Disaster Tech Lab partners with US based aviation company.
Following is a press release that we send out last week: Recognising the potential of airborne platforms during disaster response Sentinel Air LLC and Disaster Tech Lab have entered into a partnership. UAV’s and other airborne platforms are currently all the rage in the disaster response world. While the most common use is for […]
Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda After action report.
Our deployment in the Philippines following Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda drew to a close on April 14th this year. With an estimated 163 days this was Disaster Tech Lab’s longest deployment to date. We’ve now completed our After Action Report. Following are some of the statistics: Number of people provided with internet access in Bantayan and Camp […]
Wireless site surveys in disaster zones.
It was in December 2012 at the start of our deployment following hurricane Sandy that we carried out our first wireless signal survey. Our Sandy response effort in the Rockaway area of New York City was our first one in a 1st world environment and hence brought along some new and challenging aspects. One of these was […]
March 2014 Arapal Camp: communication, medical care & resilience.
On March 3rd a two-man team flew from Ireland via Manila to Cebu in the Philippines for a short 1 week deployment in Arapal Camp. Their mission was to assess the ongoing communications project and plan the implementation of further stages of this plan as well as carrying out a medical assessment in order to […]
Loss of focus?
We’ve received some comments since we started our Philippine deployment early December asking why we were providing medical services in the Philippines and what has happened to our work in the area of building WiFi networks to provide emergency communications? It’s understandable for someone following our progress via Facebook or our Twitter feed to ask those […]
Irish flooding crowdmap.
In the middle of our current Philippines deployment Ireland, where we’re based, is being hammered by some of the heaviest storms in decades. This is being accompanied by spring tides and has caused widespread flooding and damage, especially in coastal areas. We at Disaster Tech Lab went looking for an online resource containing locations and […]
I’m Rickard one of the volunteers! #guestpost
Hi I’m Rickard Sellstedt, I’m one of the volunteers with Disaster Tech Lab in Northern Cebu. My trip to the Philippines first started as a vacation but since I was here during the tyfoon I saw all the damage by Yolanda and then started as a volunteer with Disaster Tech Lab. So what have I […]
Please help us by donating your airmiles.
Due to our long term commitment to help the Philippines following typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda, we have a huge logistical challenge of not only getting essential supplies, but most importantly, team members, all of whom are volunteers, to the Philippines. The teams are comprised of highly skilled medical and technical experts in their respective fields and comprise […]