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Kyle Psaty

VIDEO: What I did at CrisisCamp Boston

January 26th, 2010 by Kyle Psaty
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Last week, we told you about an emergency event being organized called CrisisCamp Boston. I volunteered at CrisisCamp Boston. Although we were all gathered in the cafeteria at ITA Software in Cambridge, we managed to do a lot to help relief workers in Haiti. Here’s a video post I made about that experience:

The OpenStreetMap project I worked on was just one of many projects developed at CrisisCamp Boston. For more on the event as a whole, check out this great article by The Boston Globe’s Hiawatha Bray.

To learn more about future CrisisCamp events, be sure to check out CrisisCommons.org. You can follow CrisisCamp on Twitter @CrisisCamp. Also, be sure to follow Alex Chaucer, who was mentioned in the video: @GeoParadigm.

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  • Awesome video! Crisis camp got me thinking about how its now a life and death matter to have maps everywhere. We don't know where the next disaster will hit but we do know there will be people will cell phones there and relief workers who need maps. Wouldn't it be great if we could map things before the disaster hits?

    Maybe a Map Your Grandparents Day - http://www.solutiongrove.com/blogger/2010/01/26...
  • This is neat, I always wondered how map data came to be. It's just as easy as plotting points and curves on satellite images I suppose..

    I wonder how they create the buildings when you're zoomed in very close in a metro area and you can see 3d wireframes... Same method?
  • KylePs80
    Hey Chris. Thanks for commenting. According to my research a lot of Google Maps is done in house, but some of their mapping is also done by Navteq and Tele Atlas. I don't know enough to be able to say how they import wireframes into Google Maps, but they are definitely a nice touch, especially when it comes to navigating on foot in the city.
  • Hey Kyle - Great video! It gave a good overview of what CrisisCamp was.
  • Kyle-

    Great video blog. Thanks for your help and your enthusiasm!

    Melissa
    ITA Software
  • KylePs80
    Thanks to YOU, Melissa. Without ITA's generosity that event would never have gone down so smoothly. Great work for a great cause that made a visible impact in Haiti!
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