Crowdsourcing Satellite Imagery Analysis for Somalia: Results of Trial Run
Cross-posted on Patrick Meier’s iRevolution blog We’ve just completed our very first trial run of the Standby Task Volunteer Force (SBTF) Satellite Team. As mentioned in this blog post last week, the...
View ArticleSocial Media, Crisis Mapping and the New Frontier in Disaster Response
A new article on TheGuardian.com Global Development Professionals Network talks about MicroMappers, our new microtasking tool, and how the work by Standby Task Force volunteers during the Philippines...
View ArticleHow AI, Twitter and Digital Volunteers are Transforming Humanitarian Disaster...
Great article by Katie Collins on Wired.co.uk on how the Standby Task Force, QCRI, UN OCHA, the Digital Humanitarian Network (DHN) and others worked together to use the new tool MicroMappers in...
View ArticleWorld Disasters Report 2013: Technology and the Future of Humanitarian Action
The World Disasters Report 2013, just released by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, examines the profound impact of technological innovations on humanitarian...
View ArticleOne month supporting humanitarian agencies in Vanuatu
Well over 100 volunteers from across the globe dedicated their time and skills online over the past month to support the humanitarian response in Vanuatu. One month ago a category 5 storm swept across...
View ArticleSmall successes in Nepal
Much of the work of the Standby Task Force is, rightly, in the background supporting the overall response. We collate data and produce maps. We do also get involved in more specific human stories...
View ArticleWe deploy online. Join us.
We’ve been receiving messages from people wanting to find out how they can get to Nepal and provide practical help with the search and rescue tasks. Though we totally understand the urge to help, the...
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