This course is aimed at building capacity within the National Disaster Organisations in CDEMA Participating States to utilisie the GeoCRIS, the Geospatial Portal of the Caribbean Risk Information System.
Participants will learn how to use the GeoCRIS to develop spatial products that will support emergency and disaster management. Participants will also become familiar with other opensource information and mapping products and apply the skills gained to real-world post-disaster challenges.
Course Date
Annually
Future dates to be announced
Mode of Delivery
Online
Blend of self-paced and facilitator-led online live sessions
Course Objectives/Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Explain the CDEMA and the Regional Response Mechanism (RRM)
- Explain how geospatial data can be leveraged to support disaster response
- Navigate the GeoCRIS web application
- Develop map products to address real-world post-disaster information needs by applying the GeoCRIS and other opensource tools
- Discuss how the GeoCRIS can support Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis (DANA) and the overall Regional Response Mechanism (RRM)
Primary Audience
- National Disaster Management Offices
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Information Management (IM) Specialists in CDEMA Participating States
Prerequisites
The course may be taken by those new to mapping and Geographical Information Systems (GIS), as well as those with some experience and skills in GIS.
Type of Certificate/CEU
Certificate of Completion
Course Length:
12-24 hours self-paced learning and 2 days of simulation exercises over 1 month.
Learning and Assessment
- Presentations (self-paced study)
- Case Studies
- Videos
- Readings
- Practical tutorials (self-directed)
- Simulation Exercises (real-time, virtual sessions)
Language(s)
English
Sponsors/Donors
This course was developed and delivered in partnership with MapAction and the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT), with the support of the World Bank through financing from the ACP-EU under the GFDRR.