Lalitesh Katragadda: Lalitesh Katragadda: Ndertimi i hartave per te luftuar fatkeqesit, ndertimi i ekonomive

Lalitesh Katragadda: Ndertimi i hartave per te luftuar fatkeqesit, ndertimi i ekonomive

Sipas 2005 vetem 15 perqind e botes ishte e hartuar. Kjo ngadalsonte shprendarjen e ndihmave pas ndonje fatkeqsie -- dhe fshihte  potencialin ekonomik te tokave te pashfrytezuara dhe rrugeve te paditura. Ne kete prezantim te shkurter Lalitesh Katragadda nga google paraqet nje grup veglash hartimi qe njerezit rreth botes jane duke i perdorur per te bere harta.

Only 15 percent of the world was mapped in detail by 2005, making disaster response and economic development far harder. When Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar, responders struggled to deliver help because maps of roads and hospitals simply did not exist. A new collaborative tool empowered thousands of volunteers to rapidly chart crucial features, transforming lives and economies. Crowdsourced mapping now reaches even the most overlooked places, revealing hidden potential and saving lives.