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Microsoft's Windows Azure and Disaster Response

Tech Soup

What few are aware of, however, is that the Windows Azure platform also has the capability of serving communities that have been affected by disasters. Second Harvest in Japan. How, You Ask?

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How Effective was Crisis Mapping During the 2011 Japan Earthquake? | TechPresident

AFP Blog

How Effective was Crisis Mapping During the 2011 Japan Earthquake? The volunteers behind 4636 – the Ushahidi crisis map that enabled Haitian earthquake victims to broadcast disaster conditions via text – formed a significant portion of the humanitarian response to the quake.

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