Tech Giants Help Track Nepal Earthquake Survivors as Communications are hit.
This story, which appeared in the Wall Street Journal on April 27, 2015, provides a brief overview of the communication services developed by Google and Facebook which help families locate survivors....
View Article28 April 15 Nepal Earthquake Communicating with Communities Update 1
The first report of the status of the communication system in Nepal provides an overview of the resources available; telephone, radio broadcasts, and internet services. The report indicates that many...
View Article29 April 2015 CDAC Communicating with Communities Update 2
Report #2. This report provides an update on the telecommunication services in Nepal. This report also provides the status of efforts to provide broadcast and translation services to the impacted...
View Article2 May 2015 CDAC Communicating with Communities Update 3
Update #3 This report provides an overview of the situation in Nepal on the date of the report as well as an update on the availability of communication technologies, broadcast and translation...
View Article4 May 2015 CDAC Communicating with Communities Update 4
Update #4 This report provides an update on the availability of communication technology including; cell phone service, broadcast media, translation services, and social media. This report also...
View Article6 May 2015 CDAC Communicating with Communities Update #5
Update #5 This report provides an update on the situation overview as well as the status of communication technology platforms including; cell phone service, broadcast media, translation services, and...
View Article8 May 2015 CDAC Communicating with Communities Update #6
Update #6 This report provides an update on the availability of communication technology and an explanation of its use in the response to the relief effort. The highlights include; the communicating...
View ArticleNepal: Red Cross signs landmark agreement for SMS system to send life-saving...
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)...
View ArticleHow technology has improved emergency response in Nepal
Erica C. Fischer & Lauren Biscombe Search and Rescue With new natural and man made disasters comes new applications of existing technology. The recent earthquake in Nepal has highlighted this...
View ArticleCDAC Network Communicating with Communities Update #7
This report was developed before the second earthquake, so some of the information may have changed. This report indicates that rural communities are in need of information pertaining to the...
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