Technology developed by Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI), one of Hamad Bin Khalifa University’s 3 research institutes, has been used to provide information to local responders following the 7.8-magnitude earthquake which shook Ecuador on April 16. \r\nSocial media data collected and categorised with QCRI’s Artificial Intelligence for Disaster Response (AIDR) technology and MicroMappers can be used to provide insights following an emergency. MicroMappers is collaboration between the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) and the digital volunteer’s response agency, Standby Task Force (SBTF). |