Information Technology for

Humanitarian Assistance, Cooperation and Action

The aim of the project is the development and construction of remotely controlled mini aircrafts (UAV or "drones") for the acquisition of visual data necessary to plan emergency and relief food aid interventions.
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The aim of this project is to provide daily updated information on snow covered areas as a support to WFP Logistics. The information provided enables the Road Accessibility Analysis which is required to ensure route optimization in humanitarian aids delivery.

• Nepal Region [ + ]
• Pakistan Region [ + ]

January 29th, 2010

Exhibition of Haiti maps at Gi4DM

Within the 6th Gi4DM Conference a cartographic exhibition of maps created by the international community for the earthquake that occurred in Haiti on January 12th, 2010 (Press release in english and italian).
The Gi4DM Conference will take place in Turin from February 2nd to 4th.
The fundamental goal of the symposium is to share experiences and solutions on the disaster management problems in their entirety by considering geospatial technologies applicable for emergency and disaster management, as well as particular user requirements for spatial data and standards. Information about the conference can be found on the Gi4DM 2010 site.

Early impact maps for Haiti

Jan 18th - ITHACA is producing early impact maps in order to assist the population affected by the earthquake in Haiti. The maps shows the post-earthquake assessment related to collapsed/damaged buildings, damages to infrastructure (interrupted/not accessible roads), landslides, and spontaneous camps.
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Early impact maps for the Far East

Oct 06th - ITHACA is continuing to produce, in cooperation with e-geos (Italian Space Agency - ASI and Telespazio) and World Food Programme (WFP), early impact maps in order to assist the Far East countries affected by tropical thypoons, earthquake and tsunami. For any further information please visit UNOOSA web portal.
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The IGMASS system proposal

Aug 06th - The International Academy of Astronautics (of which prof. Piero Boccardo is a member) has produced a document about the International Aerospace System for Monitoring of Global Geophysical Phenomena and Forecasting of Natural and Man-Caused Disasters, to submit to the United Nations.
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