Humanitarian Geoanalytics Research and Education Program

The humanitarian sector is increasingly adopting geospatial data to support operations. However, the utilization of these data in the humanitarian arena, excluding the humanitarian logistics field, is predominantly in thematic map or simple descriptive format, thereby limiting the full insight and utility of geospatial information. The HHI Humanitarian Geoanalytics Research and Education program seeks to leverage the potential of geospatial data and analytics, including pattern analysis, geographically-weighted regression, optimization, and predictive modeling, to not only identify targets for micro-planning and research, but also optimize resource allocation with efficacious programmatic outcomes.