Gryffindor | The Land Where Displaced People Settle
The Challenge | The Land Where Displaced People Settle
Characterize land cover/land use at informal settlements of displaced populations using NASA satellite datasets.
Home Away From Home
Water Sources for Unidentified Syrian Refugee Encampments
Dataset: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/downloads/docs/gp...
WebApp: https://gryffindorspaceapp.herokuapp.com/
GitHUB: https://github.com/spaceappsnyc/gryffindor-1
- Refugee Resources: Syria IDP Operations Summary 2017, UNHCR
- Syrian refugees still in Syria
- Internally Displaced People (IDP), since they remain inside their country's borders.
- 2.98 million people in hard-to-reach and besieged areas
- Data within the past 5 years
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