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1 Gegraphic Infrmatin System (GIS) apprach in MSF

2 MSF as rganizatin Funded in Paris in 1971 An internatinal, independent, medical humanitarian rganizatin Emergency aid t peple affected by armed cnflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusin frm healthcare Assistance t peple based n need, irrespective f race, religin, gender r plitical affiliatin 2015 Prjects in arund 70 cuntries 5 Operatinal centres, 24 assciatins, MSF Internatinal

3 Needs n the grund Infrmatin n Ppulatin numbers Settlements (numbers, types.) Infrastructure (health facilities, markets, water surces.) Distance (water, health facilities ) Tpgraphy, drainage patterns Access land/air Epidemilgy (disease patterns,.) Land use Brigitte Rsstti Michael Gldfarb

4 Cuntry MSF GIS unit Cuntry Cell MAP CENTRE Cuntry Cuntry Cuntry Cuntry Express needs and primary request data, Maps and tls Lcally prduced /cllected data Cell Cell Issue and validate requests data, Maps and tls Submit Datasets OC GIS fcal p. Issues and requests GIS UNIT Imprve, ppulate, develp tls GIS Experts Rush mde request Until 2015: 32 GIS specialists deplyed t prjects

5 Hw are we rganized Request Frm AOI Field Data (If any) Frnt Office Back Office Vienna Cell OCG GIS UNIT OC GIS fcal p. Cell ther OC Other OC GIS fcal p. Mansn GIS Fcal pint training catch-up sessin, August 31 Septembre 1, 2016

6 Map Centre library f maps Centralized database allwing users t access reference maps and data. participative platfrm users request maps and tls users submit their wn mapping prductin and data

7 Field data On the grund GIS team in cuntry fr specific prject Teams in cuntry expl teams, regular prject teams, crdinatin. MSF data e.g. epi data HQ database, map centre.. D.Telemans

8 EO based data MSF Austria C-peratin with external partners tailr made tls, fitting MSFs peratinal needs Partners Z_GIS - Cperatin/ MOU since 2011 TU Wien (SATIDA) DLR (Buruli ulcer prject) Prjects EO4HumEn: Ppulatin mnitring tl, Grundwater, explratin tl, Envirnmental changes, funded by FFG SATIDA: Drught risk assessment Cnsrtium TU Wien,BOKU, ZAMG, IIASA, MSF. Funded by FFG Disseminatin via map centre

9 EO4HumEn - EO-based services t supprt humanitarian peratins Ppulatin cunt in camp setting Ppulatin cunt in urban setting Grundwater Vegetatin, land cver Natural disaster

10 EO4HumEn - EO-based services t supprt humanitarian peratins

11 EO4HumEn - EO-based services t supprt humanitarian peratins Ppulatin cunt in rural settings Ppulatin cunt in urban settings Grundwater Vegetatin/ Land cver Natural disasters

12 EO4HumEn - EO-based services t supprt humanitarian peratins Ppulatin mnitring camp setting Ppulatin mnitring urban setting Grundwater Vegetatin/ Land cver Natural disasters

13 EO4HumEn - EO-based services t supprt humanitarian peratins Ppulatin mnitring camp setting Ppulatin mnitring urban setting Grundwater Vegetatin/ Land cver Natural disasters

14 Ppulatin mnitring in camp setting Ppulatin mnitring in urban setting Grundwater Vegetatin/ Land cver Natural disasters

15 SATIDA (Satellite Technlgies fr imprved Drught-Risk assessment)

16 Buruli ulcer prject with DLR

17 MSF GIS unit Cuntry Cuntry Cell MAP CENTRE Cuntry Cuntry Cuntry Cuntry Express needs and primary request data, Maps and tls Lcally prduced /cllected data Cell Cell Issue and validate requests data, Maps and tls Submit Datasets OC GIS fcal p. Issues and requests GIS UNIT Imprve, ppulate, develp tls GIS Experts Rush mde request Until 2015: 32 GIS specialists deplyed t prjects

18 Phtcredits Needs n the grund: Brigitte Rsstti, Michael Gldfarb Mapman: Dieter Telemans Minkaman: David Di Lrenz Dagahaley: Brendan Bannn, T. Maruk Haiti/ Prt au Prince: Julie Remy Water tl: Francis Servranckx Landcver: Francesc Zizla/Nr, Serge Sibert/Csms Natural disaster: Luca Sla Buruli ulcer/ Aknlinga: Marcel Nimführ

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