ICCM 2013: Mutitu Raphael Kimani, Univ of Nairobi: GIS & open source mapping for DRR
Channel: CrisisMappersNet
Date: 04/03/2014

Mutitu Raphael Kimani from the University of Nairobi discusses GIS applications in smart phones & open source mapping software for Disaster Risk Reduction. "Based on the fact that the future is in mobile technology and acceptance of open source mapping soft wares in the information technology market, the main aim of this talk will be on how GIS applications on smart phones and open source mapping softwares can be used during crisis mapping for DRR.This is mainly through data collection, processing and analysis by involvement of local community and university students. A case study will be Thika Town in Kenya. The project seeks to contribute to the wide need for real time data and information during disaster response in a cheap, quick and effective process. This is all in an effort to help victims in times of disasters such as fire, floods, disease outbreaks etc and also provide real time relevant information and data to individuals, NGOs and GOs or any other interested organisations."@mutituR