The Respond GMES service element in Humanitarian Aid has been active in providing timely mapping for recent crises, including:
For UN OCHA and NGO rapid response teams, rapid production of
high resolution maps of the main area affected by the recent Sumatran
earthquake – Gunung Sitoli,
For the Word Health Organisation, the production of mapping to support
actions against the emerging marburg virus in the Cabinda region of
Angola,
For the UN Environment Programme, an assessment of the size of the post
crisis debris field in the major settlements affected by the tsumani,
For distribution via the UN Humanitarian Information Centre in Banda
Aceh, Sumatra, 1000 copies of a post crisis double sided street map /
satellite map, printed on waterproof paper and folded for easy use.
Space map of Cabinda city, Angola – at risk from the marburg virus © Repond/DLR 2005
Respond is one of the 12 ESA funded GMES service elements, primed by
Infoterra UK Ltd and including a very strong team of 21 organisations
and companies spanning the entire supply chain. It has been
active in providing mapping support for Humanitarian actions in areas
including Darfur, All the nations affected by the Tsunami, Liberia,
Myanmar and Iraq.
Information on Respond, recent products, participants and background can be found at the Respond website or by email.