPPING
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Analytical Reports • Situational Awareness • Decision-making • Situation monitoring • Reporting and illustration • Negotiation • Tactical field coordination • Monitoring Violations of
Human Rights / IHL
ADVANCED ANALYSIS
11 Example: RAPID MAPPING
12 Example: SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
13 Example: IMPACT MONITORING
Example: CAMP MONITORING
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REACHING OUT TO PEOPLE WE NEED: CROWD
SOURCING AND COLLABORATIVE
MAPPING
www.crowdcrafting.org
• Social Media • Crowd Sourcing • and the power of
collaborative thinking
Thailand floods 2011: Crowd sourced (blue) live feeds Professional assessment live feeds (green) Satellite image detected flood: Red
•Links photos by shared landmarks
• Game-like, similar to “memory”
• Greatly increases number of geotagged photos
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Deforestation is responsible for almost 20% of all global greenhouse gas (GHG).
Photo by Leonardo F. Freitas http://flic.kr/p/3eQWSk License: (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
ForestWatchers
The goal: build a global network of volunteers to monitor forests across the world with limited means of self monitoring using a web application
Photo by Kevin McGarr http://flic.kr/p/aNVsh License: (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
• DEMO VIDEO here
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UNOSAT
AND
YOU
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UN Geographic Data BEFORE Google Map Maker