In Devastated Areas, Modern Technology Helps Track Ancient Treasures
Us News, 31 July 2017
Suzanne Bott intended to spend just a year in Iraq. Her older brother, a U.S. Naval officer, was stationed in Baghdad; she thought she could put her knowledge of redevelopment and reconstruction to good use in the war-torn country. [...]
King says ICCROM used crowdmapping after the 2015 earthquake in Nepal when it set up a webpage for photographs and short damage reports on some of the affected heritage. The data does not provide the same level of detail as documentation, he says, but it offers a short-term sense of the damage, and potentially helps determine which areas may require the most immediate assistance.
Suzanne Bott intended to spend just a year in Iraq. Her older brother, a U.S. Naval officer, was stationed in Baghdad; she thought she could put her knowledge of redevelopment and reconstruction to good use in the war-torn country. [...]
King says ICCROM used crowdmapping after the 2015 earthquake in Nepal when it set up a webpage for photographs and short damage reports on some of the affected heritage. The data does not provide the same level of detail as documentation, he says, but it offers a short-term sense of the damage, and potentially helps determine which areas may require the most immediate assistance.