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The smaller, the better: The decades-long evolution of mapping poverty

World Bank Group Sep 13, 2022
Three shaded maps of Vietnam showing changes in poverty from 2009 to 2015
Mapping urban poverty from space
Jun 16, 2022
Close up shot of tin roofs in a shanty town somewhere in South America

Mapping climate change and drought in Somalia

Jun 10, 2022
A dry riverbed in Somalia with people walking along the bank
Enhancing FCV Operations with Geospatial ICT Tools
Jul 20, 2020
A woman next to a cart cover her eyes from the sun to see a dried out wheat field

Floods in the neighborhood: Mapping poverty and flood risk in Indonesian cities

Apr 14, 2021
Flood exposure map of Pontianak, Indonesia. Darker red represents a higher percentage of people exposed to flood risk
Land and geospatial information, a cornerstone to improve community resilience
Aug 12, 2020
Hands over a property map (also known as a surveyor's map) of Port-au-prince Haiti
Bootstrapping our way toward improved poverty maps
Jul 29, 2020
Overhead view of a dense city in developing world with several construction frames
Making a better poverty map
Jul 09, 2019
Hand drawn map of the world with icons representing different sources like survey and satellite images
Mapping out where poor Afghans live
Aug 28, 2019
Relief map of Afghanistan showing poverty rates by region