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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 Can Wireless Networks Bridge the Digital Divide? About the HumaniNet Web Information Service We would like to hear your ideas for articles on technology that supports humanitarian aid and relief. Please email your thoughts to feedback@humaninet.org. Thank you. Written for HumaniNet by Mauro Calvi, CGNet How Wireless LAN technology is bringing the Internet to…

Internet Down How to Use the Internet When the Internet is Gone How to access Twitter, Facebook, e-mail, and search when all you can do is text. by John Herrman on Buzzfeed OK, here’s the scenario: A storm plows through your hometown, knocking out the electricity. Your lights go out, and with it your Wi-Fi.…

Geo-Twitter: Adding Coordinates is Easy « Maps 2.0 Maps 2.0 Geospatial Tools for Nonprofits and Humanitarian Relief Home About Maps 2.0 Advisory Team Mapping Resources Testimonials Why GIS?   Geo-Twitter: Adding Coordinates is Easy In my presentation on January 12, I touched on the promise of geo-tweeting, but concluded it’s not quite here yet. At the time, I knew it…

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…

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…

About « Maps 2.0 Maps 2.0 Geospatial Tools for Nonprofits and Humanitarian Relief Home About Advisory Team Project Description Testimonials Why GIS?   About   Maps 2.0 will establish the first nonprofit online resource for sharing best practices in geographic information systems (GIS), geospatial analysis, and digital maps. Our goal is to make GIS tools and solutions more…

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…

Portland Tech Event

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…