No. 103: Crisis Mapping: A Phenomenon and Tool in Emergencies

Author(s): Myriam Dunn Cavelty, Jennifer Giroux
Editor(s): Daniel Trachsler
Series: CSS Analyses in Security Policy
Issue: 103
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2011

The damage caused by the 2010 earthquake in Haiti is well known. Less known is the dynamic crisis mapping effort that emerged alongside disaster relief. To visualise the crisis space, volunteers combined satellite imagery data with real-time crowdsourced crisis information using new media tools. Crisis mapping has since been used in various contexts - showing how non-state actors are using new media to provide and visualise information during crises. State actors should invest in understanding this phenomenon and the circumstances in which crisis maps are valuable contributions to crisis management.

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