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Palantir Tech (palantirtech) The best mentor of all tim... Google.org Google.org is the charitable arm of Google, an Internet search engine company that was founded in October 2005.[1] As of May 2010, the organization has committed over US$100 million in investments and grants. To fund the organization, Google granted three million shares during their initial public offering (IPO). As of March 2012, Google.org's three million shares are valued at approximately US$1.84 billion. Overview[edit] Among its first projects is to develop a mass-produced plug-in hybrid electric vehicle that can attain 100 mpg (miles per gallon) (see vehicle-to-grid).[3] In November 2007, Google.org announced RE<C (Renewable Energy Cheaper Than Coal), a project that will invest several hundred million dollars in order to produce renewable energy at a profit from wind and solar sources, particularly solar thermal energy. The director from 2006 until 2009 was Dr. The company maintained high levels of giving while waiting to see what engineering solutions it could develop.

MapAction (mapaction) WikiProject Haiti/Press info - OpenStreetMap Press release from the OpenStreetMap Foundation • 24th January 2010 Haiti OpenStreetMap Press Release This is just a first draft for a page that informs members of the press as well as other media about the ongoing efforts in mapping haiti. Feel free to amend. About the project OpenStreetMap is a project aimed squarely at creating and providing free geographic data such as street maps to anyone who wants them. The project was started because most maps you think of as free actually have legal or technical restrictions on their use, holding back people from using them in creative, productive or unexpected ways. Further information can be found at wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Press and the pages linked there. About crisis mapping Within the OpenStreetMap project a Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team, called HOT, has formed. About the effort in Haiti After the earthquake near Port-au-Prince January 12th the OSM community started very soon to improve the maps for Haiti. Updates Talk "Crisis-Cartography"

ESRI Geo-tagged Tweets It seems the ever evolving Geo Viewer from ESRI (recall the Flex viewer that ESRI has been building on all week) now incorporates the ability to search and display Geo Tagged Tweets. Using the app, select the Tools icon (cube), then select the Twitter Option. This reveals a Twitter results box in the lower right region. Then select the "Draw Search Area" option (purple circle) and click on an area on the map dragging the mouse to create a radial search region. Resulting tweets that are geo tagged within the area will be displayed. One has to wonder that if communications permitted, individuals that require assistance could be sending geo located Twitter Tweets quickly and easily via their mobile, enabling relatively accurate location of those needing help. An interesting tool for sure! Select Twitter option from Tools Menu The Twitter results window Drawing a search area in the viewer The results

Clinton's metaphor for internet freedom!? Helping Haiti respond to the earthquak (Cross-posted from Official Google Blog) These recent satellite images of Port-au-Prince, Haiti before and after Tuesday's earthquake dramatically show the devastation caused by magnitude 7.0 trembler. Here are before-and-after screenshots of the National Palace and an area of Port-au-Prince: Click to see full-size In order to help the people of Haiti respond to this catastrophe, Google is donating $1 million to organizations on the ground that are rescuing those still trapped and providing clean water, food, medical care, shelter and support to those affected. You can also use the below buttons to donate to UNICEF or CARE. Donate to CARE Donate to UNICEF In addition, Map Maker data has been made available to U.N. organizations and the team is working with the Map Your World Community to encourage Map Maker users with on the ground knowledge to help update the map of Haiti with disaster response data. We've also reached out to the YouTube community for help.

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