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.
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.