How many times did this question has crossed your mind?
For me, every time there is a disaster, it feels like I should be doing something, but not so*sure what. Ever if it is in my hometown (as I am writing this, Chennai, my hometown is drowning in floods.) And in today’s world of communications and technology, everyone should be able to do something to help, to add to the mitigation or response. After all we live in the era of social media and crowdsourcing any project!
What if you can simply take a picture and help scientists and researchers working on mapping a region with ground truth? It is as simple as taking a selfie, take your phone, download a free app UNASIGN (Google play, which is also available for Windows and Apple).
UNASIGN*is a crowdsourcing app*by UNOSAT – the Operational Satellite Applications Programme of the United Nations Institute of Training and Research located in Geneva, Switzerland.
Along with those hundreds of selfies, if you happen to see a flood affected region or a landslide or an earthquake nearby, or any disasters caused by either natural hazards or man’s craziness, simply
SNAP, CLICK and SEND!
It might save a life, we never know.
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For me, every time there is a disaster, it feels like I should be doing something, but not so*sure what. Ever if it is in my hometown (as I am writing this, Chennai, my hometown is drowning in floods.) And in today’s world of communications and technology, everyone should be able to do something to help, to add to the mitigation or response. After all we live in the era of social media and crowdsourcing any project!
What if you can simply take a picture and help scientists and researchers working on mapping a region with ground truth? It is as simple as taking a selfie, take your phone, download a free app UNASIGN (Google play, which is also available for Windows and Apple).
UNASIGN*is a crowdsourcing app*by UNOSAT – the Operational Satellite Applications Programme of the United Nations Institute of Training and Research located in Geneva, Switzerland.
Along with those hundreds of selfies, if you happen to see a flood affected region or a landslide or an earthquake nearby, or any disasters caused by either natural hazards or man’s craziness, simply
SNAP, CLICK and SEND!
It might save a life, we never know.
The post Disaster: What can I do to help? appeared first on Geoawesomeness.