AFP Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

NYC leverages social media to map evacuation info for Hurricane Sandy | SmartBlogs SmartBlogs : The City of New York utilized its Open Data platform to help residents deal with the effects of Hurricane Sandy.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Perhaps some organizations make it look simple, but behind the scenes there may be some sophisticated Esri tools that map disease outbreaks and aid distribution. They're also currently involved in a very recent disaster relief effort from Hurricane Isaac. In our webinar this Thursday, September 13, at 11 a.m.

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AFP Blog

AUGUST 28, 2012

Google launches crisis map anticipating hurricane Isaac | Fox News : To do its part, Google has launched the new website aggregating info on tropical storm Isaac as part of its Crisis Response project.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

We invite you to dive into key findings from the report and explore granular data on our funding map. . Putting this best practice into action, in 2019—two years after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico—the Amgen Foundation awarded $257,500 to the University of Puerto Rico for rebuilding efforts. . and internationally.

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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.

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DipJar

JANUARY 5, 2022

And don’t forget about hurricane season! Late summer and early fall bring hurricanes to certain parts of the country. Take a look at the calendar and map out all of the big sporting events. Consider daytime events during the winter; many people prefer driving during the day instead of risking the icy roads at night.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Hurricane Dorian caused catastrophic damage in the Bahamas and parts of the eastern United States. Speakers will share insights into the philanthropic and governmental response to disasters in 2019, including Hurricane Dorian, Cyclone Idai, and wildfires in Australia and California.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 13, 2020

Early in my career, I worked on the Race for the Cure in Houston when a hurricane swept through 10 days before our event. Our mission to end cancer is equally important as the hurricane relief efforts. Our mission to end cancer is equally important as the hurricane relief efforts.

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Forum One

JUNE 2, 2022

The IRS can’t launch new platforms in early April, any more than FEMA can roll out new processes in the middle of hurricane season). Call logs, service requests by email, and FAQs you respond to over and over again are all clues to mapping and anticipating customer experience needs. . Last, establish ownership protocols.

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VisionLink

AUGUST 25, 2011

Preparing for Hurricane Irene? The application is free; it maps information about open shelters, and provides information about location, capacity and more very useful to those near the disaster area. Be sure to keep up to date with Disaster Shelter information from the American Red Cross.

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VisionLink

AUGUST 26, 2011

You can use this data feed to drive information in your resource system, to display on maps and more. Here''s to only moderate damage from Hurricane Irene. You can have an account on the National Shelter System, or have access to the XML open shelters data feed. Douglas Zimmerman President & CEO VisionLink, Inc.'

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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.

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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. disaster recovery Esri disaster relief tsdisaster maps tsesri'

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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.

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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.

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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.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2010

" Macon Phillips, special assistant to the President and director of new media for the White House, was a volunteer during Hurricane Katrina. In the five years since Hurricane Katrina, social media has exploded, and its potential for use in crises was clear after the Haiti earthquake.

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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. In the beginning, TechSoup’s Marnie Webb, Daniel Ben-Horin, and Billy Bicket created NetSquared to "remix the web for social change." Citizen journalism.

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fusionSpan

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

You’ll most likely do a site visit at a time other than when you would be holding your event, so make sure to check historical weather patterns for the area so that your attendees are less likely to get stuck in a blizzard or washed away in a hurricane. And do your own research; don’t just take the CVB’s word for it.

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Care2

JUNE 30, 2012

This is a natural fit for the organization and they have plans for future apps focused on earthquake, hurricane, tornado, and flood preparedness. If you find yourself in an unsafe situation you can quickly alert a pre-set list of “guardians” to your location via an automatic text message with a Google Maps link.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2007

Here's a description that Teresa sent me: It has been over two years since the Indian Ocean tsunami, and 16 months since Hurricane Katrina. Are mapping and geographic information systems possible and affordable? * You can find out more about Humaninet here. Are relief teams better prepared for future crises?

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Care2

JUNE 30, 2012

This is a natural fit for the organization and they have plans for future apps focused on earthquake, hurricane, tornado, and flood preparedness. If you find yourself in an unsafe situation you can quickly alert a pre-set list of “gaurdians” to your location via an automatic text message with a Google Maps link.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

For example, someone could mash-up a feed containing requests made to DC’s Department of Public Works with a map as done by Everyblock.com. The tools are coming together to help people collaborate and receive real-time information such hurricane movements. It also allowed the U.K. government to run a “ Show Us a Better Way ” contest.

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Everyaction

JULY 23, 2018

We had all these amazing volunteers and food trucks and chefs who had managed their own businesses but lost so much after the hurricane and decided that they wanted to offer their time and resources to WCK. We had over 20,000 volunteers in Puerto Rico alone, most of whom were Puerto Ricans who had been impacted by the hurricane themselves.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 16, 2006

She did a lot of work on the hurricane aftermath (she's an expert on hazardous waste, and a gazillion other things). Any IT setup has to be distributed as we saw so many single point data sources taken out by Hurricane Katrina, with no alternate location for getting same data stream. I thought her comments would be worth posting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

September is Preparedness Month: We know that September is usually a bad month for hurricanes and other natural disasters. Visual Mapping and Diagnostics for Scaling Change : From Steve Waddel, Iscale - this paper has done the impossible! The NY Chapter of the Red Cross offers Ten Tips in this YouTube Video. Inspiration.

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Steve Bridger

JUNE 25, 2008

When afterwilma debuted, I like many others felt an affinity to the people afflicted by the hurricane. We did start a group hurricane blog after Wilma, thankfully we have not put it to good use. Visiting Cancun this very week, I am struck by the damage that is still visible.

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