Re:publica 2011: Changing the World, One Map at a Time

Changing the World …

… One Map at a Time@patrickmeier

1994

800,000 people murdered

… and the world’s response?

“Look the other way”

What if Twitter had existed in 1994 and Dallaire had tweeted his concerns instead of sending a fax?RomeoDallaire

Romeo Dallaire

2008

500,000 people displaced

… and the world’s response?

… and the world’s response?our

2010

7.0 Magnitude Earthquake

… and our response?

@patrickmeier

“The Marine Corps is using your project every second of the day to get aid and assistance to

the people that need it most”

SMS 4636

Credit: Rob Munro

Credit: Rob Munro

2011

9.0 Magnitude Earthquake

Mass atrocities in Libya

www.CrisisMappers.net

Standby Volunteer Task Force

So, you want to be a Crisis Mapper, hmmm?

Join@StandbyTaskforce.com

How About Activism?

@patrickmeier

Millions join the protests

“We use Facebook to schedule protests, Twitter to coordinate and

YouTube to tell the world.”

Civil Resistance in Egypt

Move Tactically & Strategically

Walk Like an Egyptian …

“Having a real-time map, complete with satellite photos, of where everyone is at any one

moment is almost as good as having your own helicopter overhead —

maybe better, if you can distract the crew

of the helicopter.”

Check-in’s with

a Purpose

So, wanna play? : )

http://download.ushahidi.com

http://rp11.crowdmap.com

Student protests in London: Sukey

So What’s Next?

@patrickmeier

“If radio gave each event a sound, TV – an image, then this relatively new ‘mapping reflex’ gave each event a

geographic location”

The Take Away?

Don’t get too jazzed up!

Tech is only 10% of the solution

@patrickmeier