Topic: DMDN



Events

Mobility Data, Displacement, and the War in Ukraine


  • DATE:
    Thu, Mar 31, 2022 at 11:00am — 12:00pm
  • LOCATION:
    Online via Zoom

Join us in conversation with representatives of UN OCHA, UNICEF, and the Jackson School of International Affairs at Yale, about data responsibility, displacement analysis, and the limits of mobility data during the war in Ukraine.



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Events

Disaster Mobility Data Network: Data Ethics & Privacy (Meeting 6)


  • DATE:
    Thu, Dec 16, 2021 at 09:00am — 10:00am

6th Meeting of the Disaster Mobility Data Network



TAGS:Mobility Data DMDN Webinar DMDN GFDRR mobilkit event recording mobility data

Events

Disaster Mobility Data Network Launch Meeting


  • DATE:
    Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 09:00am — 10:00am

Changes in mobile phone technology, notably the near-ubiquity in many places of GPS-enabled smartphones, have altered the ways that response agencies and researchers understand and respond to crises. As this data becomes mainstream in emergency management, key issues of data capacity and data literacy - as well as ethics, privacy, and data protection - become increasingly pressing.



TAGS:Mobility Data DMDN Event Recording mobility data DMDN GFDRR World Bank

Spotlight

Displacement and Gender on St Vincent Following the La Soufriere Volcanic Eruption


by Akash Yadav (CrisisReady)


The La Soufriere volcano on the island of St Vincent began erupting on the 27th of December at the end of 2020. On April 13th, 2021 an enormous plume of ash and smoke spewed from the crater.


TAGS:DMDN Disasters Mobility Data Spotlight News Case Studies Facebook

Resources

Facebook Mobility Map


The data contained in this map displays county level changes in the rates of mobility and staying put, which can allow people to understand the degree to which their communities may be adopting physical distancing efforts.


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Our Work

Disaster Mobility Data Network


Mobility data can play a vital role in all aspects of emergency management, from building resilient infrastructure and transport systems, to measuring rates and directions of evacuation, to assisting with targeted, timely, and effective recovery efforts.


DMDN

Spotlight

Many Displaced from Hurricane Laura Are Now in Path of Hurricane Delta


by Andrew Schroeder


Hurricane Delta is set to make landfall as a Category 2 storm on the coast of Louisiana and western Mississippi on Friday, Oct. 9. This would be a serious situation under any circumstance, but for those still displaced from the last major storm in this area, Hurricane Laura, which made landfall on Aug.


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Spotlight

Displacement, Gender Disparities, and Shelter Utilization after Hurricane Laura


by Andrew Schroeder, Nishant Kishore, Navin Vembar, Caleb Dresser


Examining dynamics of displacement, return, and shelter usage post-Hurricane Laura using mobility data from Facebook and Camber Systems.


TAGS:DMDN News hurricane mobility displacement

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