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MapAction captured on film |
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Wednesday, 03 December 2008 |
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 A MapAction team 'deployed' to Norway and Sweden in September to take part in the world's largest international disaster response exercise, Triplex 08. Click here for a short film showing MapAction's work on the exercise, and how it relates to their real-world disaster response operations.
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Atlantic storms devastate Haiti |
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Wednesday, 03 September 2008 |
 Hurricane Ike and other tropical storms have brought devastating flooding affecting 600,000 people in Haiti and devastating the northern city of Gonaïves. To support humanitarian relief coordination, MapAction despatched an emergency mapping team. Click here for Haiti maps. (Picture: American Red Cross)
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MapAction to present to GIS professionals |
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Friday, 18 July 2008 |
 More than 2,000 GIS professionals are expected to hear MapAction present on its work in disaster response at an international conference in October. The GIS software business ESRI is holding its Europe, Middle East and Africa in London. ESRI UK donates its software , and provides training facilities, to MapAction’s volunteer team.
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Friday, 27 June 2008 |
 MapAction is assisting the NGO Mines Advisory Group (www.maginternational.org) to use advanced GIS methods in its work. MapAction volunteers have travelled to Angola and Northern Iraq to train MAG personnel in the use of GIS to enhance the efficiency and safety of demining work in the most mine-affected areas of the world. (Picture ©MAG 2008)
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Putting Lesotho aid projects on the map |
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Thursday, 05 June 2008 |
 MapAction has assisted the Lesotho-based NGO Sentebale to produce an online map showing locations of aid projects helping orphans and vulnerable children across the country. The interactive map allows selective viewing of various types of projects and resources with links to Sentabale's database of projects run by a wide range of organisations. (Picture: Sentebale)
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Tuesday, 13 May 2008 |
 The 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck central China on 12 May has caused at least 40,000 deaths. A MapAction team was placed on standby to deploy if China requested international assistance for coordination. Meanwhile a reference map of the affected area was produced within 24 hours by MapAction and can be downloaded - click here.
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Tuesday, 06 May 2008 |
 Tropical cyclone Nargis which struck Myanmar on 2 May reportedly caused over 100,000 deaths and made 2.4 million homeless. MapAction emergency mappers were deployed to Bangkok and Myanmar. (Picture: Reuters Alertnet) Click here for Myanmar maps.
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GIS training for Indian NGO |
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Tuesday, 29 April 2008 |
 Two MapAction volunteers have completed a project to provide GIS know-how to the NGO Chirag based in the Indian Himalayas. Chirag's team are now equipped to use GPS in conjunction with free GIS software tools to track their reforestation programmes that deliver social, environmental and disaster risk reduction benefits. (Picture: MapAction)
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