World: Crisis Mapping, Humanitarian Principles and the application of Protection Standards – A dialogue between Crisis mappers and Operational Humanitarian Agencies

The use of maps in humanitarian response is not a new phenomena - the shift with application of new technologies is in live mapping, which enables presentation on a map not only of geographic reference points, but also of events, needs, and stories. Live maps present material over both time and space - mappers collect information, visualize, analyse and geolocate events that allow for a response to that information. Live maps are not static but are ever-changing and represent trends and developments as they progress over time, potentially strengthening understanding of evolving situations.