We’re living in times when information is power, when the citizen journalists of this world have access to tools (from mobile phones to social media apps) to report real-time news related to the local emergencies that matter most to them. Wouldn’t it be great to collect all of this data, combine it with mainstream media reports, and distribute it all back to people directly affected by the disaster or emergency?
A group of San Diego’s savviest entrepreneurial minds, including Nate Ritter, who helped spread crucial information when the San Diego Fires were consuming our city, are combining forces on a project code named Hero Channel called Crisis Wire. An idea for “an aggregated emergency informational system” originated by Nate, as described in this post, is now being supported by a team of 15 volunteers, from Refresh San Diego, who all believe in the idea and have the skill to give it life.
As described on IdeaBlob, the final product will…
Aggregate emergency/disaster information from every media source including tv, radio, blogs, twitter, and more. Published on one page per disaster and then separated into neighborhoods where pertinent, this website could put the info into the hands of the people who need it most.
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I hope that you’ll join me in supporting this project—help it win the $10,000 award by voting for the idea or simply providing feedback and insight to the team.
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