This post concerns digital mapping tools and highlights Nate Ritter’s CrisisWire and the work of Patrick Meier on the subject.

More and more, mapping tools are being used for real-time data collection. Some of the slickest – and most helpful – uses have been in the area of crisis warning and humanitarian issues. To be able to centralize and contextualize information from seemingly random places and from a variety of different platforms has multiple benefits.

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