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OpenStreetMap’s New Micro-Tasking Platform for Satellite Imagery Tracing

The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team’s (HOT) response to Haiti remains one of the most remarkable examples of what’s possible when volunteers, open source software and open data intersec

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Wed, 07/09/2011 - 16:33
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iRevolution
Processed by max.stephan on Sep 7th 2011

Haiti One Year On

Processed by david.stevens on May 12th 2011

Need to consider the follow-up activities on one-year on

Information technology opens new routes for emergency disaster relief – UN report

The vital role of new information technology in responding rapidly to sudden onset emergencies is highlighted in a new United Nations study released today, identifying best practice and lessons lea

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Tue, 29/03/2011 - 10:13
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UN News centre on March 28, 2011
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UN: Mobile Tech, Web Services to Aid in Disaster Relief

Traditional helpers in disaster relief, such as the U.N.

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Fri, 21/01/2011 - 11:03
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Satellite Images from GeoEye and Google Earth- The Destruction in Port-au-Prince

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The New York Times Interactive Feature covers the Destruction in Haiti, Then and Now. Satellite photos from GeoEye and Google show Port-au-Prince before and after the Jan.

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Mon, 10/01/2011 - 12:10
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Tropical Cyclone in Haiti

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Tropical Cyclone in Haiti
Region: 
Haiti
Occurance Date: 
31/10/2010
latitude: 
18.9712
longitude: 
-72.2852

Haiti plans for assistance to 500,000 people as Hurricane Tomas approaches.

Tropical Cyclone in Haiti

Cholera in Haiti

Processed by ashley.lin on Oct 26th 2010
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Cholera in Haiti
Region: 
Haiti
Occurance Date: 
22/10/2010
latitude: 
19.3629
longitude: 
-72.4258

A cholera outbreak has killed at least 141 people in Haiti's rural Artibonite region and has affected more than 1,100 people.

Cholera in Haiti

Severe Storm in Port-au-Prince

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Severe Storm
Region: 
Port-au-Prince
Occurance Date: 
24/09/2010
latitude: 
18.5393
longitude: 
-72.3364

A severe storm swept across Haiti  on Friday, September 24, 2010, ripping apart refugee camps set up in the wake of the January earthquake that destroyed much of the country’s capital.

Severe Storms in Haiti

UN-SPIDER Technical Advisory Mission to Haiti in March 2010

In its function as provider of Technical Advisory Support, UN-SPIDER conducted a mission to Haiti to support national agencies in charge of disaster-risk management and emergency response.

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Tue, 30/03/2010 - 17:29
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Ad Hoc Haiti Geospatial Cooperation

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Please use this discussion board to discuss closer cooperation through an increased sharing of information and data.