humanitarian.info » Uganda http://www.humanitarian.info because information can save lives Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:59:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Ugandan Displaced join Somali Refugees in Google Earth http://www.humanitarian.info/2007/06/17/ugandan-displaced-join-somali-refugees-in-google-earth/ http://www.humanitarian.info/2007/06/17/ugandan-displaced-join-somali-refugees-in-google-earth/#comments Sun, 17 Jun 2007 10:50:44 +0000 Paul Currion http://www.humanitarian.info/2007/06/17/ugandan-displaced-join-somali-refugees-in-google-earth/ Continue reading → Related posts:
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]]> Maybe they could form a support group? I know, I know, that’s not the sort of thing we’re supposed to joke about.

Yan Rebois of CartONG has written to let me know that their displaced mapping project with UNHCR is now public, an interesting application based on Google Maps, for general use by humanitarian organisations. Although it requires a log-in to edit anything, you can view the information without any authorisation.

The application maps the locations and background information on the displaced communities that UNHCR and partner agencies are working with in Uganda, centred around Gulu, which makes sense. It’s specifically listed as “operation informationâ€

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