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| When Christchurch was hit by the February earthquake, New Zealand's IT sector responded fast. With almost all of the city's critical communications services seriously compromised, getting relevant, up-to-date information to the people of Christchurch was a massive challenge. Within minutes of the quake, a group of local IT professionals had formed a team to solve that problem. Using a combination of Twitter, the open-source disaster mapping tool Ushahidi, and a large group of dedicated people, www.eq.org.nz was created to meet the immediate needs of quake-affected residents. It also points the way forward, demonstrating how technology and people can be best deployed in future natural disasters.
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