Broad Street Maps

05/07/2015

If you haven't yet seen this animation courtesy of Mapbox and OpenStreetMap, you need to. This what digital humanitarianism can look like.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/05/150501-nepal-crisis-mapping-disaster-relief-earthquake/ #

Volunteers use a growing digital toolkit to chart passable roads and structurally sound buildings after the quake.

05/05/2015

HI! We're looking for people who have experience managing/working with community health worker programs, to include in some research and UX testing we're doing for Broad Street Maps. Know of anyone that could take 20-30 minutes to talk with us and some designers?

05/05/2015

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/02/world/asia/3-ways-nepalis-are-using-crowdsourcing-to-aid-in-quake-relief.html?_r=0

Nepalis at home and abroad are leading initiatives that harness digital technologies and social platforms to assist their countrymen in relief efforts.

04/27/2015

Our thoughts continue to be with those in Nepal this week. If you're wondering how you can help, please check out the work being done by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. You can directly support the relief and rescue teams on the ground right from your own laptop.

http://www.citylab.com/weather/2015/04/another-way-to-help-humanitarian-efforts-in-nepal-start-mapping/391523/

Become one of the citizen cartographers around the globe tracing and checking roads, buildings, and open spaces to assist people on the ground.

04/17/2015

Our reflections on on the blog now (including this great infographic). Why we believe programs have the power to transform health systems

http://www.broadstreetmaps.org/blog/2015/4/16/reflections-on-world-health-worker-week

04/10/2015

"Forced to choose between corrupt government clinics and faith healers, Sierra Leone's pregnant women and their infants are dying in record numbers. One doctor may have the solution."

A fantastic Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting funded project following the amazing work of Wellbody Alliance and Ebola's impact on primary healthcare delivery.
http://pulitzercenter.org/project/africa-west-sierra-leone-kono-women-medical-healthcare-ebola

Forced to choose between corrupt government clinics and faith healers, Sierra Leone's pregnant women and their infants are dying in record numbers. One doctor may have the solution.

04/01/2015

"In this age where big data meets advanced technology (much of which is open-source and freely available), reaching the last mile and connecting to health facilities in even the most rural areas is no longer an unattainable goal. It begins quite simply with locating these points on a map."
http://sciencespeaksblog.org/2015/03/31/mapping-health-facilities-supports-accountability-saves-lives/

Do countries have accurate information on where health facilities are located? The following is a guest post from Anita Datar of Health Policy Project, telling

03/04/2015

Great article about the role that GIS and remote sensing has played in the relief effort. Don't miss the interesting videos from and the U.S. Army in there!
http://trajectorymagazine.com/government/item/1908-an-unprecedented-response.html

The GEOINT Community’s role in the Ebola relief effort represents a sweeping shift in how the world accesses and applies geospatial technology.

02/26/2015

It's a crazy thought to consider, but, in much of the developing world, there are still whole villages, towns, and even cities missing from the map!

On the blog today: the world's unmapped places and how the power of the crowd is having a remarkable impact on the public health systems and wellbeing of people who live in these gaps.

http://www.broadstreetmaps.org/blog/2015/2/26/voaj4oz88lbcw59637ozk3yz1rwcv1

In the United States, we take access to geographic data and tools like Google Maps for granted. Anything we want to know about a place we can now get on our phones — whether it’s detailed driving directions or the number of coffee shops within a half mile radius. And if you’re a student, researcher,…

01/30/2015

Repping Broad Street Maps! We miss you Sam!

01/19/2015

This awesome interactive graphic highlights the 1,410 different spots on the globe that presidents of the USA have referenced in 224 speeches. How have our priorities and concerns changed over time?
http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2015/01/mapping-the-state-of-the-union/384576/

An interactive graphic shows the 1,410 different spots on the globe presidents have referenced in 224 speeches.

01/14/2015

Three concrete examples of how cell phones and mobile tech are being used to combat tuberculosis
http://techonomy.com/2015/01/three-ngos-fighting-tuberculosis-mobile-tech/

NGOs are now embracing new mobile health technologies that could help fight tuberculosis worldwide more efficiently and cost-effectively.