Resources: Technological Solutions
Crisis Mapping (Ushahidi)
“Haiti: The 2010 Earthquake in Haiti” Haiti.ushahidi.com
Ramirez, Jessica. “‘Ushahidi’ Technology Saves Lives in Haiti and Chile” Newsweek.com
Water Bladders & Purification
Bell, Matthew. “Clean water critical need in Haiti” Pri.org. 14 January 2010.
“CARE Workers in Haiti Demonstrate Water Purification Process” CARE USA
Equipment: Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit (ROWPU) Army.forces.gc.ca. 20 July 2009.
GE Reports: Solar-powered water purification units ship to Haiti Gereports.com. 22 January 2010.
Nybo, Thomas. “Reaching the most remote Haitian earthquake survivors with safe water” Unicef.org. 26 February 2010.
Rae, Kenny. “Oxfam in Haiti: Water arrives at Impasse Fouget” Blogs.oxfam.org. 10 March 2010.
Water & Sanitation Latest Updates Reliefweb.int.
Radios
Communicating with Disaster Affected Communities (CDAC) – Haiti
“Haiti’s Signal FM Radio to be Honored at NABEF’s Service to America Awards” Signalfmhaiti.com. 24 March 2010.
“Help Get Lifesaving Information to Earthquake Victims in Hait” Internews.org. 12 January 2010.
Large, Tim. “Cell phones and radios help save lives after Haiti earthquake” Alertnet.org. 24 January 2010.
Person Finder
FamilyLinks.icrc.org
Fuller, Jacquelline and Prem Ramaswami “Staying connected in post-earthquake Haiti” Googleblog.blogspot.com. 15 January 2010.
Looking for Loved Ones in Haiti Cnn.com.
Person Finder: Haiti Earthquake
Cell phones / SMS
“Emergency Information Service helps thousands in Haiti: TEXT YOUR LOCATION TO 4636 TO REGISTER” Alertnet.org. 20 January 2010.
Large, Tim. “Cell phones and radios help save lives after Haiti earthquake” Alertnet.org. 24 January 2010.
Social Media
Bunz, Mercedes. “In Haiti earthquake coverage, social media gives victim a voice” Guardian.co.uk. 14 January 2010.
Leberecht, Tim. “Twitter grows up in aftermath of Haiti earthquake” News.cnet.com. 19 January 2010
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GPS
Beiser, Vince. “Organizing Armageddon: What We Learned From the Haiti Earthquake” Wired.com. 19 April 2010.
“How Does GPS Work?” Nasm.si.edu.
“Mapaction Deployments: Haiti Earthquake, January 2010” Mapaction.org. January 2010.
Clipboards
“Talking Papers: a world without data entry?” Humanitariantech.com
UN Global Pulse: Harnessing Innovation to Protect the Vulnerable.