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MapAction UK Headquarters

Main/General Business Number: +44 (0)1494 865 031
Website: http://www.mapaction.org/


Mission: from website:

Before an aid agency can respond to a disaster, their first need is for...information. Where are the affected people? Where are the relief resources? Who is doing what already?
MapAction delivers this vital information in the form of maps, created from information gathered at the disaster scene. By conveying a 'shared operational picture', our maps play a crucial role in delivering humanitarian aid to the right place, quickly.

MapAction is unique. We are the only non-governmental organisation (NGO) with a substantial track record in field mapping for disaster emergencies. Since 2004 we have helped in 25 emergencies including the Asian tsunami, earthquakes, volcanoes, floods and tropical storms. We can deploy a fully trained and equipped mapping team anywhere in the world, often within a few hours of an alert.

Technology
We have harnessed the power and portability of modern technology – particularly geographical information systems (GIS) and satellite location systems: GPS. So we can gather information on the ground, combine this with satellite images, and produce maps in the field, delivered directly to the rescue and relief agencies themselves. Between emergency missions we also deliver training in GIS and other skills to disaster management agencies around the world. Most importantly, we help to build disaster mapping capacity in the most vulnerable countries.

Making it all happen
MapAction delivers its ability to respond 365 days a year through a volunteer group of GIS professionals specialy trained in disaster response. Our volunteers work in a range of fields from Antarctic surveying to zoological research. They comprise the most competent and experienced emergency mapping team in the world. Backing up the operational volunteers is a cadre of full time staff, part-time specialist officials, and a board of trustees. MapAction counts among its strategic partners the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA), with whom it regularly trains and works, UNOSAT, and the UK Government Department for International Development (DFID).





This organization provides Temporary or Permanent Service? Temporary

Notes:

2011 Japan 9.0 Earthquake - Tsunami

16 Mar 2011
The first two volunteers, Anne and Nick, arrived in Tokyo yesterday and have joined up with the UN Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team. They have started mapping locations of international search and rescue teams in the north of the country, and next moving on to assessment outcomes and evacuation centres. They are based in the JICA offices in west-central Tokyo.

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MapAction sends team to Japanese disaster
March 15, 2011
http://www.mapaction.org/more-news/262-mapaction-sends-team-to-japanese-disaster.html

JAPAN RESOURCES -
http://www.mapaction.org/deployments/depldetail/200.html
http://www.mapaction.org/japan-resources.html

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NEWS -
http://www.mapaction.org/more-news.feed?type=rss

DEPLOYMENTS -
http://www.mapaction.org/deployments.html

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MapAction does not benefit from the major public disaster appeals. Your donation will help to maintain this vital service.

Please help MapAction to keep aid flowing to the right places.
http://www.mapaction.org/support.html

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