All About Mapping: From Humanitarian Efforts to the Election

Thank you for joining us for this week’s episode of the Let’s Make It Count podcast with Mikel Maron, Community Team Lead at Mapbox. Mikel takes us on a tour of how open mapping has been pivotal in connecting resources to communities: From creating images and maps for humanitarian aid workers’ response to the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti, to aiding in the government’s response to the Ebola crisis, and to assessing accessibility of ballot drop boxes in the US. It’s been the combination of emerging web technology, free and open data including Census data and satellite images, and collaboration models that have enabled people to figure out where the focus of resources are needed, thus paving the way in solving specific social problems in real time. You’ll want to listen in on this practical, down-to-earth conversation--it may just inspire you in your own journey through the world of data science and social change!