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Hurricane Sandy Situational Map

VisionLink

Together, with the help of countless disaster relief initiatives, we will get back on our feet! It is creat ed using a simple mapping tool in CommunityOS, thus there is no data to transfer or convert and at no extra cost. Pictures of the damage - Powered by Crunched.'

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

My contribution to the panel is to provide context about the use of social media in emergency and disaster response as well as an overview of some of the tools we saw deployed last year and we may see in the future. Wikipedia was a popular resource and established as a citizen-driven information source. Citizen-Powered Response.

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Technology's Impact on Disaster Relief

Tech Soup

Mobile technology, web apps, and mapping software have become enormously helpful in sharing news and spreading information about relief efforts after Hurricane Sandy. Twitter has proven itself time and again as an excellent method of communication in times of crisis. TechSoup partner Esri. The Google Crisis Response.

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Digital Volunteerism – Effective Disaster Relief the GreenTech Way

Tech Soup

The January 12, 2010 catastrophic earthquake in Haiti showed some of the astonishing potential for volunteer-based digital disaster relief. Online tools like Twitter , Ushahidi , Google Person Finder , CrisisMappers , and the work of nonprofit organizations like Crisis Commons. Twitter uses hashtags.

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Preparing for the Next Disaster: The Future of #crisisdata

NTEN

I've always evangelized the potential of tools like Facebook and Twitter to create meaningful communities and collaborations, but now realize the true opportunity for all of us who spend our days mixing up cocktails of mission and technology: . Unfortunately, this isn't Domino's Pizza and disaster response can't work as if it is.

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The Social Media Response to Disaster in Haiti

NTEN

When disaster strikes, we want information as soon as possible and we want to help just as quickly. Whether we look at mapping tools, fundraising, or missing person systems, the social media response to the January earthquakes in Haiti all leverage the powerful technology we can hold in our hands: our mobile phones.

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11NTC Preview: Technology in Times of Disaster: The Important Role of Social media in Disaster Response and Awareness

NTEN

This allowed individuals to begin informing family and loved ones of their whereabouts and condition. Medical professionals and other experts were also able to begin providing additional support and information back to workers and responders on the ground.