[liberationtech] Here's a pro bono satellite imagery project - what should we use it for?

Dear All, I will be doing some independent consulting work (starting next week) for Crowd4Sat (website still under development). This project combines the power of citizen science with observations from satellites. My role is to identify compelling applications that

[liberationtech] Video: Can Aerial Robotics Empower Local Communities?

Hi All, Thought this short film documentary on the local use of aerial robotics for disaster recovery in Nepal might be of interest. All the best, Patrick @: PatrickMeier (PhD)

[liberationtech] Digital Humanitarians - The Book

Dear All, Professor Larry Diamond (who co-founded Stanford's Liberation Technology Program) kindly reviewed and endorsed my new book *Digital Humanitarians*, part of which I wrote whilst a pre-Doctoral Fellow at the LibTech Program. Ethan Zuckerman (MIT), Clay Shirky (NYU) and Howard Rheingold

[liberationtech] QCRI's CrisisComputing Team is hiring!

Dear All, As per Yosem's suggestion, I am posting this opening on the main LibTech list-serve. QCRI (http://www.qcri.com http://www.qcri.qa) conducts world-class computing research, creating knowledge and supporting innovation in select areas of advanced computing that has long-term relevance

Re: [liberationtech] A technologically progressive approach for oppressive regimes to operate.

Many thanks for sharing, Bernard. I had a different take on this a while back: http://iRevolution.net/2011/05/03/mobile-banking-and-dictators-dilemma But you definitely raise some important points, which are making me revisit the hypothesis I put forward. On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 7:05 PM,

[liberationtech] How Civil Disobedience Improves Crowdsourced Disaster Response

Dear All, This positive feedback loophttp://irevolution.net/2012/08/22/civil-resistance-improve-disaster-response/between civil resistance and crowdsourced disaster response may be of interest to some. It relates to the Pre-Doc I did at Stanford's Program on Liberation Technology last year.

[liberationtech] Volunteers vs Government: Mapping Beijing's Worst Flood in 60 years

Dear All, Thought this crowdsourced, citizen-based crisis map of Beijing floodshttp://irevolution.net/2012/08/01/crisis-map-beijing-floods/may be of interest to some on this list. Thanks, PM ___ liberationtech mailing list