Which maps for a new responder

Are you planning a response or working in one and not sure which maps can be useful to get you started? Below are our recommendations on which ones can get you off on the right foot.

Getting an understanding of the country or area

These maps will give you an understanding of the country you are in from where the major towns and cities are to which are the most populated places and a baseline of the existing population.

• Country overview

• Administration boundaries and pcodes

• Infrastructure

• Baseline population

Getting an understanding of the response

These maps will give you an understanding of the disaster itself, who and where the affected population is and which organisations are doing what and where.

• Situational overview

• Affected population

• Who-What-Where