Data Exchange Platform for the Horn of Africa (DEPHA)
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Judging by the web site only, DEPHA specialising in providing baseline maps and map data aimed at the larger NGOs since 2002. This is good for preparedness. It is possible for anyone to download maps or GIS layers to use in making their own maps. News is not available in RSS, and the site seems rather haphazard and shallow, but the idea and basic service offered is excellent.
The organisation also aims to promote the use of geographic data.
Posted January 14th, 2008 by matslats
Peace IT 1
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| Publisher(s) | Crisis Management Initiative (2006) |
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| Editor(s) | Rob Watson |
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The journal aims to further the debate on how to advance the professionalism in preventing, managing, and resolving crisis through the use of Information and Communication Technologies.
- Infoshare
- Telecoms sans Frontieres in Lebanon
- Safety Information Reporting service (SIRS)
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http://www.itcm.org/pdf/peaceIT_1.pdfPosted December 28th, 2007 by matslats
Peace IT 2
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| Publisher(s) | Crisis Management Initiative (2007) |
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| Editor(s) | Kristiina Rintakoski |
Description
The journal aims to further the debate on how to advance the professionalism in preventing, managing, and resolving crisis through the use of Information and Communication Technologies.
- ICT4Peace
- ISCRAM 2007
- Developing SHIFT
- Ericsson
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http://www.itcm.org/pdf/peaceIT_2.pdfPosted December 28th, 2007 by matslats
Peace IT 3
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| Publisher(s) | Crisis Management Initiative (2007) |
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| Editor(s) | Kristiina Rintakoski |
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What's going on in the field of humanitarian IT...
- ICT4Peace
- SHIFT
- iMMAP
- Humanitarian-FOSS
- Global Symposium + 5
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http://www.itcm.org/pdf/peaceIT_3.pdfPosted December 28th, 2007 by matslats
GeoNetwork
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FAO and WFP have worked together to make a map viewing system with rich metadata.
The system consists of a mapping metadata standard, with an online database and search tools, and InterMap, an application for overlaying these maps.
Posted December 1st, 2007 by matslats
Logistics cluster
http://www.logcluster.orgThis summer the logistics cluster, headed by UNJLC produced this web site to help coordinate field logisiticians from all organisations working on a particular operation.
It's open source, it's web 2.0 (just), it was graphic designed by a professional, it is standards compliant and accessible, it has feeds from ReliefWeb it even has a list of Accronyms [sic]. Typical page size is 40k, with 120k of cachable linked files. Not too bad, although a low bandwidth version might still be helpful.
Posted October 29th, 2007 by matslats
