* Michel Vallée Even though I’m an engineer, I’m one of those old fashioned guys who have trouble embracing new technology. For years I kept hearing about crowdsourced mapping where universal access to open software allows people to take photos of their surroundings and use them to make maps. The result of that collaborative process involving thousands upon thousands of … [Read more...] about Now I’m a believer: Crowdsourced mapping
United Nations for Road Safety
T. Bella Dinh-Zarr * On April 10 2014 the United Nations will debate road safety. Ambassadors and other diplomats will gather that day on the floor of the UN General Assembly to discuss how traffic crashes affect each of their countries. Although politically sensitive issues abound, there is one issue that every nation can agree on – keeping people, especially children, safe … [Read more...] about United Nations for Road Safety