Lars Bromley

Principal Analyst and Senior Advisor
UNITAR

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Key Developments in Crowd, Human, Open, Social and Volunteer Geospatial Information

Monday, January 23rd, 2017

2:25 PM Connecting with Online Communities to Crowdsource Visual Media Analysis for UN Support

Find out about the UN’s investments in crowd sourcing and use of social media to quickly develop shareable maps to save lives in humanitarian and disaster relief operations. Focusing on the GeoTag-X project Mr Bromley will provide up-to-date information and data about the way the Agency will use Apps and technology in future operations.

How the UN is harnessing its expertise in HADR operations to develop highly relevant tools for future operators
Introducing GeoTag-X: origins, research and development, operational feedback
How evolving technologies are enabling new ways to approach preparation and responsiveness in humanitarian and disaster relief operations
3 capability gaps industry can help solve to improve geo-location in HADR missions