Ukraine Help-Map, Italy

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It is an online map with the aim to collect and disseminate all the information/news/updates related to the war and to give people the possibility to provide support to who in need .
Hazard:
war
Year:
2022
Location:
Italy
Scale:
Country
Involved Organisations:
Humanitarian Aid
Publishing Organisation

Ubiquiti Networks (UNIFI)

Category

Real-world

Theme

Crowdsourcing

Thematic
  • Collecting and Analysing Information from SMCS
  • Ensuring Credible Information
  • Making Information Accessible
  • Mobilising Volunteers
Disaster Management Phase

After

Description
The map has been created with the support of Google Maps with the aim to collect all the information related to the war and to provide some instructions on how people could help and contribute to sustain the humanitarian aid. The map was continually updated to be sure that all information was verified and trusted. The map was disseminate through social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram as a way to reach as many people as possible.
What limitations were identified?

- it was not so easy to verify all the information

- fake news
Which social media and crowdsourcing technologies were used?
  • Google Maps