tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248179957433766209.post466009271464360635..comments2023-11-05T01:31:03.625-07:00Comments on Everything's a Disaster: Hacking our way towards ResilienceJeremey Horanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318162703447231484noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248179957433766209.post-87398767038899762352013-06-12T16:58:13.059-07:002013-06-12T16:58:13.059-07:00I have not heard of the 'Standby Task Force...I have not heard of the 'Standby Task Force' and will be sure to look into them. I am also beginning to get involved with the Open Humanitarian Initiative and believe they are tackling some important issues as it relates to data and disasters...I would suggest checking them out if you haven't already. <br /><br />Thanks for the comment, I hope you're enjoying the content.Jeremey Horanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17318162703447231484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248179957433766209.post-87908145868940023722013-06-12T09:23:20.113-07:002013-06-12T09:23:20.113-07:00Standby Task Force
Crisis Commons
Crisis Mappers
...Standby Task Force<br />Crisis Commons<br />Crisis Mappers<br /><br />You will find a lengthy experience base involved with each group and some very interesting history.<br />There are also a number of international groups who do not specifically perform crisis oriented tasks like wikimapia, but there is a movement afoot to make that a side channel of focused activity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248179957433766209.post-57074975973975738902013-06-11T09:59:12.172-07:002013-06-11T09:59:12.172-07:00Hi Pat, thanks for the comment...the more I look i...Hi Pat, thanks for the comment...the more I look into hackathons, the more I'm finding a developed community of concerned people with events happening regularly...which is very encouraging. <br /><br />In my post I wasn't advocating for the creation of a new group / organization, but for National VOAD (nvoad.org) to tap into this existing community of hacktivists to aid in the development of systems and applications that would help unify the current response landscape, not divide it. Are you aware of any groups that have a disaster-specific focus? Jeremey Horanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17318162703447231484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248179957433766209.post-65758368664963282622013-06-11T01:34:29.462-07:002013-06-11T01:34:29.462-07:00Several organizations have been running hackathons...Several organizations have been running hackathons for disaster response and other humanitarian needs for some years now, so starting up new organizations may not be necessary, and may divide effort. These organizations are known to FEMA.<br /><br />Random Hacks of Kindness, http://rhok.org<br />Non-profits and government agencies with needs pose problems to be solved by RHoK hackers. RHoK typically runs two worldwide events per year, and is making an effort to have ongoing events. The recent National Day of Civic Hacking, http://hackforchange.org, was coordinated with RHoK Global -- many sites in the US were particiapting in both events.<br /><br />CrisisCommons, which runs Crisis Camps, http://crisiscommons.org<br />Crisis Camps are generally run at the time of need, to assist organizations that need technical work.<br /><br />Geeks Without Bounds, http://gwob.org<br />Assists in organizing hackathons, acts as an incubator for projects arising from hackathons to bring them to completion.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10665067858470426051noreply@blogger.com