African slum map exposes true scale of urban poverty

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Urban scientists on Wednesday launched the first digital map of Africa’s sprawl of slums to expose the true scale of urban poverty and bring services to millions of people. The interactive, online map was created with an open-source database that lets any and all volunteers add the location of roads and buildings in unmapped places. “Using this map, we can quickly identify the infrastructure deficits of entire cities and pinpoint areas most in need of improvements,” said Luis Bettencourt, director of the Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation at UChicago.

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