Making the World Safe: The American Red Cross and a Nation's Humanitarian Awakening

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Red Cross ◽  
American Red Cross ◽  
The World

scholarly journals MAPPING THE WORLD – A NEW APPROACH FOR VOLUNTEERED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION IN THE CLOUD

2015 ◽  
Vol XL-6/W1 ◽  
pp. 9-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. S. Moeller ◽  
S. Furhmann
Keyword(s):  
Volunteered Geographic Information ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Red Cross ◽  
Less Developed Countries ◽  
American Red Cross ◽  
Short Introduction ◽  
New Approach ◽  
The World ◽  
Entire World

The OSM project provides a geodata basis for the entire world under the CC-SA licence agreement. But some parts of the world are mapped more densely compared to other regions. However, many less developed countries show a lack of valid geo-information. Africa for example is a sparsely mapped continent. During a huge Ebola outbreak in 2014 the lack of data became apparent. Help organization like the American Red Cross and the Humanitarian Openstreetmap Team organized mappings campaign to fill the gaps with valid OSM geodata. This paper gives a short introduction into this mapping activity.

The American Red Cross Training System for Preparing Disaster Health Services Personnel

1987 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-87
Author(s):  
Carole K. Kauffman
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Disaster Relief ◽  
Training System ◽  
International Federation ◽  
Red Cross ◽  
American Red Cross ◽  
Design And Development ◽  
Cross Training ◽  
The World

Disaster relief and the spirit of volunteerism have been inextricably interwoven with the design and development of Red Cross societies around the world. The American Red Cross is one of 131 members of an international federation of national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies, the League of Red Cross Societies. Societies are chartered by their own governments and conduct programs in the fields of health, welfare, and safety in accordance with each nation's needs.

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