Report: State and Trends of Spatial Finance 2021
The report examines the underlying technology advancements and market developments that make spatial finance an increasingly important proposition for financial institutions.
economic & social development
Giga and Mapbox join forces with mapping gaming to locate schools across the globe
To accelerate the mapping of schools globally, Giga and Mapbox created The Mapping Game, a crowdsourced app to identify schools using satellite imagery.
How statistical analyses help determine where and when students are most vulnerable to education disruption
To identify countries where girls are most at risk of experiencing educational interruptions and predict lowering completion rates of girls’ primary and secondary education due to climate change, the Malala Fund has partnered with SAS to build the Girls’ Education and Climate Challenges Index.
Spatial Finance: Challenges and Opportunities
The paper outlines a possible taxonomy and hierarchy for spatial finance, showing how discrete forms of technology, approaches and data can be considered within a single consistent framework.
GIS mapping project sets out to provide Uganda with data for water infrastructure improvements
For the Uganda water system project, high accuracy GIS solutions will support the inventory of about 120 water installations, and ultimately a master plan to address the limited water capacity in Uganda.
African Statistics Day 2020 focuses on statistics and data in building a peaceful Africa
Statistics can be used to create the conditions that are conductive to Africa’s development.
Kenya’s GIS community is using geospatial solutions to reduce the digital gender divide
To bridge the gender divide, Women in GIS Kenya developed a location intelligence platform to provide a complete picture of the impacts of Covid-19 on vulnerable groups.
Ericsson and UNICEF partner to map school internet connectivity globally
Ericsson and UNICEF have partnered to map school connectivity in 35 countries by the end of 2023 as a first step towards providing every child with access to digital learning opportunities.
Conserving our common heritage: The role of spatial finance in the protection of world heritage
Spatial finance methods enable the systematic screening for industrial activities in World Heritage Sites, and thus allow responsible finance institutions to honour their commitments to protect World Heritage and other sensitive sites.
Mapping energy solutions in a Ugandan refugee settlement
The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team carried out an extensive mapping exercise of all energy-saving solutions shops in Bidibidi settlement to understand the existing market and inform the improvement of access to quality energy-saving products amongst the refugee population.