Month: December 2013

Update on Drones for Mapping Typhoon Yolanda and Tracking Aid Relief

Just a quick update on the fly: We’re up to 10 drones now and are looking at getting live streaming capabilities. The drones are currently being using for disaster mapping but will soon also verify aid delay reports. Current mapping plans include these areas. We’re looking for volunteer pilots and mappers. Please PM me if […]

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NGO and Private Sectors Launch Philippine Disaster Recovery Foundation

Update: Here’s Interaksyon’s coverage of our press conference. This morning, I joined the Philippine Disaster Recovery Foundation to help announce a new initiative for the private sector and NGO sectors to collaborate together to share relief data, map initiatives and outline capabilities for Typhoon Yolanda, and to lay the groundwork for a national disaster preparedness plan. The […]

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