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Youth Programs Benefit from Microsoft Donations

Tech Soup

I did a post a few weeks ago on youth programs in TechSoup Global's new Local Impact Map and decided I hadn’t covered this resource nearly enough. Our Local Impact Map. demonstrates what nonprofits, NGOs, and libraries around the world are doing with their TechSoup Global software donations to further their missions.

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Humanitarian OpenStreetMap helps Nepal earthquake response | Opensource.com

AFP Blog

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap helps Nepal earthquake response | Opensource.com : " One interesting effort has been from the crowdsourced mapping community, especially on OpenStreetMap.org, a free and open web map of the world that anyone can edit (think the Wikipedia of maps.)

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How Drones Are Being Used to Benefit Humankind

Tech Soup

Conservation mapping and 3D imaging. After the recent Nepal earthquake , the Canadian nonprofit, GlobalMedic , flew drones over the affected areas to create 3D maps of the worst-hit zones. How Are Drones Being Used for Good? Assessing disaster-stricken areas. Tracking storms. Aerial surveying for wildlife preservation.

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