RISE-PAK

RISE-PAK stands for Relief and Information Systems for Earthquakes Pakistan and was an information-sharing web portal developed and maintained by a consortium of experts from American and Pakistani universities, the World Bank, Pakistan's National Database and Registration Authority, and World Online, Pakistan's largest Internet service provider which hosted the website.[1]

RISE-PAK was created after the 2005 earthquake in Kashmir which has claimed more than 80,000 lives with around 70,000 injured in Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan.

The website displayed maps of about 4000 villages affected by the quake, with a database of demographic information, disaster information, assistance received, and access routes to the villages in the area. It also provided pre-earthquake information showing village-level demographic and infrastructure data, major road networks, and the distance of every village from the epicentre of the earthquake.

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References

  1. ↑ "Coordinating Disaster Relief Efforts: A New Tool for Relief Operations in Pakistan". cid.harvard.edu. Center for International Development at Harvard University. Retrieved 12 July 2015.

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