We are a group of mappers based in Bangladesh.
We voluntarily contribute to collecting and integrating geospatial data for communicable disease control in Bangladesh.
The core of GroupMappers comprises twenty volunteer members with expertise in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) from different companies, universities, colleges and other organizations in Bangladesh together with staff from Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU) and the Department of Disease Control, Directorate General of Health Services in Bangladesh. GroupMappers is Organized by MORU Epidemiology Department and is funded by a Public Engagement Bursary from the Wellcome Trust.