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Data · flowingdata.com · Friday, 7 August 2026

Volunteer‑drawn rooftop maps reveal gaps in Turkey quake response

Akash Wadhwani’s new visualization shows how thousands of volunteers plotted missing building footprints in Turkey after the 2023 earthquake. The crowd‑sourced data fills the blanks left by commercial maps, giving rescue teams a downloadable, countable map for GPS units in offline zones. OpenStreetMap becomes the lifeline when official maps lag.

Read the source: flowingdata.com ↗In the 7 August issue →