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Navigating Crisis Communication Gaps: Strategies for Overcoming Disaster Response Challenges

Government Technology Insider

In the aftermath of severe storms, communities grapple with widespread damage and daunting disaster response communication challenges. Making the process harder are many disaster response communication challenges, which require significant effort to overcome. What does the future of disaster response look like?

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Overcoming Disaster Response Communication Challenges

Government Technology Insider

Making the process harder are many disaster response communication challenges, which require significant effort to overcome. Thankfully, the growing number of communities affected by server storms and other natural disasters are not alone. What does the future of disaster response look like?

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Modern Voice Platforms Make the Difference When Confronting Disasters

State Tech Magazine

For frontline workers serving communities across America, the flow of information is crucial for running efficient operations that can expand and contract as demands dictate. The use of cloud-based mobile communication systems and apps in disaster response has been found to…

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Hurricane season 2023: Supporting hurricane response efforts with the cloud

AWS Public Sector Blog

Innovating in advance Throughout the year, AWS Disaster Response develops and tests new innovations that utilize cloud technology to enable more efficient disaster response capabilities for our customers and relief organizations. Pictured: A customized AWS Disaster Response Jeep in a field test exercise.

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How AWS is supporting nonprofits, governments, and communities impacted by Hurricane Ian

AWS Public Sector Blog

At the request of standby organizations Help.NGO and Information Technology Disaster Resource Center (ITDRC), the AWS Disaster Preparedness and Response team assisted with response operations across a variety of functions in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian.

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Building resilience: Using technology to prepare for, respond to, and recover from the unexpected

AWS Public Sector Blog

AWS also backs researchers through the Network of Earth Observation Laboratories for Disaster Risk Reduction (RedLABOT). RedLABOT was developed in collaboration with NASA Disaster Response Latin America, Esri , and AmeriGeo to address the gaps and challenges in disaster risk reduction in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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How to detect wildfire smoke using Amazon Rekognition

AWS Public Sector Blog

Disaster response teams can use the cloud to create wildfire detection workflows that automatically deploy rapid notifications to fire incident response teams, so disaster response teams are alerted to the first signs of wildfire formation.