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HumaniNet – RBGAN Overview RBGAN: the Next Step Toward Portable Broadband back to SatCom index page by Gregg Swanson Posted: 4/15/2004 Over the past year, HumaniNet has assisted over 20 humanitarian and missionary organizations in procuring and testing a new way to communicate from remote areas: the Regional Broadband Global Area Network, or RBGAN, introduced…

Maps 2.0 Maps 2.0 Geospatial Tools for Nonprofits and Humanitarian Relief Home About Advisory Team Project Description Testimonials Why GIS?   Crises, collaboration, and digital maps (Part 1) August 15th, 2007 Last week, the ADRA-Caritas team in charge of the upcoming Nepal simulation, Exercise Khichadi, decided to postpone this training event, since the worst monsoon flooding in many years…

HumaniNet ICT Features Twelve FREE Tips: Be Sure Your BGAN is Ready and Tuned Up! December 16, 2012 For BGAN users, especially emergency responders, here are a dozen things you should do periodically to be sure your terminal is “ready for prime time.”  This is like changing the oil in your vehicle – not something…

Mapping Resources « Maps 2.0 Maps 2.0 Geospatial Tools for Nonprofits and Humanitarian Relief Home About Maps 2.0 Advisory Group Mapping Resources Testimonials Why GIS?   Mapping Resources Webinar Slides On October 8, HumaniNet presented an overview and tutorials on using Google mapping tools for humanitarian relief and development projects. Here are the slides. All files are in PDF format…

HumaniNet Events “Sim Day” in Portland , Oregon – June 15, 2006 An actual Humanitarian Information Center (HIC) in Banda Aceh, Indonesia supporting tsunami relief.  HumaniNet’s Simulation Day will feature a HIC operated by experienced relief volunteers. Diamond Sponsor Participating Organizations Who is invited – anyone with an interest in technologies for disaster relief. There…

Humaninet.org The HumaniNet Consortium is an alliance of not-for-profit humanitarian relief and development organizations who have agreed to cooperate on the research and sharing of global information and communication technologies, or ICT, for emergency and routine operations. The Consortium is investigating and testing “off-the-shelf,” affordable ICT solutions that provide interoperability in all geographies, enable the…

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HumaniNet – Satellite Communications Satellite Communications: Internet access in remote areas back to HumaniNet ICT Information Service Three trends have characterized this growing field over the last three years: greater portability, improved performance, and lower costs. This section presents information that is relevant to the environment in which humanitarian and missionary organizations operate. General What…

HumaniNet – Webinar: Intel’s Emerging Market Strategy Webinar, April 21, 2006: Intel’s Emerging Market Strategy: Sustainable Computing for Developing Countries with Jeff Galinovsky, Strategic Initiative Manager, NGO Channel Emerging Market Platform Group (EPMG), Intel Corporation 1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST – 90 Minutes Co-hosted by HumaniNet and N-TEN. The Webinar sponsor is ReadyTalk. Last Updated:…