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Maps from all over the world can be found at the click of a button,
只要动动手指，我们就能知道世界各地的地图，
but sometimes places that look blank are actually full of life.
有时候，那些看似空白的地方实际上却充满了生机。
This is Primož. And this is Isaac.
这位是普利莫希，这位是艾萨克。
Primož and his company Spatial Collective work with community organizers like Isaac to map unmapped communities.
普利莫希和他的公司“集体空间”同艾萨克那样的社区干事一道，为将地图上没有标明的社区绘入地图努力着。
Despite the popular belief, the world has not been mapped yet.
世界并没有被完全绘制到地图上，尽管人们普遍认为已经被绘制完了。
Unmapped communities are literally not found on maps.
地图上未标明的社区就是地图上找不到的社区。
Important things like roads, schools and hospitals are missing.
那些社区的道路、学校和医院之类比较重要的基建设施也就在地图上找不到。
When communities are unmapped, governments can easily overlook them.
社区没有被标入地图时，就很容易被政府忽视。
This means that they miss out on vital resources that they should have access to.
这也就意味着他们会错失很多他们原本有机会获得的重要资源。
Informal settlements are usually not connected to the formal grids such as water, or sanitation or even electricity.
非正式的定居点通常都是没有接通水，卫生甚至电力这些正规网络的。
So the maps make communities legible or visible, to the outside world.
所以，我们的地图能够让外部世界看到了解到这些社区。
The process begins with members of the community gathering information on foot.
绘制地图的流程的第一部就是社区的成员通过步行收集数据。
We use various mapping tools including GPS and mobile phones to collect data.
我们会用到各种地图工具，包括GPS啊，手机啊，来手机数据。
These data points are then sent to the team at Spatial Collective.
这些数据点后续会传送到公司的团队手上。
They plot them and fill in the map.
由他们来标记，绘制到地图里。
When citizens have information about what they're missing, they have the power to advocate for what they deserve.
当大家掌握了他们之前错失的信息的时候，他们就有了声张自己应得的利益的力量。
Mathare is the second largest slum in Kenya.
玛萨瑞是肯尼亚第二大贫民窟。
It's an area where there is a lot of issues: lack of proper sanitation, there's insecurity.
这里有很多很多的问题：缺乏良好的卫生条件，治安也不好。
So we've collected a lot of data, we mapped all the hospitals, we mapped all of the schools.
于是，我们收集了很多的数据，在地图上标出了所有的医院，所有的学校。
Mapping empowers me to make sure that we bring services to our people.
绘制地图让我确信，我们能够造福我们的社会。
A picture tells a thousand words, and with maps, that is more than true.
一张图片能够诉说千言万语，这话用来形容地图在合适不过了。
It can attract more investment, more interest, it can help in many different ways once you know what's there.
当你知道那个地方都有什么之后，那个地方就能吸引更多的投资，吸引更多的关注，我们的工作从方方面面来看都是很有意义的。
