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Wed, 2012-07-04 12:58 — Maeryn Obley

Haitian volunteers crisis mapping Haiti with Sabina Carlson in the Haiti Situation Room at The Fletcher School. Sabina, who speak fluent Creole, was the project's volunteer liaison for the Haitian Diaspora. Credit: Ushahidi.

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Image: Haitian volunteers crisis mapping Haiti with Sabina Carlson in the Haiti Situation Room at The Fletcher School. Sabina, who speak fluent Creole, was the project's volunteer liaison for the Haitian Diaspora. Credit: Ushahidi.

nationalgeographic.com - Patrick Meier - July 2nd, 2012

The National Geographic Society has a long history of crisis mapping disasters. But what happened in Haiti on January 12, 2010 would forever change the very concept of a crisis map. A devastating earthquake struck the country’s capital that Tuesday afternoon.

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