- Christchurch Recovery Map
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The Christchurch Recovery Map, also known as eq.org.nz, was a short-lived website providing crowdsourced information about the Christchurch Earthquake of 22 February 2011.[1][2][3] The site aggregated information via email, tweets with an #eqnz hashtag, SMS and a locally-hosted web form. The site was built with open source tools and active support from CrisisCommons[4] and Ushahidi.
As well as providing information, the volunteers hosting the site provided much of the technical infrastructure behind the Student Volunteer Army.[5] The site became a major source of public information. Within its first week of operation, it had received approximately 100,000 unique visitors.[6] The site is listed as a credible source of information by New Zealand's two main news sites, stuff.co.nz[7] and nzherald.co.nz,[8] as well as Google Crisis Response's[9] and the Trademe's website.[10] As mainstream agencies responded to the quake, other forms of communication became established and the need for a grass roots website subsided. The website is no longer updated as the normal information channels have resumed, and recommends an alternative website. [11]
The website does not appear in the Wayback Machine. The Christchurch Recovery Map is unrelated to a previous Emotional Intelligence website on the same domain that was harvested by the Wayback Machine.[12]
External links
References
- ^ Tech volunteers quick to help in quake aftermath, Computerword
- ^ Web acts as virtual crisis centre for Christchurch quake victims, Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Social media plays key role after New Zealand earthquake, Khou.com
- ^ "Project update for the Christchurch Recovery Map". crisiscommons.org. 2011 [last update]. http://crisiscommons.org/2011/02/26/project-update-for-the-christchurch-recovery-map/. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
- ^ Call For Information Activists, Voxy.co.nz
- ^ [1]
- ^ Christchurch earthquake
- ^ Information and Resources - Christchurch Earthquake
- ^ Christchurch Earthquake, Google Crisis Response
- ^ Christchurch Earthquake Support, Trademe
- ^ "Christchurch Recovery Map". eq.org.nz. 2011 [last update]. http://eq.org.nz/. Retrieved 13 July 2011. "We recommend you visit http://canterburyearthquake.org.nz/ or call the quake helpline at 0800 779 997 for current information"
- ^ "Internet Archive Wayback Machine". wayback.archive.org. 2011 [last update]. http://wayback.archive.org/web/20021015000000*/http://eq.org.nz/. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
Categories:- 2011 Christchurch earthquake
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