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Lalitesh Katragadda: Faire des cartes pour lutter contre les catastrophes, pour bâtir des économies.

Filmed Nov 2009 • Posted Jan 2010TEDIndia 2009
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En 2005, seulement 15 pour cent du monde a été cartographié. Cela ralentit l'acheminement des secours à la suite d’une catastrophe et, dissimule le potentiel économique des terres inutilisées ainsi que des routes inconnues. Dans ce court exposé, Mme Lalitesh Katragadda, de Google, fait la démonstration de Map Maker, un outil de cartographie de groupe, que les gens autour du globe utilisent pour cartographier leur monde.

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 »

Translated into French, Canadian by Vashti Horvat
Reviewed by Julia Smith
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