Mapping Data for Disaster Relief and Animal Protection - Patrick Meier

The digital era has produced new potential for security breaches like cyberwarfare and hacking, for those trying to destabilize nations. But the sheer volume of data available to someone who can harvest it for good allows for better response to natural disasters, says National Geographic Emerging Explorer and crisis mapper, Patrick Meier. He helps direct United Nations responses to Haiti's 2010 earthquake and the recent Typhoon Hagupit that lashed the Philippines. He also explains how he's created a program that can help park rangers detect which animals, and potential poachers are in their park, using photo-shooting drones and the help of a few thousand friends.