Virtual Earthquake Reconnaissance Team (VERT) Summary by Louise K. Comfort.
The International Federation of Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the Nepal Red Cross partnered to provide updates via text messages to earthquake survivors.
Trilogy Emergency Relief Application (TERA) is a location-based SMS service which will provide important messages about hazards and health concerns during the recovery process. This is especially important because monsoon season will start in a few weeks.
Louise K. Comfort is Professor of Public and International Affairs and Director, Center for Disaster Management, University of Pittsburgh.
Curated topics from the April 25, 2015, Nepal Earthquake to help inform reconnaissance activities, identify impacted regions, and help document the timeline of earthquake response/recovery.
Information on use of information and communication technologies—social media, cell phones, sat phones, landline connections, local personal networks—from the April 25, 2015, Nepal Earthquake.
