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shared by Jennie Phillips on 11 May 14 - No Cached

drones truly become standard operation procedure in humanitarian crises? Experts consulted by Devex believe so, although they do admit mass use of these devices will have to overcome serious challenges, like their relatively high price and legal issues over privacy and sovereignty rights.
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ncluding global positioning system, thermal imaging and live video streaming
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faster disaster assessment means faster disaster response, which, ultimately, saves lives.
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four ways drones
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1. Immediate assessment.
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poor assessment of the affected areas can significantly reduce the effectiveness of these operations and even endanger aid workers.
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the first thing that the drone was used for was to identify where to best place the NGO camp,
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One of the main reasons why disaster relief and response operations in the Visayas took so long was the relatively slow assessment of the area.
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international aid groups and partner governments have continually extended their help to the country given the scale of devastation Haiyan brought
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NetHope, Direct Relief conducted aerial assessments of the disaster areas as well as assisted in aid delivery and distribution through information.
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thermal images, essential for finding people alive during the search and rescue operations.
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used in body rescue.
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security and safety of aid workers
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shared by Jennie Phillips on 23 May 14 - No Cached

A bird’s eye view of a disaster-affected area simply captures far more information than most Earth-based data-collection technologies can.
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fraction of the cost with far fewer licensing and data-sharing restrictions than satellite imagery.
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Rotary-wing UAVs were used to support search and rescue efforts, looking for survivors amongst massive fields of debris left behind by the unprecedented storm surge (see below).
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reas that could not be reached by car and then analyzed this imagery for any signs of trapped survivors
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used in the wake of Yolanda to help clear roads.
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Fixed-wing UAVs like the eBee were used to survey disaster damage in Tacloban, with the resulting imagery uploaded to Humanitarian OpenStreetMap’s (HOT’s)
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Between 2004 and 2013, there was a 430% increase in global funding requirements for humanitarian appeals, while the number of people affected nearly doubled.
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are under increasing pressure to cut spending
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more than half of the world’s refugees live in urban areas
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In the aftermath of a disaster, restoring connectivity and the cellular network has become as important as providing life-saving assistance
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local civil-society groups, private-sector companies and volunteer networks is expanding the reach of humanitarian work
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A small group of government donors provides nearly 70% of humanitarian funding, and the bulk goes to a few large international organizations and NGOs.
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diverse in nature,
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unpredictable
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high-pressure, rapidly changing operations, often in insecure and dangerous conditions, relief workers have little space to try out new ideas.
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increasing scrutiny and criticism from the public
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humanitarians are increasingly turning to businesses and the private sector to learn how to be innovative and better manage innovation
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using social media for needs assessment, community-led risk mapping, crisis insurance, mobile money, local production of relief supplies with 3D printers, and so on
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require unprecedented collaboration between humanitarian organizations, governments and businesses.
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shared by Jennie Phillips on 22 May 14 - No Cached

"I'm a strong believer that the majority of incidents can be handled virtually and you don't have to take people away from what they may normally do and put them all into the traditional EOC," York said.
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virtual platform, called Basecamp
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University of Oregon only uses its physical EOC twice a year compared to about 12 times per year for its virtual EOC.
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, the city's key emergency management staff in different organizations were able to share information
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"Having the virtual EOC allowed us to minimize our staffing in the EOC environment, apply the resource where it could be applied as needed, and then still be flexible or have the availability to support field operations when needed," he said. 
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Therefore when we do have incidents where we physically need people to come to the EOC, they're much more likely to and they're also a lot more comfortable because they've interacted with us in kind of a virtual world." 
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