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Lalitesh Katragadda: Kartografie um Katastrophen zu bekämpfen und Wirtschaften aufzubauen

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Bis 2005 waren nur 15 Prozent der Erde kartografiert. Das verlangsamt die Durchführung von Krisenhilfe nach einer Katastrophe - und versteckt das wirtschaftliche Potential von ungenutztem Land und unbekannten Strassen. In dieser kurzen Rede stellt Google's Lalitesh Katragadda "Map Maker" vor, ein Gruppen-Kartografierungswerkzeug, das Menschen überall auf der Erde benutzen, um ihre Welt zu kartografieren.

Lalitesh Katragadda builds tools that help groups of people compile information to build something greater than the sum of its parts. His latest fascination: collaborative maps. Full bio »

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