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MapSwipe
British Red Cross
Help improve humanitarian responses worldwide from the comfort of your own phone
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Help improve humanitarian responses worldwide from the comfort of your own phone
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About MapSwipe
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Humanitarian organizations can't help people if they can't find them. MapSwipe is a mobile app that lets you search satellite imagery to help put the world's most vulnerable people on the map.
In MapSwipe, developed in collaboration with the Missing Maps project, users choose a crisis prone part of the world they want to help, such as spotting villages at risk from a cholera outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. They must then swipe through satellite images of the region, tapping the screen when they see features they’re looking for including settlements, roads and rivers.
This information is fed back to mappers who need this information to build detailed and useful maps. At present, they have to spend days scrolling through thousands of images of uninhabited forest or scrubland looking for communities that need mapping. Now, members of the public can directly contribute to MSF’s medical activities by locating people in need more quickly so mappers, and ultimately medical professionals on the ground, can get straight to work.
In MapSwipe, developed in collaboration with the Missing Maps project, users choose a crisis prone part of the world they want to help, such as spotting villages at risk from a cholera outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. They must then swipe through satellite images of the region, tapping the screen when they see features they’re looking for including settlements, roads and rivers.
This information is fed back to mappers who need this information to build detailed and useful maps. At present, they have to spend days scrolling through thousands of images of uninhabited forest or scrubland looking for communities that need mapping. Now, members of the public can directly contribute to MSF’s medical activities by locating people in need more quickly so mappers, and ultimately medical professionals on the ground, can get straight to work.
App Store
Humanitarian organisations can't help people if they can't find them. MapSwipe is a mobile app that lets you search satellite imagery to help put the world's most vulnerable people on the map.
MapSwipe, developed in support of the Missing Maps Project, allows users to remotely contribute to humanitarian missions. Users choose a task in a crisis prone part of the world, such as spotting villages at risk of a cholera outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. They then swipe through satellite images of the region, tapping the screen to mark the location of settlements, roads, rivers, and other features.
This information is fed back to mappers, who build detailed maps that can be used in the field. At present, these mappers must spend days scrolling through thousands of images of uninhabited forest or rural desert in search of small, often remote communities. With MapSwipe, members of the public can donate their time to humanitarian organizations including Médecins Sans Frontières and the Red Cross, crowdsourcing the arduous process of locating the people who need their help. With this generous contribution from users like you, professionals on the ground can get straight to work delivering life-saving aid.
MapSwipe, developed in support of the Missing Maps Project, allows users to remotely contribute to humanitarian missions. Users choose a task in a crisis prone part of the world, such as spotting villages at risk of a cholera outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. They then swipe through satellite images of the region, tapping the screen to mark the location of settlements, roads, rivers, and other features.
This information is fed back to mappers, who build detailed maps that can be used in the field. At present, these mappers must spend days scrolling through thousands of images of uninhabited forest or rural desert in search of small, often remote communities. With MapSwipe, members of the public can donate their time to humanitarian organizations including Médecins Sans Frontières and the Red Cross, crowdsourcing the arduous process of locating the people who need their help. With this generous contribution from users like you, professionals on the ground can get straight to work delivering life-saving aid.
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iPad Functionality is missing
Apr 23, 2020 Love the app and the cause, the app is simple and quick to pickup. Would like to see more optimization for the iPad or a potential standalone app with greater tools and functionality.more -
Great Idea and Execution
Jun 12, 2020 This is a really cool app, it’s good to use when you’ve got some time to sit or are just hanging out. It doesn’t need a very strong connection or a powerful phone to work, and looking for buildings on it gets kind of addicting! It’s an awesome idea to crowdsource this kind of stuff, and the app functions perfectly. It’s simple and easy and has a good tutorial, so you should at least give it a try.more -
Jan 28, 2020 I'm not sure if how helpful it is. From a user perspective I miss the option to zoom in or out to properly identify a feature. On desktop, I can zoom in all the way to discern a house from a tree, but more importantly zoom out far enough to discern a man-made path from other linear terrain features. As it is now, I do not leave a task with the feeling that I have identified the features well, which creates frustration immediately and discourages to continue in the long run.more -
Great app. Need more guidance
Jun 24, 2019 This is really fulfilling an important need. I would like more guidance on what is the shadow of a tree and what is a round building. Thank you!more -
Good feel good app
Jul 17, 2016 Simple app, look at arial photos and tap once if it has the desired features, can be home/hut, roads or "tracks" depending on the tasks, tap twice for a maybe or three times for bad image. So very simple. I would like better definitions of a "track" since I think that means a path, so lots of paths show up which could be animal tracks or maybe even stream beds. I worry I'm flagging too many tracks. I think it would be good to have a gallery of normal objects. I'm sure someone is highly skilled at this task already and could provide examples of say six hut styles to help make sure we know what the look like.more
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Apr 9, 2020 New phone and no longer works. Not sure if it is phone or new version. Can't zoom and also can't swipe. Tutorial also stuck. What a shame.more -
v1.1.0 does NOT work
Aug 13, 2016 8/12/2016 v1.1.0 still does NOT work. Same as reported on 7/15/2016. 7/15/2016 v1.0 does NOT work. Tap the app icon, get black screen, and then it quits. iOS 7.1.2 on both iPhone and iPad. Sent feedback but no response.more
No reviews available
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Great Idea and Execution
Jun 12, 2020 This is a really cool app, it’s good to use when you’ve got some time to sit or are just hanging out. It doesn’t need a very strong connection or a powerful phone to work, and looking for buildings on it gets kind of addicting! It’s an awesome idea to crowdsource this kind of stuff, and the app functions perfectly. It’s simple and easy and has a good tutorial, so you should at least give it a try.more -
Good feel good app
Jul 17, 2016 Simple app, look at arial photos and tap once if it has the desired features, can be home/hut, roads or "tracks" depending on the tasks, tap twice for a maybe or three times for bad image. So very simple. I would like better definitions of a "track" since I think that means a path, so lots of paths show up which could be animal tracks or maybe even stream beds. I worry I'm flagging too many tracks. I think it would be good to have a gallery of normal objects. I'm sure someone is highly skilled at this task already and could provide examples of say six hut styles to help make sure we know what the look like.more -
Love Idea, Small Bugs
Jul 17, 2016 This is an awesome idea! There are some lingering bugs tho. If you adjust the iPhone text size in settings, part of the text in the app flows off of the screen and makes it unreadable. Keep up the good work!more
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iPad Functionality is missing
Apr 23, 2020 Love the app and the cause, the app is simple and quick to pickup. Would like to see more optimization for the iPad or a potential standalone app with greater tools and functionality.more -
Great app. Need more guidance
Jun 24, 2019 This is really fulfilling an important need. I would like more guidance on what is the shadow of a tree and what is a round building. Thank you!more -
Oct 12, 2018 I used this App on my FairPhone2 (Android 6.0.1). That was fine until recently. Now it stopped and when I try to re-install the Google Playtime shop says " FairPhone 2 is not an eligable device for app install" ?more -
Oct 18, 2019 A nice way to contribute, shame that out doesn't use OSM single sign-on. Also it would be cool to have a visual of the full serial image and and much was complete.more
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Jan 28, 2020 I'm not sure if how helpful it is. From a user perspective I miss the option to zoom in or out to properly identify a feature. On desktop, I can zoom in all the way to discern a house from a tree, but more importantly zoom out far enough to discern a man-made path from other linear terrain features. As it is now, I do not leave a task with the feeling that I have identified the features well, which creates frustration immediately and discourages to continue in the long run.more -
Dec 13, 2019 The swipe down gesture doesn't work most of the time. Usually the screen just jitters to the sides while I try to swipe down. Please fix?more
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v1.1.0 does NOT work
Aug 13, 2016 8/12/2016 v1.1.0 still does NOT work. Same as reported on 7/15/2016. 7/15/2016 v1.0 does NOT work. Tap the app icon, get black screen, and then it quits. iOS 7.1.2 on both iPhone and iPad. Sent feedback but no response.more
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iPad Functionality is missing
Love the app and the cause, the app is simple and quick to pickup. Would like to see more optimization for the iPad or a potential standalone app with greater tools and functionality. -
Great Idea and Execution
This is a really cool app, it’s good to use when you’ve got some time to sit or are just hanging out. It doesn’t need a very strong connection or a powerful phone to work, and looking for buildings on it gets kind of addicting! It’s an awesome idea to crowdsource this kind of stuff, and the app functions perfectly. It’s simple and easy and has a good tutorial, so you should at least give it a try. -
I'm not sure if how helpful it is. From a user perspective I miss the option to zoom in or out to properly identify a feature. On desktop, I can zoom in all the way to discern a house from a tree, but more importantly zoom out far enough to discern a man-made path from other linear terrain features. As it is now, I do not leave a task with the feeling that I have identified the features well, which creates frustration immediately and discourages to continue in the long run.
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Great app. Need more guidance
This is really fulfilling an important need. I would like more guidance on what is the shadow of a tree and what is a round building. Thank you! -
Good feel good app
Simple app, look at arial photos and tap once if it has the desired features, can be home/hut, roads or "tracks" depending on the tasks, tap twice for a maybe or three times for bad image. So very simple. I would like better definitions of a "track" since I think that means a path, so lots of paths show up which could be animal tracks or maybe even stream beds. I worry I'm flagging too many tracks. I think it would be good to have a gallery of normal objects. I'm sure someone is highly skilled at this task already and could provide examples of say six hut styles to help make sure we know what the look like. -
I used this App on my FairPhone2 (Android 6.0.1). That was fine until recently. Now it stopped and when I try to re-install the Google Playtime shop says " FairPhone 2 is not an eligable device for app install" ?
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Love Idea, Small Bugs
This is an awesome idea! There are some lingering bugs tho. If you adjust the iPhone text size in settings, part of the text in the app flows off of the screen and makes it unreadable. Keep up the good work! -
A nice way to contribute, shame that out doesn't use OSM single sign-on. Also it would be cool to have a visual of the full serial image and and much was complete.
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The swipe down gesture doesn't work most of the time. Usually the screen just jitters to the sides while I try to swipe down. Please fix?
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Fun to use in putting people on the map
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Love Idea, Small Bugs
This is an awesome idea! There are some lingering bugs tho. If you adjust the iPhone text size in settings, part of the text in the app flows off of the screen and makes it unreadable. Keep up the good work!
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Great Idea and Execution
This is a really cool app, it’s good to use when you’ve got some time to sit or are just hanging out. It doesn’t need a very strong connection or a powerful phone to work, and looking for buildings on it gets kind of addicting! It’s an awesome idea to crowdsource this kind of stuff, and the app functions perfectly. It’s simple and easy and has a good tutorial, so you should at least give it a try. -
Good feel good app
Simple app, look at arial photos and tap once if it has the desired features, can be home/hut, roads or "tracks" depending on the tasks, tap twice for a maybe or three times for bad image. So very simple. I would like better definitions of a "track" since I think that means a path, so lots of paths show up which could be animal tracks or maybe even stream beds. I worry I'm flagging too many tracks. I think it would be good to have a gallery of normal objects. I'm sure someone is highly skilled at this task already and could provide examples of say six hut styles to help make sure we know what the look like. -
Love Idea, Small Bugs
This is an awesome idea! There are some lingering bugs tho. If you adjust the iPhone text size in settings, part of the text in the app flows off of the screen and makes it unreadable. Keep up the good work! -
Fun to use in putting people on the map
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Great way of helping map parts of the world.
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amazing project, simple to use
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don't dumb your time on social media, bring people on the map
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A great cause, and simple and straightforward to use.
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Surprisingly addictive and a really easy way to help and support activists and support workers in remote areas.
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Great app!
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iPad Functionality is missing
Love the app and the cause, the app is simple and quick to pickup. Would like to see more optimization for the iPad or a potential standalone app with greater tools and functionality. -
Great app. Need more guidance
This is really fulfilling an important need. I would like more guidance on what is the shadow of a tree and what is a round building. Thank you! -
I used this App on my FairPhone2 (Android 6.0.1). That was fine until recently. Now it stopped and when I try to re-install the Google Playtime shop says " FairPhone 2 is not an eligable device for app install" ?
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A nice way to contribute, shame that out doesn't use OSM single sign-on. Also it would be cool to have a visual of the full serial image and and much was complete.
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I did a few sheets of maps a day or so back, but last night and this morning i have not been able to load or sync completed maps. Did the same set 4 times last night but would not sync back to your server, very frustrating.......If not fixed soon i will uninstall. The recent update makes it more stable, thanks. The Madagasgar maps say looking for "buildings" only but the intro to the set talks of Roads. Which is it? So far I have only marked buildings on the Madagasgar series.
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I'm not sure if how helpful it is. From a user perspective I miss the option to zoom in or out to properly identify a feature. On desktop, I can zoom in all the way to discern a house from a tree, but more importantly zoom out far enough to discern a man-made path from other linear terrain features. As it is now, I do not leave a task with the feeling that I have identified the features well, which creates frustration immediately and discourages to continue in the long run.
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The swipe down gesture doesn't work most of the time. Usually the screen just jitters to the sides while I try to swipe down. Please fix?
Filter Reviews
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New phone and no longer works. Not sure if it is phone or new version. Can't zoom and also can't swipe. Tutorial also stuck. What a shame.
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v1.1.0 does NOT work
8/12/2016 v1.1.0 still does NOT work. Same as reported on 7/15/2016. 7/15/2016 v1.0 does NOT work. Tap the app icon, get black screen, and then it quits. iOS 7.1.2 on both iPhone and iPad. Sent feedback but no response. -
Not downloading maps in offline and online mode.
No reviews available
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v1.1.0 does NOT work
8/12/2016 v1.1.0 still does NOT work. Same as reported on 7/15/2016. 7/15/2016 v1.0 does NOT work. Tap the app icon, get black screen, and then it quits. iOS 7.1.2 on both iPhone and iPad. Sent feedback but no response.
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New phone and no longer works. Not sure if it is phone or new version. Can't zoom and also can't swipe. Tutorial also stuck. What a shame.
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Not downloading maps in offline and online mode.
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