12/02/2019
These students make maps for the Philippines and Belize. They never leave campus to do it. Students are using a Wikipedia-like platform to help relief organizations respond to crises.
Humanitarian Mapping Society - GW
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The GW Humanitarian Mapping Society seeks to render aid and better the world through Humanitarian Geographic Information Systems (GIS) projects.
Officers of HMS GW, a Founding Member of Youth Mappers:
President: Alex Fried
Vice President: Ian Garland
Secretary: Abby Fields
Treasurer: Siri Knudsen
Training Coordinators: Mitch Opatowsky
12/02/2019
10/28/2019
Hey guys! Let us know if you’re coming to our mapathon with PADF tomorrow! There will be a speaker and pizza!
PADF Mapathon Please RSVP if you plan on coming to the PADF Mapathon on 10/29 so we can get a head count for pizza!
10/08/2019
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10/01/2019
Come map with Geoid tonight from 6:30-8:00pm in the spatial analysis lab!
09/18/2019
First mapathon of the semester was great, thanks to everyone who came out! The next one will be Tuesday, October 1st!
Election results are in!
Please welcome our 2019-2020 E-board!
President: Juan Pablo Cortes
Vice President: Ryan Kleissler
Outreach Coordinator: Zoe Frankfurter
Training Coordinator: Grace Donovan
Treasurer: Matilda Kreider
We can't wait to see all the amazing things you have in store for HMS next year!
04/16/2019
Applications for 2019-2020 E-Board close tonight at midnight! Gain valuable leadership experience and become more involved in HMS!
Voting will open tomorrow!
HMS E-Board Applications 2019-20 Thank you for your interest in HMS Executive Board! Applications are open from April 10th to April 16th at midnight. Elections will be held from April 17th - April 19th online. Ballots will be sent out via email on the 17th. All current GW students are eligible to run for e-board, and you may run fo...
04/11/2019
Want to be more involved in HMS and gain leadership experience? Apply to be on HMS E-Board! Applications are now live, and will close on April 16th. Descriptions of open positions are available on the application, but don't be afraid to reach out to learn more!
HMS E-Board Applications 2019-20 Thank you for your interest in HMS Executive Board! Applications are open from April 10th to April 16th at midnight. Elections will be held from April 17th - April 19th online. Ballots will be sent out via email on the 17th. All current GW students are eligible to run for e-board, and you may run fo...
04/07/2019
We are so excited to announce that we had the honor of receiving the 2019 Women's Participation Award! We believe it is so important to empower women in and outside of the mapping community, and are honored to be able to embody this within our chapter. Thank you YouthMappers!
04/02/2019
Check out this blog post by our current President and Training Coordinator on the YouthMapper's blog!
#WhenWomenMap - International Women’s Day 2019 | YouthMappers “When women map, they fill the gap”. Maps are fundamental in helping us understand the who, what, and where in an humanitarian crisis response. Too often, thes
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The George Washington University Humanitarian Mapping Society uses open source data and GIS technologies to map potential disaster areas and provide resources for emergency management. In addition, GW HMS works to connect its members with open source and GIS organizations in the Washington, D.C. area, and serve any upcoming needs of our project partners and the open source mapping community.
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