How Grassroots Mapping Got Started
Image Credit: John Amos, Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster June 22, 2010, Dr. Oscar Garxia
<style:fancy> After the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion, a group of concerned individuals, representing Gulf Coast nonprofits, universities, community organizations, and impacted industries (such as fishing), came together in search of a solution. In the wake of the disaster, a flight cap of 3,000 feet had been placed over the Gulf making it difficult to capture images of the disaster.