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Technology's Impact on Disaster Relief

Tech Soup

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.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

Another direct content example is that of the number of websites that emerged post-Hurricane Katrina. Some include the Red Cross, The Weather Channel, local newspapers, Craigslist, and others. The platform would then take their data, map it from their sending location, and create the other visual support data you see on the map.

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Preparing for the Next Disaster: The Future of #crisisdata

NTEN

We need to utilize these tools, to the best of our abilities, to engage and inform the public, because no matter how much federal, state and local officials do, we will only be successful if the public is brought in as part of the team." "One person can take a photo. One person can post a message. Now they have the tools.

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NetSquared: In the Beginning

Tech Soup

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.). You had to say something on the blog, or post a photo on Flickr, or organize a Meetup. Google Maps. " The year was 2005. TechSoup was then called CompuMentor. Podcasting.

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Steve Bridger

I just read the news for today at my local newspaper’s online addition. Friday, November 21, 2008 at 3:25 pm | Permalink Ross McCulloch wrote: Loving the photos, some amazing colours in there. Andy, I’ve started tagging some photos from my Flickr photostream “mindapples&# , as you suggest. Stunning! (I

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