Episode 19 - Yann Rebois: Mapping the Invisible in Cities

Episode 19 - Yann Rebois: Mapping the Invisible in Cities

December 15, 2025 · 21 min · Season 1 · Episode 19

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Hugo Powell interviews Yann Rebois about mapping urban vulnerability using satellite analysis.

Urban crises are some of the hardest environments to map — and yet that’s where millions of the world’s most vulnerable people live. In this episode of 15-Minute Maps, Hugo Powell is joined by Yann Rebois, Earth Observation Strategist at Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and former Head of Geodata & Analytics at the ICRC. Drawing on decades of field experience and satellite analysis, Yann shares his vision for a map that can finally make urban vulnerability visible. Yann’s dream map focuses ...

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