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2010 Haiti Earthquake
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The Haiti Timeline
Table of Contents
  1. Events & Aid Prior to Earthquake
  2. Who & What: NGO response
  3. Project Team & Work Details: Week by Week
    1. General | Jan 12 | Jan 13 | Jan 14 | Jan 15 | Jan 16 | Jan 17 | Jan 18
    2. Jan 19 | Jan 20
  4. Mapping Timeline
    1. Introduction
    2. 12 Jan | 13 Jan | 14 Jan | 15 Jan | 16 Jan


The Haiti Timeline is a project that aggregates the information coming out from Haiti and places it in a Timeline. The hope is that CC wiki participants will develop a knowledge base of what should be accomplished in each key time period as the crisis develops and log progress to date. All times should be in Haiti local, EST (UTC-5) format for consistency.

There are currently two categories of events captured in this project. For news and other rss-available aggregation events, please see Haiti_RSS_Feed_Challenge.

  1. Project Team & Work Details
    1. Project Team & Work Entry Form
    2. View Project Team & Work events
  1. Mapping Timeline
    1. Mapping Timeline Event Entry Form
    2. View Mapping Timeline events
    3. Current Timeline of Mapping events

Status

Who and what: NGO response, comm status

Who:

NetHope members: 18 members have permanent presence on Haiti. Have 80% of the world’s NGOs as board members. WiMax mesh network coming: Cisco, DoD. NetHope and technology partner, Inveneo, en route to providing Internet connectivity via VSAT / Wimax link in Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas: http://www.nethope.org/
World Bank: flash appeal; immediate money for blankets. Joint damage assessment coming after emergency phase is over; health issues, bodies, etc. UN & World Bank works together on that, will focus on damages and losses methodology.

UN recovery conference within a month.

DoD is lighting up mesh nets for humanitarians. 

Group in DoD that focuses on “hastily formed networks” in Naval Graduate school. Focused on Myanmar; brought comms into Thailand; in Florida today, preparing to deploy to Port-au-Prince Monday; Have 15 fly away kits. Their intention is to set up communications

State Dept. at setting up at SMS shortcode for Haiti (done)

Ushahidi using shortcode 4636 on DIGICEL in Haiti. Laptop, SIM, GSM modem: couldn’t get infrastructure in quickly. May become default system to track incidents of looting and violence. Potential to rapidly stand up. Fully civilian system. http://haiti.ushahidi.com/

List of players that should be talking to one another: Sahana List. Maker of disaster management software: http://sourceforge.net/project/memberlist.php?group_id=127855</div>

Status

Internet: Generally speaking, all had local ISPs, connectivity has died off. Do have Internet exchange point. Authoritative domain name server (.hu) did fall over. Packet Clearinghouse did take over.

Typically connection provided by line of sight wireless techs. NGOs responding with emergency response systems. People have moved over to satellite phones. UN (likely) has established communications hub. Packet Clearinghouse working to get exchange online, working towards Internet Minicore Infrastructure. Possible that DNS resolution will be affected. Right now, most connectivity through satellite systems.

Submarine cable has been damaged, which were reported 1/14. Most ISPs in the country have remained operational, but two of the best known – Hainet and Access Haiti – were reported yesterday to be non-functional (although this was unconfirmed).

Cellular/Wireless: SMS exchanges continued working, despite voice collapse. Getting jammed up. Lost about 50% of infrastructure; may be simple as misalignment. Likely microwave backhaul to connect towers. 3/5 major radio stations working. Voice of America working. Cell phone subscription was only at 28%. Not clear whether cell provides are lifting minutes limits.

SES World Skies announced it was donating teleport access and capacity on five of its own satellites to aid relief efforts in Haiti. The operator said its AMC-1, AMC-6, AMC-21, NSS-7 and NSS-806 spacecraft would provide domestic communication links as well as international connectivity.

Physical: Lost port system. Docks, cranes gone. No overnight capacity, fuel of planes. 2-3 hours holding pattern. One landing strip. Power grid degraded. Generator power.

Challenges

On public, private cooperation: </b>DoD acquisition rules are an issue. Command & control looks like it will come from the US military; distribution of supplies is NGOs.

Desire: to get letter to Aneesh, Andy McLaughlin about info sharing environment. Past experience – private/public partnerships, for instance television in Bosnia. Need to severity index event, determine trigger points. Potential to upgrade towers to 3G? How are towers connected? Fiber? Wire backhaul? Need to be careful about  ignorance of quality of services issues.

Google announced free Google Voice calls – not the most efficient use of bandwidth.

On finance Normal timeframe for being able to move from World Bank – 3-6 months in terms of being able to provide funds for reconstruction. Issue is who to pay, what account. Considering sending people with cash, rather than funneling through NGO. 8M immediately released. 100M is a pledge will soon be released. Issue is govt doesn’t have capacity.

Focal point is the Haitian Minister of Finance. World Bank normally a minimal role; Haiti may be different. Can’t cover military goods, troops. Govt of Haiti shoudl be aware that whatever they implement has a good chance of being retroactively financed.

Comms need to connected with the people who will need it.

Connection to NGO Needs

As the Timeline develops, the hope is that we will get indications where we can assist NGOs, based on events on the ground.

Project Team and Work Details

Coordinator: Name, @Twitter, Skype Name

Volunteer Team:

  • Name, @Twitter, Skype Name

Collaboration Workspace: TBD

= Entry Forms

Project Team & Work Entry Form

Please use this entry form to add events. We're slowly working on moving events from this wikipage to the google spreadsheet below. We will also place a link to the list of events and a timeline here.

View Project Team & Work events


Prior to the Earthquake on 01/12/2010

Humanitarian/Aid Groups
  • United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti MINUSTAH
  • Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) Haiti Overview
Security Situation

January 12

CRS (Catholic Relief Services)
  • Initial reports from CRS' Haitian office say cell phone coverage isn't available and were using a landline to communicate with CRS' staff in Baltimore. The CRS office building in Haiti is still standing and workers there are unhurt, though the status isn't known for any worker outside the office. via CRS blog
  • CRS reports a tsunami watch was issued for Haiti and surrounding islands. via CRS blog
MSF (Doctors Without Borders)
  • MSF's three medical facilities in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, were heavily damaged and evacuated. They have 800 staff on the ground and an unknown number are missing. via NY Times Blog
Red Cross
USAID
  • Activated Management Response Team
UN
Security Situation
  • Prison destroyed by earthquake; estimated 4,000 prisoners escaped / unaccounted for
News Sources
  • Haiti quake developments -- Tuesday CNN

January 13

American Red Cross
  • The American Red Cross is sending money, supplies and staff to Haiti to support relief efforts there after yesterday’s earthquake, which caused catastrophic damage and loss of life.Debris and collapsed bridges are making access to many areas extremely difficult. Telephone service and electricity are out in many places. Haitian Red Cross staff worked throughout the night to rescue people still trapped in their homes and provide first aid. The priority remains to provide food, water, temporary shelter, medical services and emotional support.
Americares
  • AmeriCares, a global health and disaster relief organization, has provided emergency relief and lifesaving aid for millions affected by catastrophic disasters around the world for over 25 years. AmeriCares has been working in Haiti since 1984, and since that time has delivered over $145 million in aid for the people of Haiti.
  • AmeriCares is sending $3 million worth of medical aid to survivors of yesterday’s deadly, 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Haiti from its Stamford warehouse.The shipment includes antibiotics, pain relievers, bandages and medical supplies for survivors with trauma injuries. AmeriCares is working with partner organizations to distribute the medicines and supplies to hospitals and health clinics in the affected areas. AmeriCares relief workers are en route to Haiti to oversee the aid distribution. Additional shipments will follow in the days and weeks ahead, including an additional 10,000 pounds of emergency relief from our warehouse in Amsterdam. "Medicines and supplies are critically needed in Haiti right now and our emergency response experts are working around-the-clock to get those lifesaving products into the hands of medical personnel treating survivors," said AmeriCares President & CEO Curt Welling.
CRS (Catholic Relief Services)
  • Karel Zelenka, CRS’ Haiti representative, states all but two CRS workers have been accounted for. He also says only incoming calls have been possible. via CRS blog
  • CRS is committing an initial $5 million dollars for aid and has pre-positioned food, water storage containers, bedding and other supplies in warehouses in Haiti, though it was unknown at that time if the warehouses were damaged. Additional supplies are available in the Dominican Republic and Miami. via CRS blog
  • A cell phone donation hotline is created. People can text "RELIEF" to 30644 and be connected to a call center to make a credit card donation. via CRS blog
MSF (Doctors Without Borders)
  • Have treated over 1,000 patients so far. via MSF_USA
  • Sent a 100-bed hospital with an inflatable surgical unit: 2 operating theaters and 7 hospitalization tents. via MSF_USA
Save the Children
  • Save the Children has worked in Haiti for more than twenty-five years with about staff on the ground, primarily in the capital city of Port-au-Prince and the Central Plateau region, providing vulnerable children with health, education, protection and food security programs.
  • Save the Children launched emergency relief effort to assist in Haiti. They will bring water purification tablets and food. We will be working to get our initial response – hygiene and shelter kits – up and going and hope that by tomorrow (1/14/10) we will be able to make the first distributions.
USAID
  • DART reponse team deployed early in day
  • U.S. Ambassador to Haiti declared a disaster
  • OFDA provided $50,000 to implement response plan (was there already one on the books?)
UN
PAHO
  • PAHO estimated 50,000 to 100,000 deaths.
WFP
  • On January 13th, WFP distributed high energy biscuits (HEBs) to 3,000 beneficiaries in Jacmel.
USCG
  • A January 13 U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) preliminary port assessment indicated blockage due to significant debris and a collapsed crane, as well as considerable damage to port piers. A January 14 USCG assessment of the Gonaives port, located approximately 69 miles north-northwest of Port-au-Prince, indicates that the port is currently functional. The Gonaives pier allows a 21- to 30-foot draft and has a 180-ton functional crane. Under normal driving conditions the port is approximately three hours travel by land to Port-au-Prince. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) expects to release the results of a formal January 14 assessment of the port facility at Port-au-Prince in the coming hours.
News Sources
  • Haiti developments -- Wednesday CNN

January 14

Americares
  • AmeriCares is delivering $5 million worth of medical aid and a team of relief workers are en route to help earthquake survivors in Haiti.

The shipments of lifesaving aid, leaving from their warehouses in Stamford, CT and Amsterdam, The Netherlands today, are bound for Miami where they will be consolidated before continuing on to Haiti. AmeriCares is working with partner organizations to distribute the medicines and supplies to hospitals and health clinics in the affected areas. The AmeriCares relief workers will oversee the aid distribution and assess the health care needs in preparation for additional deliveries of critical medicines and medical supplies in the days, weeks and months ahead. "Today's shipments are just the beginning of what we anticipate will be a long-term relief effort to help survivors of this catastrophic disaster," said AmeriCares President & CEO Curt Welling.

CRS (Catholic Relief Services)
  • Karel Zelenka, CRS' Haitian representative, reports the CRS building has cracks and workers have been working outside the building, going inside only when absolutely necessary. He also states there's no internet connectivity in the city and an large aftershock was felt the day before. via CRS blog
MSF (Doctors Without Borders)
  • Have flown in 25 tons of relief material: tents, medical disaster kits, blankets, plastic sheeting, jerrycans, and hygiene and cooking sets. via MSF_USA
Save the Children
  • Save the Children’s response team began distributing IV solutions and medicines to 14 hospitals and clinics throughout the Port-au-Prince region. A truck load of family kits and hygiene kits just arrived at their office in Haiti from their office in the Dominican Republic. They will begin distributing those supplies immediately. They have 20 vehicles and 27 motorcycles to deliver aid.
Red Cross
USAID
  • To date, USAID has provided nearly $55 million in humanitarian assistance for the Haiti earthquake.
  • USAID pledged $18 million food aid contribution.
UN
News Sources
  • Haiti developments -- Thursday CNN

January 15

General
  • On January 15 at 1800 hours local time, four of the five 35-member U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Disaster Medical Assistance Teams (DMATs) arrived in Port-au-Prince to commence rapid-response medical care operations, as had a 35-member International Medical Surgical Response Team and a 35-member Incident Response Team. The aircraft transporting the remaining DMAT and a Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team was diverted to Turks and Caicos due to air traffic congestion. The group is scheduled to depart for Haiti later on January 15. (via SmartBrief)
  • According to PAHO, at least eight hospitals and/or health centers are unable to function due to earthquake-related damage. Functioning health facilities are overwhelmed, forcing individuals to seek treatment in makeshift areas. At least 13 countries in North and South America have confirmed the deployment of medical teams, and 24 international search and rescue teams are operating in Haiti, with four additional teams en route. (via SmartBrief)
  • IOM has commenced distribution of relief supplies, including tarpaulins, plastic sheeting and other shelter material, as well as water containers and bladders, according to OCHA. The IOM supplies are sufficient for an estimated 10,000 families. (via SmartBrief)
  • Haitian airspace is open only to humanitarian aircraft operating to and from Haiti airports, and over-flights are prohibited due to limited staffing, according to a January 15 U.N. Logistics Cluster report. [1]
  • The U.N. Logistics Cluster reported that numerous aircraft continue to await a spot on the landing clearance ramp at Port-au-Prince Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport (MTPP), some for multiple hours. (via SmartBrief)
  • Other flights have been diverted to the Dominican Republic and Turks and Caicos, and no fuel is available at MTPP. (via SmartBrief)
  • The Port-au-Prince port is currently inoperable. A January 14 U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) port assessment indicated blockage on the road leading to the port due to significant debris, severe damage to the port building, as well as considerable damage to port piers. USCG and DoD port assessments are ongoing. (via SmartBrief)
  • Traffic is beginning to clog the road from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, to Port-au-Prince as aid organizations begin to transport relief commodities overland. Humanitarian agencies have expressed concern that the relief operation-generated traffic could cause significant road deterioration. (via SmartBrief)
  • USAID/OFDA is coordinating with DoD to establish an air bridge for daily transportation of emergency relief supplies on C-130 aircraft. (via SmartBrief)
Americares
  • The first of many AmeriCares airlifts is scheduled to land in Haiti on Saturday. Trucks, planes and ships stocked with lifesaving aid are also being deployed to Haiti from strategic locations in the United States and abroad.
Catholic Relief Services (CRS)
  • Patrick John, the CRS director of staff security, says all of CRS' national staff are alive and have been accounted for. He also said CRS' Haitian office had satellite phones (did not mention how many and what the connectivity was). via The Baltimore Sun
  • CRS is preparing to send a trauma counselor who speaks French to assist the staff. via CRS Blog
  • Increased their Haitian aid commitment to $25 million. via CRS Blog
  • Has been distributing food and water from its pre-stocked warehouses in Port-au-Prince and the city of Les Cayes. Additional CRS supplies are arriving from the Dominican Republic, such as five-gallon buckets loaded with juice, sardines, sausage, peanut butter, nuts, granola bars, canned fruit, black beans and saltine crackers. Water storage containers, water purification tablets, hygiene kits, cookware and plastic sheeting are also being prepared in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. via CRS Blog
MSF (Doctors Without Borders)
  • MSF reports two cargo planes have arrived at Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport but others have landed in the Dominican Republic then travel over land, partially because of the lack of aviation fuel in Haiti. via MSF_USA
  • An estimated 2,000 people have been treated in shelters. via MSF_USA
  • Equipment salvaged from Maternité Solidarité hospital has been taken to Choscal Hospital, located in Cite Soleil in Port-au-Prince.
  • 300 people have been transferred from Choscal Hospital. via MSF_USA
  • 20 international staff members have arrived in Port-au-Prince with another 15 expected to arrive on January 16. via MSF_USA
Red Cross
  • American Red Cross arrives in Port-au-Prince- join the 15-person local staff and six teams from other countries (via Red Cross)
  • Blood and blood products to air station in Jacksonville, FL- sent to facilities in Guantanamo; ARC says their supply is sufficient to meet current needs (via Red Cross)
  • ARC needed to get blood products to UN Mission Hospital in Haiti, used CBS News chartered plane to bring in cargo
WorldVision
  • World Vision commenced emergency relief operations in Port-au-Prince, Haiti's devastated capital city, with distributions of essential medical supplies to city hospitals.The distributions began on Wednesday, the day after the quake, and continued on Thursday, despite World Vision's own offices suffering heavy quake damage -- the worst to hit Haiti in 200 years. World Vision's main office building was rendered unusable, but operations continued from a second building.
  • World Vision Landcruisers negotiated choked and rubble-strewn city streets to bring the aid. Dead bodies were piled up on sidewalks, and residents of the city chipped away at collapsed buildings with crude tools in a desperate effort to free trapped relatives and loved ones. City hillsides were turned into a sea of rubble as buildings collapsed domino-style on top of one another.
  • The aid to hospitals included surgical gloves, syringes, antibiotics, and bandages. The supplies were intended for World Vision's rural development programs but were reassigned to Port-au-Prince following the quake.
  • At L'Hospital General in the downtown area, all patients were transferred outside the building, since most of its structures were completely destroyed and those left standing were unsafe.Patients lay on stretchers and beds in the hospital grounds and surrounding streets -- many suffering from smashed limbs, and some awaiting amputation.Hospital manager Guy La Roche said the supplies were welcome, as the hospital's own stocks were destroyed in the quake.But he added that the hospital's activities continued to be severely restricted due to a lack of running water and electricity. He hoped the government would soon restore services.
USAID
  • On January 15, USAID/FFP announced the provision of an additional $30 million to U.N. World Food Program (WFP) emergency relief efforts in Haiti. The contribution is in addition to the $18 million food aid contribution pledged on January 14. [2]
  • On January 15 at 1800 hours local time, four of the five 35-member U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Disaster Medical Assistance Teams (DMATs) arrived in Port-au-Prince to commence rapid response medical care operations, as had a 35-member International Medical Surgical Response Team and a 35- member Incident Response Team. The aircraft transporting the remaining DMAT and a Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team was diverted to Turks and Caicos due to air traffic congestion. The group is scheduled to depart for Haiti later on January 15.
  • On January 15, USAID/FFP announced the provision of an additional $30 million to U.N. World Food Program (WFP) emergency relief efforts in Haiti.
  • The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is providing 600,000 Humanitarian Daily Rations for WFP immediate relief efforts, scheduled to arrive in country on January 1
  • Supported by the USAID Haiti Hurricane Reconstruction Fund, WFP and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) conducted three food distributions in Port-au-Prince on January 15 for 2,900 beneficiaries in Villa Creole, De Primateur, and Place Roya.
  • On January 15, four 72-member USAR teams from Fairfax County, Los Angeles County, Miami-Dade County, and Miami City, and one 42-member team from Fairfax County continued to conduct search and rescue operations in affected areas. In total, 330 U.S. USAR team members are contributing to the international effort.
  • Two USAID/OFDA-funded U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) communications specialists arrived in Port-au-Prince at approximately 0900 hours local time to develop a command and control communication network to support USAR teams and facilitate expanded search and rescue operations.
  • The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is providing 600,000 Humanitarian Daily Rations for WFP immediate relief efforts, scheduled to arrive in country on January 15
  • To date, USAID has provided nearly $85 million in humanitarian assistance for the Haiti earthquake
  • Two additional disaster relief specialists have deployed to join the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) in Haiti, bringing the team to 15 members. The USAID/DART continues to assess priority humanitarian needs, and develop a strategy for coordinating the arrival and delivery of emergency relief supplies. The USAID/DART also continues to liaise with U.N. Disaster Assessment and Coordination team and international donors regarding coordination of assistance efforts.
  • Two heavy USAR teams, comprising 160 rescue personnel and eight rescue canines from the Virginia Beach Fire and Rescue Department and the New York City Fire and Police departments, are expected to arrive in Haiti on January 15.
UN
  • The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is providing 600,000 Humanitarian Daily Rations for WFP immediate relief efforts, scheduled to arrive in country on January 15 [3]
  • Supported by the USAID Haiti Hurricane Reconstruction Fund, WFP and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) conducted three food distributions in Port-au-Prince on January 15 for 2,900 beneficiaries in Villa Creole, De Primateur, and Place Roya. The distributions were in addition to the 3,000 distributions WFP completed in Jacmel on January 14. [4]
Security Situation
  • A Russian search and rescue team reported they've had to suspend operations after nightfall due to situational insecurity.(via Yahoo! News)
News Sources
  • Haiti developments -- Friday CNN

January 16

General
  • 200,000 casualties estimated (via Guardian)
  • estimated that in the worst areas 50% of buildings were damaged or destroyed, leaving 3 million people without access to food, water, shelter and electricity (via Guardian)
Red Cross
  • Arrived today: 50-bed field hospitals & purification equipment capable of producing 10,000 gallons of drinking water / day (via @RedCross)
USAID
  • U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah announced plans to visit Haiti on January 16 to meet with Government of Haiti officials and the U.S. government (USG) field relief team and personally convey support to the people of Haiti.
  • USAID/FFP is providing approximately 14,500 metric tons (MT) of P.L. 480 Title II emergency food assistance valued at approximately $18 million intended to feed an estimated 2 million disaster-affected individuals during the next six months. In order to expedite delivery, the food aid will come from Title II prepositioned stocks in Jacinto, Texas. The contribution will include 7,000 MT of rice, 4,550 MT of corn soy blend, and 3,000 MT of vegetable oil. Food aid will be transported in multiple shipments, with the first shipment expected to arrive on January 28th. The U.N. World Food Program (WFP) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) plan to distribute emergency food aid.
  • Additionally, USAID/FFP partners have confirmed availability of 7,146 MT of P.L. 480 Title II food aid already in-country. USAID/FFP is working with these organizations to develop plans for the distribution of the commodities to earthquake-affected populations. (posted on January 16th but warehouse may have been looted).
UN
MSF (Doctors Without Borders)
  • Treated 2,000+ in tents outside damaged hospital. Needs for more complex surgery growing. (via @MSF_USA)
Security Situation
  • Doctors and nurses began to return from being temporarily evacuated due to security concerns (via CNN)
  • "some reports of gangs preying on residents and looting" (via BBC)
  • Haitian police have arrested about 50 people (via Guardian)
News Sources
  • Haiti developments -- Saturday CNN

January 17

CRS (Catholic Relief Services)
  • Reports all 313 of the permanent CRS and Haitian staff have been accounted for. via CRS Blog
  • States over $11.9 million dollars in cash and commitments have been donated, with $7.3 million coming from the internet. via CRS Blog
  • Expects 1500 metric tons of vegetable oil and grains from USAID Food for Peace to arrive at the northern Haiti Port of Cap Haitiene by the end of the day. Six trucks full of food, hygiene kits, and tarps are also expected from Santo Domingo. via CRS Blog
MSF (Doctors Without Borders)
  • An MSF cargo plane carrying an inflatable surgical hospital was not allowed to land in Port-au-Prince, despite reported guarantees by the United Nations and the U.S. Defense Department, and was re-routed to Samana, in the Dominican Republic. All material from the plane is now being sent by truck, adding a 24-hour delay for the hospital's arrival. (via @Politicol News)
  • After moving to a new facility, MSF surgeons were able to complete 90 operations in the first 24 hours.(via @MSF_USA) Another surgical team did 20 surgeries in a converted shipping container.(via @MSF_USA)
UN
  • A commercial vessel is expected to arrive on January 17 in the Haitian port of LaCayes, located approximately 100 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince, carrying approximately 2,100 MT of USAID/FFP food aid, including 1,200 MT of bulgur wheat and 900 MT of vegetable oil to benefit approximately 130,000 people for 30 days. [5]
USAID
  • A commercial vessel is expected to arrive on January 17 in the Haitian port of LaCayes, located approximately 100 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince, carrying approximately 2,100 MT of USAID/FFP food aid, including 1,200 MT of bulgur wheat and 900 MT of vegetable oil to benefit approximately 130,000 people for 30 days.
Red Cross
  • 7 more truckloads of equipment and materials including medical supplies are traveling overland and will arrive in Port-au-Prince tomorrow (via @RedCross)
  • @conneally from Red Cross tweeted: "We are not witnessing violence or rioting, the opposite. Calm Q's 4 water and relief items. Extremely harrowing scenes in the hospitals."
Architecture for Humanity

January 18

Catholic Relief Services (CRS)
  • About 70% of St. Francois de Salle Hospital was destroyed in the earthquake, however the operation room was not damaged and is now operational. via CRS Blog
International Rescue Committee (IRC)
  • Emergency team arrived in Port-au-Prince. Determining sites for clean water and sanitation access, and special needs of women and children. [6]
MSF (Doctors Without Borders)
  • Reports another MSF supply plane was diverted into the Dominican Republic and their medicine supply at Choscal Hospital will run out in 24 hours. @MSF)
  • 500 patients have been treated within 24 hours at Carrefour Hospital. @MSF)
  • Have given care to 3,000 patients in Port-au-Prince as well as completed 400+ surgeries. @MSF)
  • Finally able to build inflatable hospital with 2 operating theaters and 100 beds near the airport. @MSF)
Red Cross
  • Two flights are expected to arrive in Port-au-Prince on Monday, carrying enough relief supplies for more than 32,000 families (via @RedCross)
  • Two additional Red Cross hospitals and three health outreach teams are expected to be operational within the day. @RedCross)


UN
Security Situation

January 19

CRS (Catholic Relief Services)
  • CRS is using the Petionville Golf Club as an informal camp for displaced residents, which number an estimated 20,000 during the day and 50,000 at night. Food, water and sanitation items are being passed out. Annemarie Reilly, the CRS Vice President for Overseas Operations, stated the 82nd Airborne is providing security at Petionville. via CRS Blog
MSF (Doctors Without Borders)
  • Another plane carrying MSF supplies was diverted to the Dominican Republic. @MSF)
UN
Red Cross
Security Situation

January 20

MSF (Doctors Without Borders)
  • MSF doctors are performing an average of 130 surgeries a day. @MSF)
  • Additional operating theaters are being prepared in Leogane and Grand Goave. @MSF)
UN
  • UN Development Programme begins cash-for-work program to put Haitian's to work while rebuilding infrastructure. The $5 a day Haitians will earn through the initiative will circulate through the economy, boosting small businesses and banks, ultimately stimulating the economy and spurring job growth. (via @UNDP)
Red Cross
  • Reports their Haiti relief effort is already the largest single-country personnel deployment in global Red Cross history. @Red Cross)
  • To date, 100 tons of Red Cross aid have arrived in Haiti. @Red Cross)
  • Are providing an estimated 3 million pre-packaged meals in partnership with the World Food Program. @Red Cross)
Security Situation
General
  • The U.N. Food Cluster estimates approximately two-thirds of earthquake-affected individuals, or 2 million people, currently require food assistance. As such, the cluster has stated that an immediate need exists for an estimated 14,000 metric tons (MT) of food and 160 MT of high-energy biscuits for an initial seven-day period, when lack of water and cooking facilities will continue to render food preparation difficult. [7]
  • USAID/FFP partners have confirmed availability of 7,146 MT of P.L. 480 Title II food aid already in-country. USAID/FFP is working with these organizations to develop plans for the distribution of the commodities to earthquake-affected populations. [8]
  • Estimated number of Deaths 75,000 (via @USAID)
  • Estimated number Displaced 1,000,000 (via @USAID)

January 21

General
  • USNS Comfort treated 1,173 patients, performed 55 surgeries since January 19th (via @USAID)
  • HHS teams had seen 7,748 patients (via @USAID)
  • 40 functioning health facilities in Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas, including 8 field hospitals (via @USAID)
  • World Bank announces waiver of Haiti debt payments for the next five years. (via @Reuters)
  • Interior Minister Paul Antoine Bien-Aime announces public buses (free of charge) have been sent out to transport Port-au-Prince survivors to Northern and Southern parts of country, where tented settlements able to accomodate 10,000 would eventually be built. (via @BBC)
  • Eighteen hospitals and emergency medical facilities now operating in Port-au-Prince (via @BBC)
MSF (Doctors Without Borders)
  • An estimated 900+ patients have been to MSF's surgical facilities. via @MSF)
  • The Carrefour hospital is no longer structurally safe and new facilities are being set up at a nearby school. via @MSF)
  • Starting mobile clinics in Carrefour Feuille and Delmas 77 neighborhoods. via @MSF)
  • Starting a project to supply 7,000 people who have lost their homes with drinking water. via @MSF)
  • Started in-surgery and general consultations in Léogâne. via @MSF)
Direct Relief International
  • Sent J/P Haitian Relief Organization, a team of 20 doctors experienced in emergency and trauma medicine, specifically requested medical material and medicines, including antibiotics, analgesics, and supplies valued at nearly $106,000 (wholesale).

January 22

USAID
  • Assistance to Haiti for Earthquake USAID with Partner (via @USAID)
    • USAID/OFDA $102,355,158
    • USAID/FFP $ 68,000,000
    • USAID/OTI $ 5,000,000
    • USAID/Haiti $ 3,527,907
    • USAID/DR $ 1,000,000
    • USAID Humanitarian Assistance $179,883,065
UN
  • UN World Food Program delivers 1.2 million meals (via @UN)
Red Cross
  • "Hope for Haiti" telethon airs, however at this time results for donations are unknown (via @AC)
  • Over 32 flights carrying Red Cross aid have arrived in Haiti. @Red Cross)
  • 70 American Red Cross Creole-speaking volunteers arrive at the USNS Comfort to help interpret for patients receiving medical care from the U.S. military. @Red Cross)
  • Are supplying the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) with over 200 units of blood to support Haitian medical relief efforts. @Red Cross)
Direct Relief International
  • 1.1 million Dollars sent to partners’ care for people injured in the Haiti earthquake.(via @DRI)
  • $969,000 (wholesale), containing needed medicines, supplies, and equipment to St. Damien Hospital in Port-au-Prince (via @DRI)
  • $167,000 (wholesale) of medical material aid to Hôpital Albert Schweitzer (via @DRI)
  • $1,200 (wholesale), will travel with the (via @YBS) team to Haiti.
General
  • US Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams continue to operate at Hotel Montana. Total number of rescues by USAR 47, all rescues are at 122 people. (via @USAID)

January 23

General
  • Haitian government calls off search-and-rescue operations; UN team remains to help recover bodies. [9]
  • BBC begins Creole radio broadcasts in Haiti. The daily programme is broadcast between 0910 and 0930 Haiti time (1410 to 1430 GMT) on six FM relays on the island: Port-au-Prince 89.3 FM; Cap-Haïtien 105.5 FM; Gonaïves 90.5 FM; Las Cayes 106.9 FM; Jacmel 96.9 FM; and Jérémie 92.7 FM. It is also broadcast on shortwave to the country and will be available on the Canal Satellite Antilles, Caribbean-wide radio and TV satellite network. Online, people can listen to the show on the BBC Caribbean website: www.bbccaribbean.com [10]
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
  • Norwegian and Canadian Red Cross Societies set up Rapid Deployment Emergency Hospital, to support over-strained Haitian university hospital. Providing emergency surgery, beds, lights, autoclaves, generators and ward tents. [11]
MSF (Doctors Without Borders)
  • Report that surgeries are expected to begin Jan 24 at the inflatable hospital located in the Delmas section of PaP. via @MSF)
  • Started passing out kits containing blankets, soap, buckets and cooking utensils in Jacmel. via @MSF)
UN
  • UN World Food Program provides 2 million meals. (via @UN)

January 24

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January 25

CRS (Catholic Relief Services)
  • An estimated 50,000 people are at the Petionville Golf Club. Temporary shelters have been set up using bedsheets and CRS has ordered plastic sheeting. via CRS Blog
  • In one section of the camp, people can charge their cell phone, use a phone kiosk and buy vegetables. via CRS Blog
  • USAID is expected to deliver 200 tons of food to be stored on the tennis courts. via CRS Blog
Red Cross
  • A 100 bed field hospital has been set up inside the Carrefour soccer stadium. @Red Cross)
  • Reports over 38 flights carrying Red Cross aid have arrived in Haiti with more supplies incoming by various routes. @Red Cross)

January 26

Direct Relief International
  • Sent sterilizing equipment to Haiti. (via DRI)

January 27

Red Cross
  • Reports a new Red Cross warehouse with a capacity of 50,000 sq ft is now operational in PaP for relief supply storage. @Red Cross)
  • Have distributed an estimated 3.5 million liters of drinking water in 68 settlements. @Red Cross)
  • Have spent/committed over $67 million in Haiti. @Red Cross) 79% of funds have been committed/spent on food and water, 18% on shelter items and the rest on family and health services. @Red Cross)
  • An estimated 3,000 people have gathered at a newly opened first aid post in Place de Canape Vert. @Red Cross)
General
  • USD100 million IMF loan to Haiti considered for approval by IMF Board (via @Reuters)


January 28

Red Cross
  • Over 49 flights carrying Red Cross aid have arrived in Haiti to date. @Red Cross)


January 29

CRS (Catholic Relief Services)
  • A team of surgical staff comprised of staff from the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center as well as 4 infectious disease specialists from the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s Institute of Human Virology are being sent to Haiti in partnership with CRS. Another team of 22 doctors, nurses and other health professionals from the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the University of Maryland Medical Center is traveling to Haiti as well. via @CRS Blog)
MSF (Doctors Without Borders)
  • Converted a kindergarten classroom into a 60 bed facility for post operative recovery care. via @MSF)

February 1

CRS (Catholic Relief Services)
  • Reports Port au Prince has been divided into 16 sections and CRS is in charge of rice distribution in 3 of these sections (an estimated 30,000 people). The U.S. Army is supplying security and crowd control. via @CRS Blog)

February 1

Red Cross
  • Distributed an estimated 4.2 million liters of water at 115 sites and 600 patients are being seen daily. via @Red Cross Blog)
  • Over 56 flights carrying Red Cross aid have arrived in Haiti as of January 29th. via @Red Cross Blog)

February 2

MSF (Doctors Without Borders)
  • Their mobile clinics in Port au Prince, each staffed with a mental health specialist, are seeing upwards of 140 people a day. via @MSF)
  • MSF medical teams in Leogane and Carrefour are both completing an average of 30 surgeries a day. via @MSF) via @MSF)
  • Reports fewer patients are presenting with injuries caused by the earthquake and more are coming in with diarrhea, mental trauma, and tetanus. via @MSF)
  • Are providing water for an estimated 15,000 people at the Grace International Camp. via @MSF) Latrines and showers have also been set up at Jacmel, Leogane, and the St. Louis hospital. via @MSF)


February 3

Red Cross
  • As of February 3rd, $78 million dollars has been committed or spent on Haitian earthquake survivors. Breakdown of these funds are: 71% for food and water, 20% for shelter, and the rest on health and family services. via @Red Cross Blog)
  • 4 Red Cross warehouses, 2 located in Port au Prince and 2 in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, are operating at full capacity. An estimated 100,000 people have received food and relief items and the RC is able to produce upwards of 1 million liters of water daily. via @Red Cross Blog)
  • Over 64 flights carrying Red Cross aid arrived to date in Santo Domingo and Haiti. via @Red Cross Blog)

Haiti Mapping Timeline

Summary and analysis

Private companies and the US government did a good job releasing images in a fairly timely fashion. Nonetheless, there was one to two day lag between the initial need for interpreted map data and availability to the public. The open source community was able to rapidly integrate imagery, ground reports, and analysis that responders are using on the ground.

Following the earthquake at 5 pm on January 12, the first satellite and overflight photos of Haiti were acquired on the morning of January 13. Some of these (e.g., GeoEye-1 imagery via Google Earth and overflight imagery via APAN) were made publicly available by the late afternoon to early evening of the 13th. The first damage assessments based on imagery were released on the evening of January 14 by UNITAR/UNOSAT. Meanwhile, in the open source community, OpenStreetsMap was assembling a rich library of imagery overlays, including resources available for upload to GPS units on the morning of January 15. Among responder organizations, requests for mapping information began January 13. These requests included identification of displaced person concentrations, medical and public infrastructure location and status, damage assessments, and GPS-usable data sets.

Current Timeline of Mapping events

Key Actors -- Acquisiiton

  • GeoEye
  • Digital Globe
  • US SOUTHCOM

Key Actors -- Conduit

  • SERTIT
  • Google
  • ESRI
  • NGA-Earth
  • MINUSTAH

Key Actor -- Interpretation

Key Actors -- Other

  • USGS Disaster Response Coordinator
  • International Charter on Space and Major Disasters

Key Needs

  • damage analysis
  • spontaneous camps appearing in the imagery
  • health care facilities and public health infrastructure
  • GPS maps

Acquisitions

13 Jan P3, GlobalHawk UAV data available through APAN http://community.apan.org/apan/b/announcements/archive/2010/01/14/haiti-earthquake-disaster-response.aspx

13 Jan ALOS-AVNIR 2 (10 m) http://sertit.u-strasbg.fr/SITE_RMS/2010/01_rms_haiti_2010/01_rms_haiti_2010.html

13 Jan GeoEye 1 http://sertit.u-strasbg.fr/SITE_RMS/2010/01_rms_haiti_2010/01_rms_haiti_2010.html

13 Jan Digital Globe WorldView-1 http://www.digitalglobe.com/index.php/27/Sample+Imagery+Gallery

14 Jan Digital Globe WorldView-2 http://www.digitalglobe.com/index.php/27/Sample+Imagery+Gallery

15 Jan Digital Globe Quickbird, WorldView-2 http://www.digitalglobe.com/index.php/27/Sample+Imagery+Gallery


15 Jan NASA EO-1 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=42326

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12 Jan

12 Jan 16:53 7.0 Haiti earthquake

13 Jan

13 Jan 9:27 unofficial USGS KMZ of possible fault zone http://groups.google.com/group/crisismappers/browse_thread/thread/f6af9c5cd6ce9037#


13 Jan 19:05 Google makes available KML of GeoEye imagery taken 13 January 2010 10:27 ET http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2010/01/haiti-imagery-layer-now-available.html


13 Jan 19:13 relaying mapping requirement from GIS practitioners in OCHA camp, Haiti: need to map any spontaneous camps appearing in the imagery with size in area http://groups.google.com/group/crisismappers/browse_thread/thread/1f368f5a0392094b#


13 Jan 9:19 Immediate need for mapping of health care facilities and public health infrastructure (water, elec etc....) 70-90% of deaths are due to indirect causes and can increase mortality rates by 50% in the coming months. While aid organizations and search and rescue are happening, there should be a parallel process to restore public health infrastructure. http://www.crisismappers.net/forum/topic/task-force-haiti-earthquake

13 Jan 20:15 US Southcom has stood up an Haiti HA/DR Community of Interest on All Partners Access Network http://community.apan.orgapan/b/announcements/archive/2010/01/14/haiti-earthquake-disaster-response.aspx http://groups.google.com/group/crisismappers/browse_thread/thread/4e859daf9f09154/8aae210eaf63a8f2?lnk=gst&q=US+Southcom+has+stood+up+an+Haiti+HA%2FDR+Community+of+Interest#8aae210eaf63a8f2

14 Jan

14 Jan 11:32 Joint Research center analyses of built-up area (derived from Quickbird/SPOT) and landslide risk (derived from SRTM) http://groups.google.com/group/crisismappers/browse_thread/thread/7e3c8ecc5a1335f5#


14 Jan 14:00 SAFER pre-disaster overview detail maps http://www.zki.dlr.de/applications/2010/haiti/182_en.html


14 Jan 15:04 DigitalGlobe collected 12 images over Haiti today, 11 with WorldView01 and 1 with WorldView02 http://groups.google.com/group/crisismappers/browse_thread/thread/52ed77d1f21c275e/82ffb5faee43f4f8?lnk=gst&q=Crisis+Event+Services+for+Haiti#82ffb5faee43f4f8


14 Jan 15:28 Digital Globe: the usage restriction guidance is that it can be used without restriction so long as it is now used for commercial purposes http://groups.google.com/group/crisismappers/browse_thread/thread/52ed77d1f21c275e#


14 Jan 16:33 (to 15 Jan 9:00) Request for Garmin GPS maps for responders http://groups.google.com/group/crisismappers/browse_thread/thread/9d1337ca011690e0#


14 Jan 16:35 SERTIT imagery link on CrisisMappers http://sertit.u-strasbg.fr/SITE_RMS/2010/01_rms_haiti_2010/01_rms_haiti_2010.html


14 Jan 17:52 Digital Globe clarification: "DigitalGlobe is making imagery of the earthquake affected areas available for free, there are no licensing restrictions, but you must credit DigitalGlobe. Derived work must carry the copyright of the imagery, DigitalGlobe." http://groups.google.com/group/crisismappers/browse_thread/thread/468a8d45b2c13203#


14 Jan 19:27 DG overlay of Crisis Event Services for Haiti as WMS layer http://maps.geography.uc.edu/cgi-bin/mapserv?map=/home/cgn/public_htm... http://groups.google.com/group/crisismappers/browse_thread/thread/eea8d7e2ce88e2df/81be937c5e368d68?lnk=gst&q=Crisis+Event+Services#81be937c5e368d68


14 Jan 20:34 UNITAR/UNOSAT has produced damage analysis map and kml layers http://groups.google.com/group/crisismappers/browse_thread/thread/c3189ce418a5413d/6440a52e07bd1ead?lnk=gst&q=UNITAR%2FUNOSAT+has+produced+updates+of+maps#6440a52e07bd1ead

15 Jan

15 Jan 4:19 Google: Haiti Map Maker data is now open to everyone, refresh time is 7 days http://mapmaker.google.com/datadownload http://groups.google.com/group/crisismappers/browse_thread/thread/d12443e76b249b07/a72dfec0aab5017c?lnk=gst&q=google+Haiti+Map+Maker+data+#a72dfec0aab5017c


15 Jan 7:10 SAFER Damage Assessment sheets 1 & 2 http://www.zki.dlr.de/applications/2010/haiti/182_en.html


15 Jan 7:49 JRC (jrc.ec.europa.eu) completed damage analysis based on manual digitiing of post-earthquake images http://dma.jrc.it/map/data http://groups.google.com/group/crisismappers/browse_thread/thread/b9c9c4e6b01ac2d9/7bcd429745a20b5b?lnk=gst&q=JRC+damage+analysis#7bcd429745a20b5b


15 Jan 10:20 DG: only restriction on the imagery is that it cannot be resold http://groups.google.com/group/crisismappers/browse_thread/thread/52ed77d1f21c275e#


15 Jan 11:21 OpenStreetMap advertising GPS resources http://groups.google.com/group/crisismappers/browse_thread/thread/96df61ac1e17231c/060c4962801bd357?hl=en#060c4962801bd357


15 Jan 11:48 ESRI: ArcGIS has been loaded with Haiti specific data at http://www.arcgisonline.com/home/search.html?t=content&q=haiti http://groups.google.com/group/crisismappers/browse_thread/thread/96df61ac1e17231c/eeb19a8e742a2f13?lnk=gst&q=ArcGIS+has+been+loaded+with+Haiti+specific+data#eeb19a8e742a2f13


15 Jan 14:25 via Delta State: NGA is up and looking for contributions -- https://www.geoint-online.net/community/ngaearth/default.aspx http://groups.google.com/group/crisismappers/browse_thread/thread/6d3abe4192abc06e/eb9fab831f90f53f?lnk=gst&q=NGA+is+up+and+looking+for+contributions#eb9fab831f90f53f


15 Jan 14:30 SAFER Damage assessment sheets 3-11 http://www.zki.dlr.de/applications/2010/haiti/182_en.html


15 Jan 15:22 1000 m MGS reference layer up at Delta State http://greatriver.deltastate.edu/arcgis/services/Haiti/Haiti_MGRS_1000m_All/MapServer/WMSServer http://groups.google.com/group/crisismappers/browse_thread/thread/76c11819f3b46d04/8f7f54c48fd80325?lnk=gst&q=reference+layer#8f7f54c48fd80325


15 Jan 16:53 updated 1000mMGRS and 100 mMGRS layer (Port-Au-Prince]]) in the WMS and WFS services http://groups.google.com/group/crisismappers/browse_thread/thread/f0bf7e48fa5b4e3a?hl=en


15 Jan 16:57 OpenStreetMaps has both the GeoEye and DG imagery -- most complete available at this point http://haiti.openstreetmap.nl/


15 Jan 19:36 NASA: EO-1 took an image of Port-au-Prince this morning and Dr. Lawrence Ong in our Mission Science Office at GSFC processed a pan-enhanced view of the Advanced Land Imager -- Earth Observatory and SERVIR collaborators are also working on it http://groups.google.com/group/crisismappers/browse_thread/thread/e6f1f98b5ba9e84a?hl=en ftp://8.17.170.176/ali_l1g/2010/015/EO1A0090472010015110P0_ALI_L1G/


15 Jan 22:18 UNITAR/UNOSAT has produced updates of maps and corresponding KML layers http://groups.google.com/group/crisismappers/browse_thread/thread/336a3317eee3b9e2/51c9e66e86fd8b34?lnk=gst&q=UNITAR%2FUNOSAT+has+produced+updates+of+maps#51c9e66e86fd8b34


15 Jan 20:20 The first map with names of hospitals and medical centers as well as other infrastructure http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/MNIN-7ZQT4K?OpenDocument... http://groups.google.com/group/crisismappers/browse_thread/thread/18d601b4d760f53f/4fae6384ef597d12?lnk=gst&q=first+map+with+names+of+hospitals+and+medical+centers#4fae6384ef597d12


15 Jan 23:50 KMZ from Humanitarian Information Unit based off data from DHS/FEMA, UNOSAT, GeoEye http://rcpt.yousendit.com/804198764/bb85cd406dc7be31ffca37a80851c7f6


15 Jan Earthquake Geospatial Research Portal (Harvard) aggregates available images http://www.crisismapper.net/forum/topics/task-force-haiti-earthquake http://cegrp.cga.harvard.edu/content/haiti-earthquake-data

16 Jan

16 Jan 6:30 SAFER damage assessment overview map http://www.zki.dlr.de/applications/2010/haiti/182_en.html

16 Jan 10:11 Thus far best available DEM is 30M SRTM DEM http://groups.google.com/group/crisismappers/browse_thread/thread/6199f9f866ef6162#

16 Jan 10:28 MINUSTAH data now available http://groups.google.com/group/crisismappers/browse_thread/thread/5b09046ffdc130db#

16 Jan 11:38 OpenStreetMap-made assessments of collapsed buildings from GeoEye imagery http://finder.geocommons.com/overlays/20363 http://groups.google.com/group/crisismappers/browse_thread/thread/aaeb91374b12a6b6/9fbb5ac7418b99ab?lnk=gst&q=assessments+of+collapsed+buildings+from+GeoEye+imagery#9fbb5ac7418b99ab

23 Jan

23 Jan Haitian Government declares Search and Rescue phase over (search for survivors suspended).

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