Relief

CP Roberts RELIEF 10-01 After Action Report

STAR-TIDES is publishing a public beta of the After Action Report from RELIEF 10-01 experimentation at CP Roberts in November 2009.

The STAR-TIDES experiments at RELIEF 10-01 tackled three challenges to building a common operating picture:

  1. Making effective use of aerial imagery.
  2. Exploring new methods for field data collection.
  3. Developing systems for integrating streams of information.

The STAR-TIDES team included representatives from Sahana; Open Mobile Consortium; InSTEDD; San Diego State University Visualization Lab; Open Solutions Group, Inc; Synergy Strike Force; Unthinkingly.com; and the National Defense University.

Camp Roberts August 2009 After Action Report

TIDES has released the full after-action report (AAR) from the recent experiments at Camp Roberts, which included the Afghan election monitoring system based on the fusion of NGA imagery, SMS frameworks, and several open mapping tools. Please see the attachment for the full report.

Myanmar Relief Opportunity

Members of the STAR-TIDES network:

There should be an opportunity in early January 2009 to send relief supplies into Myanmar accompanied by a reliable individual, with good contacts in country who can help ensure they will get to those in need.

Two categories of aid have been identified thus far: Shelter and small tractors to replace lost water buffalo. More ideas are welcome.

Aid Coordination Links

PACOM - Asia Pacific Network (APAN), an Internet site which has multiple tools for civil military collaboration.  http://www1.apan-info.net/crp/Events/TropicalCycloneNargis/Home/tabid/5375/Default.aspx - registration and login required

AERDO

Association of Evangelical Relief and Development Organizations (AERDO)

Background

AERDO, the Association of Evangelical Relief and Development Organizations, was founded in 1978. It represents a network of more than 50 of the major evangelical Christian relief and development agencies across North America. The Board of Directors is comprised of a representative from each member agency. AERDO is managed by a ten-member Executive Committee, elected from the membership board.

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