International Humanitarian Mapathon (19-21 April 2023)
FAU students (geography, human rights, political science and all interested…) are invited to join students in California (USA) and Japan in support of humanitarian mapping projects worldwide. The kick-off in Erlangen will take place on Wednesday, April 19, starting at 12:30 p.m at Wetterkreuz 15, 91058 Erlangen (Seminarraum 1, ground floor: 49.543998N, 11.025177E). Afterwards, there will be a basic on-site introduction to humanitarian mapping as well as the opportunity to begin guided mapping projects directly on-site in the FAU Geography computer labs. The project is coordinated by Georg Glasze › Institute of Geography (fau.eu), Blake Walker › Institute of Geography (fau.eu), and James Walker › Institute of Political Science. All information for the Humanitarian Mapathon is available via Studon: https://www.studon.fau.de/crs5089774_join.html (Password “DigGeo”). The collective goal is to map 20,000 buildings!
Agenda 19. April 2023
- 12.30: Welcome and presentation of the International Mapathon (Profs Walker & Glasze, FAU)
- Keynote via Zoom: “Earthquakes and the role of humanitarian mapping”
(Dr. Daniel Schorlemmer, GFZ Potsdam & Humanitarian OpenStreetMap-Team Germany) - Short practical introduction into humanitarian mapping in OSM (Dr. Dominik Kremer, DHSS FAU und Dr. Finn Dammann, Institute of Geography FAU)
- 13.45 Possibility to start mapping in the Computer Lab of the Institute of Geography (directly next to the seminar-room!)
- on-site mapping will be possible until at least 16.00 – questions can be answered on-site or via Zoom