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.
The following maps support in the operational needs of the search and rescue phase
Search and rescue sectorisation
These are dependant of the response.
Geological hazards - earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis, etc.
Meteorological or climate hazards - storms and cyclones
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
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