Helping aid efforts

[tricksterquinn]

What I am doing with my day, and you can too: How Online Mapmakers Are Helping the Red Cross Save Lives in the Philippines

Links for more info:
http://hot.openstreetmap.org/updates/2013-11-10_remote_hot_activation_in_the_philippines_for_typhoon_yolandahaiyan
(Scroll down to Get Involved)

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Typhoon_Haiyan

It's pretty straightforward, and incredibly useful to aid workers.

ETA: More cool stuff!
http://blog.standbytaskforce.com/
http://micromappers.com/ (over for now, but there's a mailing list for future need)
https://geekli.st/hackathon/52793a2660fb3f52d50001f8