Luke Caley

Information Management Lead @IFRC. Volunteer emergency mapper @MapAction. Kopite @LFC.

[Luke Caley @LukeCaley]

Today we launched the @IFRC Information Management Strategic Direction 2021-24

Our plan to leverage data to help the global @IFRC network serve those who need us most.
https://t.co/ruh0wSIKbD

[Epic Maps 🗺️ @theepicmap]

Treating a human head the way a globe is treated by the commonly used Mercator projection.

[Yohan @yohaniddawela]

Official sub-national GDP is a nightmare to find.

Most countries don't even publish it.

However, some geospatial datasets provide these insights for every country in the world.

Here's an UPDATED list of geospatial GDP datasets, I wish I knew about 5 years ago:

[Luke Caley @LukeCaley]

This is the kind of small but important action which helps to build a better world. Also, my kids love @Nadinekaadan

[H&F Libraries @LBHFLibraries]

Come and join us for a special English/Arabic story time!
@Nadinekaadan will guide us through fascinating stories and spread the joy of bilingual storytelling.

📌Wed 22 Nov, 4-5 PM, Shepherd's Bush Library
(Contact details edited ⬇️)

@LBHF
@ArabBritishCent
@LDNLibraries

[The Quantified Society @quantifiedsoc]

Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.

[Copernicus EMS @CopernicusEMS]

🔴Live from the #CEMS2023 Annual Conference on #DRRDay

▶️#Floods are the most frequent type of disaster worldwide

Justin Ginnetti from @IFRC discussed the critical role of our flood early warning systems and how #GloFAS🌊 is being used in their work

📺https://t.co/clqQoS3c84

[MapAction @mapaction]

Would you like to learn more about #humanitarian IM and use of #GIS? Join our group on LinkedIn for current and prospective #MapAction #volunteers to meet some of our current cohort and to find out about the six positions we are currently recruiting for. https://t.co/dvLZNVXYlo

[ReliefWeb @reliefweb]

#Morocco earthquake disaster brief, per @IFRC:

▪️ 6.6 million: Population living in affected areas

▪️ 380 K: Population within 50 km of the epicentre

▪️ 8.4 K: Total casualties

More information: https://t.co/6RkUL4UUEP

[Qiusheng Wu @giswqs]

Maxar has released 8,724 satellite images for the #Morocco Earthquake, increased from 882 images released yesterday 📈🛰️

GitHub: https://t.co/kBgNFO3pJn
GeoJSON footprint: https://t.co/GXlGPUng9g

#moroccoearthquake #geospatial #dataviz

[Luke Caley @LukeCaley]

If you're wondering how to write a positive character reference, here's your guide

[George Scott @lostshanklyboy1]

I would never part with this treasured reference from The Boss

[Jagan Chapagain @jagan_chapagain]

No matter the crisis.
No matter how hard the challenges.
No matter where, no matter who. #NoMatterWhat
Our humanitarian workers are always there, saving lives. Thank you for making this world a better place and being a real source of inspiration. #WorldHumanitarianDay

[John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch]

🤔 in the richest part of the country, as people continue to grow more prosperous they are using cars less, and using public transport more

[developmentseed @developmentseed]

IFRC GO is the platform that connects information on emergency needs with the right response.

This complex & ambitious platform aims to be the single source of truth for the @ifrc network in emergencies.

Read about the latest planning sprint & goals:
https://t.co/2kA9bDAVeN

[Dr. Robert Rohde @RARohde]

June 21st is #ShowYourStripes Day.

It is an annual event where individuals, meteorologists, & organizations promote discussion about global warming by using @ed_hawkins iconic warming stripes.

Here is my animation showing local stripes around the world.

https://t.co/SnXAE0MZaq

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

This animation shows every recorded earthquake in sequence as they occurred from January 1, 1901, through December 31, 2000, at a rate of 1 year per second

[source, read more, NOAA: https://t.co/EYOmHG0l7i]

[Geoff Mulgan @geoffmulgan]

I've been involved in discussions of AI governance for years - here is a short piece on why the last decade was largely wasted and what needs to be done now https://t.co/HyIXWYSz0Y

[Luke Caley @LukeCaley]

Great exploration of how we look for patterns, as well as gaps, in data to help plan for the 'unthinkable' https://t.co/2R3HGgflui

[All The Right Movies @ATRightMovies]

AFRICAN GAZE was an exhibition showcasing the weird and wonderful art form that is the Ghanaian movie poster. These are some of the best...

A THREAD

1/20 - Mrs Doubtfire

[Count Binface @CountBinface]

RT if you’d rather swear allegiance to Count Binface than King Charles III.

[Zack Labe @ZLabe]

A striking visualization of human-caused climate change - watch what happens in the Arctic... 🫠

Temperature anomalies by latitude band (zonal mean) from 1880 to 2022. Visualization produced by @NASAViz at https://t.co/Tu8aN47qlq. Data from @NASAGISS at https://t.co/8pB26JbSzJ.

[Luke Caley @LukeCaley]

@IFRC_DREF @ifrc If you want more background, dig into this short blog on how the challenge contributes to the ultimate aim of digitalising the @IFRC_DREF here: https://t.co/auMvRI3pgb

[Luke Caley @LukeCaley]

📢Calling on all Data Viz Champions

📊To improve analysis of @IFRC_DREF data

🏆Take the @IFRC Nightingale #DataViz Challenge

🇰🇪 and win an all-expenses paid trip to the Global Innovation Summit in Nairobi, Kenya 26-28 June

👉Find out more: https://t.co/iO12Ie2KGy