MapAction is a UK-based international charity that specialises in the mapping of disaster areas and supplying geographical information for humanitarian relief operations.
Using the latest geographical information system (GIS) technology we aim to produce instant, real-time maps of a disaster - such as an earthquake or flooding - and then provide the information to other NGOs and government agencies in the field. By continually updating the maps, our team of expert volunteers working on the ground in the disaster area aim to relieve the burden on emergency workers in the crucial first hours and days of a humanitarian crisis so that they can get on with the job of saving lives and alleviating suffering more efficiently.
Site visitors will be interested in seeing the "News" section where daily blog posts from staff on location helping provide GIS solutions for the Tsunami devastation are being published.
Of interest, Maps are freely available for bona fide disaster relief and development agencies about to, or already working in the specific disaster area
