Crisis Commons

👋It's been a while. We are dusting off things but wanted to start off quickly with this post about flying drones in disaster zones as we prepare for yet another big hurricane.
We are working on updates and refreshing things, so bear with us. Some updates that we have worked on, include setting up a Discord to rebuild the awesome discussions, brain trust and creativity that was in the Skye Channel of past. Planning for some upcoming virtual CrisisCamps and other fun things. Check out the page CrisisCommons.org on how to join in on the discussion and more.
Looking forward to getting the conversations and community going again. Cheers, Pascal.

https://crisiscommons.org/2024/10/07/flying-drones-in-disaster-zones/

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