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Mapping for Emergency Response

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This Module aligns with:

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  • APHG Unit 2: Population and migration patterns
    • Increased awareness of where vulnerable populations are, and what routes to use for evacuation or aid distribution.

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  • Sustainable Development Goal 3: Good Health and Wellbeing
    • Evacuating communities prior to disaster, or being able to effectively offer medical aid, food, and other supplies promotes good health and safety.

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  • Sustainable Development Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    • Building cities that can withstand natural and manmade disasters, as well as protective infrastructure such as levees.

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What does mapping for emergency response include?

  • Disaster Preparedness
    • Emergency Procedure Maps
      • Evacuation routes, Emergency assembly areas, Emergency equipment locations.
    • Risk Assessment
      • Identifying vulnerable communities.
      • Identifying weakness in current emergency response plans.
  • Disaster Response
    • Search and Rescue
      • Accessible routes to endangered individuals.
      • Knowing population dispersal.
    • Aid Delivery
      • Identifying delivery method - accessible roadways, rails, airports, etc.
      • Knowing where to send aid based on assembly areas and location of individuals.

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Disaster Preparedness.

  • Allows governing bodies to perform detailed risk assessments to determine where a community is most vulnerable.
  • Provides the information needed to create safe and effective evacuation and aid distribution plans.

Disaster Response.

  • It is important to respond quickly and effectively.
  • Real time locating systems determine the state of infrastructure within communities, which affects how people and supplies can move through the area.
  • These systems are vital for locating people who may be displaced or in danger in the aftermath of an emergency.

Why is this important?

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December’s Project

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December’s Project: Hatteras Island, NC

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Hi TeenMaptivists! Help us map buildings and roads in Cape Hatteras in the Outer banks of North Carolina. Hatteras is an especially vulnerable community due to sea level rise, increased hurricane activity, and coastal erosion. These environmental factors lead to increased flooding, which has been responsible for wiping entire homes out into the sea. Mapping building and road features in this area helps local organizations prepare for potential disasters, and more easily provide aid and assistance in the event that natural disaster does occur.

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December’s Project: Hatteras Island, NC

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Map buildings or roads

Use Bing Imagery

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Mapping the Task

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  • Go to tasks.teachosm.org/
  • Click on “Explore Projects”
  • Search for Project #: 1716

For this project, we will be mapping buildings or roads.

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Saving Your Edits

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Every 10-15 edits, save your work!

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Saving Your Edits

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Leave a short comment stating what you did. For example: “Added Buildings”

Add hashtags: #TeenMaptivists and your school hashtag

School hashtag format: #TM_SchoolInitials

Check this box to allow someone to review your edits!

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Submitting Your Edits

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Have you mapped every building in the mapping cell? If yes, select ‘Yes.’ If not, select ‘No.’

Leave a short comment describing the edits you made.

Submit your task.

When you’re done mapping, don’t forget to save your edits. Follow the steps below to ensure you are saving properly.

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How to be a Good Mapper: Tips & Tricks

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Let’s Get Mapping!