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Lalitesh Katragadda: Le mappe possono combattere i disastri e sviluppare le economie

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Nel 2005, solo il 15% del mondo era mappato. Questo rallenta l'arrivo degli aiuti in caso di disastro naturale - e nasconde il potenziale economico di terre inutilizzate e strade sconosciute. In questo breve intervento, Lalitesh Katragadda - di Google - ci mostra Map Maker, uno strumento per la creazione "diffusa" di mappe che viene utilizzato da persone in tutto il globo, che stanno mappando il mondo che li circonda.

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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