Remote Data Team Helped Put Haiti back on the Map

Mar 18, 2015 | Alex Fischer
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A piece from the Earth Institute Haiti Dialogue Series: Now in its third year, having hosted more than 20 sessions, the Haiti Dialogue Series hosts forums that bring together Earth Institute researchers and students and key figures of the Haitian diaspora including philanthropic foundations and Haitian policy experts, scholars and government officials to stimulate critical analysis of a range of topics that both challenge prevailing assumptions and propose paths towards a more sustainable future in Haiti. The Earth Institute’s Haiti Research and Policy Program launched its Spring 2015 Haiti Dialogue SeriesMarch 5 by welcoming Patrick Meier to share his perspective on the evolution of the crisis mapper community that emerged in response to the 2010 earthquake in Haiti and has evolved into a global Digital Humanitarian Network. The presentation reinforced our arguments that these new data sources are now available at lower costs and can be immediately integrated into both the emergency recovery phase as well as the sustainable development planning process in Haiti, as well as other countries.