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Haiti: Cellphone Tracking Helps Groups Set Up More Effective Aid Distribution, Study Says [1]

Populations on the run during disasters can be tracked by cellphone signals, which could help guide life-saving aid to the right places, a new study has concluded.

Publication Date: 
06/09/2011
Donald G. McNeil Jr. [2]
New York Times (New York) [3]
Tags:
Haiti [4], Natural Disasters [5], Telecommunication [6], Cholera [7], Epidemics [8], Remote Sensing [9], Aid [10]

Technology Partners: MimirTech

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/donald-g-mcneil-jr
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/new-york-times-new-york
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/haiti
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-disasters
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/telecommunication
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cholera
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/epidemics
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/remote-sensing
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/aid