Open Data and Mapping Capabilities for Disaster Response

 

Open data and mapping capabilities have become essential tools for organizing an effective response in the wake of large-scale disasters. The ability to ingest data from multiple sources and provide rapid collective intelligence over changing areas of the world is crucial for enabling access to affected areas and enhancing recovery efforts. This panel will discuss current and future advancements in open data and mapping capabilities and the impact they see those capabilities having across the globe.

Panel Moderator:
Eddie Pickle, Senior Director, Insight Solutions, Maxar Technologies
Panelists:
Will Mortenson, Volunteered Geographic Information Lead, Foundation GEOINT Group, NGA
Dr. David Green, Program Manager, Earth Science Applied Sciences Disasters Program, NASA
Grace Kitzmiller, Principal Product Manager, AWS Disaster Response Program, Amazon Web Services
Dr. Josh Campbell, U.S. Department of State Intelligence and Research

Please contact Nick Liberato-Randall at nliberatorandall@dsigroup.org with any questions.