Tech Soup
OCTOBER 31, 2012
Relief organizations and first-responders are working tirelessly to provide aid to those affected by Hurricane Sandy. The staff at TechSoup Global is keeping all those affected by the devastating hurricane in our thoughts as we work to support recovery efforts. Google's Hurricane Sandy map currently shows areas with power outages.
Tech Soup
NOVEMBER 11, 2013
There's also a Google Crisis Map. published an interactive map of the typhoon to support disaster relief agencies. After Hurricane Sandy, we compiled a list of general IT safety tips to help you recover hardware and IT equipment after a disaster. Image: Philippine Red Cross. TechSoup's donor partner Esri.
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Tech Soup
APRIL 22, 2013
(Android, iOS, Windows Phone) connects you with friends and family during a large-scale disaster such as an earthquake or a hurricane. The Esri ArcGIS app (Windows 8) is useful for organizations that wish to build their own relief-related maps. The app lets you preview different data skews and features from Esri's mapping software.
Amy Sample Ward
FEBRUARY 19, 2011
Another direct content example is that of the number of websites that emerged post-Hurricane Katrina. The first example is Ushahidi – originally designed as a tool for mapping reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election unrest in 2008. I will explain the use of mapping, fundraising, and crowdsourcing.
Tech Soup
NOVEMBER 1, 2013
Imagine a hurricane bearing down on an isolated village. Relatively new technologies in the report include GPS tracking, mapping, crowdsourcing, cloud technology, portable networks, and drone technology. Before the hurricane hit, residents could receive location-targeted SMS messages directing them to evacuate. Image: Sonny M.
Tech Soup
FEBRUARY 13, 2009
If you're anything like me, you can spend hours staring at a beautiful, well-designed map. An old acquaintance of mine decorated his house with framed maps of the various states he'd lived in. Well-made maps and information graphics give me "the big picture" so much faster than plain text.
Tech Soup
MAY 14, 2013
Pope John Paul II died, and Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. An example of an API is when you put a Bing or Google Map on your website.). Google Maps. Image 1: NetSquared classic home page, circa 2005 ( gorickjones ). Image 2: The NetSquared site 1.0 ( cambodia4kidsorg ). " The year was 2005.
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