== Disaster Response: Remote ==

'''Definition:'''[[BR]]
Group of virtual volunteers, physically remote from an incident but collaborating to reduce suffering and provide situational awareness to any interested parties.[[BR]]
Volunteers may be members of existing organizations (SBTF, GIS Corps, HOT OSM) or interested individuals who have become alerted to an opportunity.[[BR]]

'''Types of Assistance:'''
* collect social media messages (Twitter, Facebook, Baidu)
* collect email and SMS messages
* collect news, RSS and transcribed radio or voice communications
* translate messages
* categorize messages
* determine geographic coordinates of a need or event
* provide cumulative effort impossible or inconvenient for single agencies
* generate image digitization for shared maps
* provide analytical assessment
* store communications
* supplement existing information networks

=== Technology ===
Standards Compliant database containing:
* event identification
* reporter details
* the Report
* available means of communication
* history of interactions regarding that report
* location coordinates
* multiple location names associated with that coordinate
* related reports
* time value (to track an events evolution)
* supporting or responding agencies (who has viewed it, who is responding)
* severity of event
* category (icon driven menu)
* media (photo, video, audio)
* URL groups (supporting organizations, coordinating documents, related web resources)
* URL description
* relevant feed generation (API or RSS etc.)
* tracking of message view or response