Aug 18, 2009
USAID maps used in Afghanistan election coverage
Stamen partner Mike Migurski wrote a few days ago about his experience running around on desert military bases, teaching the Army how to use Walking Papers in Afghanistan after an earthquake. It looks like that effort is paying off, in the form of maps of the current Afghan elections; this is from the Global Development Commons site:
As the 2009 elections rapidly approach in Afghanistan, a new partnership is on the ground with an innovative tool to monitor and disseminate election related violence and other related trends.
The Global Development Commons at USAID is proud to be partnering with FortiusOne’s GeoCommons, Google, OpenStreetMap, Stamen, Development Seed and many others who are working to map data on election related violence and trends around the Afghanistan 2009 Elections. This map is available in real time to anyone with an internet connection, creating an unprecedented degree of transparency. Check out the map and the data available so far, or upload your own data to build it out even more.
