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Preparing for the Next Disaster: The Future of #crisisdata

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We did some research around this issue and published a white paper detailing the case for integrating time-honored emergency response expertise with real-time social input. It was used after the earthquake to map actionable information, using the volunteer efforts of thousands of people around the world.

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Data Are Not Information

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A handful of examples from just this past week: Al Gore and PushPopPress: Our Choice iPad App The White House: Excess Federal Properties Interactive Map New York Times: Osama bin Laden Reactions Interactive Texas Tribune: U.S. These are things that were impossible in a pre-digital era (or even a year ago).

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Gobs and Gobs of Data: Strategies for Visualizing and Sharing Policy Content

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They use data visualization and sharing tools like Swivel , Widgenie , Many Eyes , Google Maps , Google Motion Charts , APIs and more to make their data more available and more compelling. Your white papers and position statements are likely chock full of data-tables and simple graphs that support their theses. Just get started!

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