mapping - for solutions to poverty
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by Doug Eamer, Global Map Aid DirectorTRANSCRIPT
BCS 2012
Mapping - for Solutions to Poverty
Registered as a Charitable Company both in UK and
USA. State of California: 2548558. UK: 06577773
Doug Eamer Global Map Aid Director
Who we are: purpose and leadership
Registered as a Charitable Company both in UK and
USA. State of California: 2548558. UK: 06577773
Global MapAid Dedicated to providing Mapping for Solutions to Poverty
Patron: Archbishop Desmond Tutu “The needs and solutions of climate change and global poverty both urgently need to be mapped.”
Partners:
Founder: Rupert Douglas-Bate “‘An organisation is only as good as it’s people - and that includes the leadership.”
Registered as a Charitable Company both in UK and
USA. State of California: 2548558. UK: 06577773
Who we are: our stakeholders
Center for International Earth Science Information Network, Columbia University
“The poor”
Aid workers
Donors
Media
Planet Earth!
Who we are: value proposition
2. Training in Indonesia
1. Evaluation Mission in Pakistan
3. Map distribution after Hurricane Katrina
To deliver the right maps at the right time, to the right place, to all Customers USING LOCAL teams.
Case Study: Small businesses in Kosovo
APRIL 2000 NOVEMBER 2000
Current Project: UK Poverty Maps
Registered as a Charitable Company both in UK and
USA. State of California: 2548558. UK: 06577773
1. Poverty Maps of London
2. UK Poverty maps
Unemployment & opportunity for
vocational training are important factors
Unemployment relates to people 18-64 years
University Education excluded
Assumed vocational training courses
average 6months duration
Tottenham
Lewisham
NORTH LONDON GANGS
SOUTH LONDON GANGS
London Gangs Maps
http://londonstreetgangs.com
The Way Forward
Registered as a Charitable Company both in UK and
USA. State of California: 2548558. UK: 06577773
Complete UK Poverty Maps Initiate new projects – Zimbabwe? Egypt?
………..but we need….
Web Map Developers Adobe Flash/Flex experts Crowd Sources!