HOT Presentation

Sunday, January 22. 2012

I did a presentation on HOT for Albany Rotary last Wednesday (2012-01-18). I just published the slides, they're available Here.
HOT is a remarkable exercise in applying modern technologies and community based approaches to an unexpected but extremely effective approach to Humanitarian aid. HOT applies the tools and methods of OpenStreetMap to humanitarian efforts, and leverages the OSM community to crowdsource the responses to disasters like the Haiti earthquake. HOT also engages with local communities in the developing world, enabling them to map their communities and take control over their own fate.
HOT is a remarkable effort that (from my point of view as president of a Rotary Club) fits in well with Rotary's approach to international projects. I am planning to continue promoting and advocating HOT in the Rotary Community, starting out in District 7190.

Posted by Richard Welty in Maps at 18:20 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

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