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UC GIS Week 2024 Mapathon

Each year, disasters around the world affect or displace 200 million people. Many of the places where these disasters occur are literally ‘missing’ from open and accessible maps and first responders lack the information to make valuable decisions regarding relief efforts.

Join the us for a University of California Mapathon as a part of UC GIS Week. This mapping event will support the Missing Maps project. Missing Maps asks for volunteers worldwide to map vulnerable areas before disaster or crisis strikes to reduce risk and speed recovery efforts. We’ll trace buildings and roads from satellite images, for example; then, humanitarian groups on the ground will add the details and create maps with our data.

No experience or special skills are required!

This asynchronous event will run Monday, November 18 - Friday, November 22. Some campuses may offer an in-person event.

Let's see which UC campus can make the most contributions.

This year we will be mapping Project #18028: Buildings in Sokoto State, Nigeria

Map-a-thon Toolkit

What to do before the Map-a-thon

Accounts

Tutorials and Guides

What to expect once the Map-a-thon begins

Asynchronous Follow the information in the Mapathon Quick Guide

In-Person Event If your campus is hosting an in-person event, you will want to bring your own laptops and chargers. Instructions will be provide and volunteers will be on hand to get you started and answer questions.

Project

This year we will be mapping Project #18028: Buildings in Sokoto State, Nigeria Project #18028:  Buildinggs in Sokoto State, Nigeria

Track your campus contributions

To track your contributions to a campus, you'll need to add a #hashtag. Use the following #hashtags:

Campus #hashtag
ANR #ucgisweek24_ucanr
Berkeley #ucgisweek24_ucb
Davis #ucgisweek24_ucd
Merced #ucgisweek24_ucm
Los Angeles #ucgisweek4_ucla
Irvine #ucgisweek24_uci
Riverside #ucgisweek24_ucr
Santa Barbara #ucgisweek24_ucsb
San Diego #ucgisweek24_ucsd
Santa Cruz #ucgisweek24_ucsc
San Francisco #ucgisweek24_ucsf