Palestinians craft first aerial map of refugee camp - News from Al Jazeera
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Palestinians craft first aerial map of refugee camp
Using balloons and a camera, Palestinian refugees have been working on a detailed map of Lebanon’s Burj al-Shamali camp.
Jillian Kestler-D’Amours
Project organisers say it will be the first locally made map of a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon [Courtesy Greening Bourj al-Shamali] Project organisers say it will be the first locally made map of a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon [Courtesy Greening Bourj al-Shamali]
Burj al-Shamali refugee camp, Lebanon - Amal Said and Mustapha Dakhloul expertly wind their way through the maze-like streets of Burj al-Shamali, squeezing through the refugee camp’s narrow alleyways past local children playing on the cracked pavement.
“This was one of the spots,” says Dakhloul, 18, looking out over the refugee camp after ascending a metal ladder to the rooftop of a residential building, past racks of drying clothes.
Despite their young age, Dakhloul and Said, 20, are making history in Burj al-Shamali: They have completed several weeks of aerial mapping using a low-cost digital camera and helium-filled balloon flying high above the camp.
With the photos, they hope to craft the first ever detailed map of Burj al-Shamali.
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