Respond is an alliance of European and International
organisations working with the humanitarian community to improve access
to maps, satellite imagery and geographic information.
As a community response to real and urgent User need for global humanitarian mapping, Respond began during 2004, as one of the 2nd tranche of ESAs GMES Service Element (GSE) projects. Stage 2 began in November 2006 and will run until the end of October 2009.