Tag: Resource

Sustainability in OpenStreetMap

The white paper explores the many facets of OpenStreetMap (OSM) in development and the challenges of striving for “sustainability” in the wider mapping ecosystem – the paper also examines the factors that influence long term success of work involving OSM in a development context.

Planning An Open Cities Mapping Project

This Open Cities guide documents lessons learned from work in South Asia, providing an overview of the design and implementation of a community mapping program. To keep this guide up-to-date and truly open source, the online version of the document is hosted on GitHub welcoming comments and contributions.

Disaster Risk Management in Armenia

The Government of Armenia has recently received US$1.75 million for 2.5 years to improve disaster risk information, enhance disaster risk reduction, strengthen disaster preparedness, and improve understanding of fiscal disaster risks and risk financing options.

Open DRI Newsletter – March 2015

To stay updated on what’s going on in the world of open data and innovation relating to disaster risk, the Open Data for Resilience Initiative (OpenDRI) has launched this newsletter.