Earthquake Response- Mapathon, Friday, 22/9/17 2pm
Sep 22nd, 2017 by Melanie Eckle
Tuesday night central Mexico was struck by an earthquake with the magnitude of appr. 7.1, causing the collapse of several buildings in Mexico City and serious harm for the local population.
This event is the latest of a number of disasters in the recent weeks, including hurricanes and floods. Just twelve days before, the southern mexican state Chiapas got hit by an earthquake, too.
The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team activated for all these disasters with great support of the worldwide mapping community that provided crucial base map material for the affected regions.
Disastermappers heidelberg/GIScience support these efforts with a special mapathon for Mexico City tomorrow afternoon.
When? Friday, 22/9/2017, 2- 5pm
Where? INF348, R014A
We welcome everyone to join, no previous experience needed. Please just make sure to bring a laptop and mouse.
We are looking forward to seeing you!
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