Humanitarian GIS

Nov-16 : In this lesson, we will debate applications, limitations, and ethical issues in Humanitarian GIS.

Reading

Crawford, K., and M. Finn. 2014. The limits of crisis data: analytical and ethical challenges of using social and mobile data to understand disasters. GeoJournal 80 (4):491–502. DOI:10.1007/s10708-014-9597-z

Discussion & Blog Post

Consider the arguments of the Crawford & Finn (2014) article as you interpret your findings from the Hurricane Dorian analysis.

• What types of uncertainty are most prevalent in the use of VGI (volunteered geographic information, e.g. geocoded Tweets) for research on disasters and humanitarian crises?
• Do you think that there is any ethical obligation in relation to uncertainty?

• Or, do you think that there are ethical concerns in using VGI that complicate uncertainty?

• slides for geog 323 students only

Examples of Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI)

• Did you feel it?
• eBird
• Hot OSM
• Map Kibera
• Waze
• Ushahidi

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