GISCorps

GISCorps, founded in 2003, is a program initiated by the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) that offers volunteer GIS services to under-served developing communities worldwide.

GISCorps
FoundedOctober 2003
Location
  • United States
ProductsGeographic information system
Websitewww.giscorps.org

This volunteer based organization is headed by a team of professionals trained in urban and regional development. GISCorps has approximately 10,000 volunteers located in five continents and prepared to work on both domestic and international projects. Their services are used for supplementing humanitarian relief, enhancing environmental analysis and fostering economic as well as community development. They promote the use of information technology for more accurate and efficient means of illustrating and improving the civic infrastructure of a region.

Projects

GISCorps has assisted in the following projects:[1]

See also

References
  1. Administrator. "GISCorps - Our Projects". www.giscorps.org. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  2. "App of the Week: COVID-19 Testing Sites Locator". Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Retrieved 2021-02-03.
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