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Ignite Talk: Kate Chapman

This is a liveblog post from the International Conference on Crisis Mapping at Tufts University.  You can also follow tweets from the event’s many open laptops at the #ICCM2010 hashtag. Kate Chapman of Open Street Maps takes the stage for an ignite talk. She starts by explaining that Open Street Maps is like Google Maps, […]

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Ignite Talk: Chris Phillips

This is a liveblog post from the International Conference on Crisis Mapping at Tufts University.  You can also follow tweets from the event’s many open laptops at the #ICCM2010 hashtag. Chris Phillips of Map Action takes the stage for an ignite talk. “All disasters are different: Haiti was especially so,” notes Phillips, remarking on both […]

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ICCM 2010: Opening Remarks

Today I’ll be liveblogging the International Conference on Crisis Mapping at Tufts University.  You can also follow tweets from the event’s many open laptops at the #ICCM2010 hashtag. Patrick Meier greets the audience, which is over 200 strong.  “The Crisis Mappers network now has almost 1,000 members in 30 countries; about 100 organizations are represented […]