Nice plug of OSM from the field in philippines
Begin forwarded message: > From: ICTworks <[email protected]> > Date: November 27, 2013 at 6:01:46 EST > To: Mikel <[email protected]> > Subject: Tools of the Mobile-Enabled Disaster Responder > Reply-To: ICTworks <[email protected]> > > > Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. > > Tools of the Mobile-Enabled Disaster Responder > Nov 27, 2013 01:00 am | Aaron Mason > > > Responding after a natural disaster is one of the most challenging > environments an ICT professional can find themselves in. Extreme weather, > challenging logistics and general chaos make advance preparation incredibly > important. Inveneo’s CTO Andris Bjornson recently returned from a > UMCOM-funded assessment following Super Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines and > says that along with boots, water, food, first aid kit, and tent, this year > it’s an Android smartphone and a small suite of apps that really made the > difference. > > “This has truly been the ‘mobile-enabled crisis response’ for me,” said > Bjornson. “My Nexus 4 in a rugged case has been invaluable on this > deployment. Here’s my list of crucial apps:” > > > Evernote > > “Amazing for quickly gathering contacts and details about people and other > critical lists. I just copy them out of emails and sync them to my phone. > From finding the UN welcome tent as we stepped off the C-130 in the chaos of > the Tacloban airport, to grabbing the contact of an NGO tech contact from > someone I met on the side of the road, it’s fantastic. You’ll also find > shopping lists for rations and critical todo lists in my Evernote.” > http://evernote.com/ > > > OsmAnd > > “Having daily updated, offline, routable, searchable, zoomable maps on my > phone makes conversations about places much simpler. Instead of ‘Past the Y, > after the sign, before the pink building…’ it’s ‘Oh, there it is.’” > http://osmand.net/ > > > GPS Essentials > > “Makes my phone into a GPS unit and Compass.” > https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mictale.gpsessentials&hl=en > > > CrisisSignal > > “Lets me contribute to crowdsourced cellular coverage maps as the carriers > restore their networks just by keeping it running in my pocket.” > https://app.box.com/CrisisSignal-PH > > > Flashlight > > “Of course I have my headlamp, but in a pinch the light on my phone is very > bright. It uses the camera flash to light up the room.” > > Now back in the US, the Inveneo team is planning a larger response to help > restore communications and will soon be returning to the Philippines. With a > few days to equip the follow-on team, Bjornson is looking at software as well > as hardware. > > “Crisis response is a very demanding environment, and it breaks a lot of > things that work in other scenarios. Phones and apps have matured since our > last disaster response deployment following the Haiti Earthquake in 2010, and > knowing that I can depend on a mobile device during a response like this > opens all kinds of doors. When I’m setting up Inveneo teams to deploy this > time around I’ll be looking for tools with super-intuitive interfaces that > don’t drain critical battery life, and offer full functionality even when the > phone lacks a data connection.” > > You can follow Inveneo’s progress on their website, Facebook or through > Twitter. To support their efforts click here and make a donation today. > > > comments | read more > > > > > ICT_Works > 9,556 followers > 9,179 tweets > following 557 people > follow > > Today's #ICT4D News is out! http://t.co/pXCCPWWKoZ Stories via @farhana_bd > @villagescience @fortuny6:40AM > 12 Considerations in Desiging ICTs to Better Support Children > http://t.co/FtPxJrePIg #ict4d5:32AM > 12 Considerations in Desiging ICTs to Better Support Children > http://t.co/AzkSzdHQsv #ict4d8:51AM > > Latest Posts on ICTWorks > 12 Considerations in Designing ICTs to Better Support Children > RSVP Now for Mobile Solutions Forum Asia 2014 > What Are the Knowns and Unknowns in m-Education? > The Most Influential USAID Paragraph on Mobile Money > Use the Child Friendly Technology Framework for ICT4Kids Project Design > > Thanks for your interest in ICTworks - an ICT4D practitioner community. > ICTworks is an initiative of Inveneo. > > Unsubscribe [email protected] from this list. > > Our mailing address is: > ICTworks > 972 Mission Street > 5th Floor > San Francisco, CA 94103 > > Add us to your address book > > Copyright (C) 2009 ICTworks All rights reserved. > > Forward this email to a friend > Update your profile > >
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