RISE-PAK
Encyclopedia
RISE-PAK stands for Relief and Information Systems for Earthquakes Pakistan and is an information-sharing web portal
developed and maintained by a consortium of experts from American and Pakistan
i universities, the World Bank
, Pakistan's National Database and Registration Authority
, and World Online
, Pakistan's largest Internet service provider
which is hosting the website.
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 provides users with maps of about 4000 villages affected by the quake. A database provides detailed demographic information, disaster information, assistance received, and access routes to the villages in the area. It also provides 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.
The Pakistani government, army relief operations, donors, and non-government organizations can add or update information to this database through text messages, faxes, emails, or phone so as to coordinate the massive relief efforts by numerous organizations working in the area.
Web portal
A web portal or links page is a web site that functions as a point of access to information in the World Wide Web. A portal presents information from diverse sources in a unified way....
developed and maintained by a consortium of experts from American and Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i universities, the World Bank
World Bank Group
The World Bank Group is a family of five international organizations that makes leveraged loans, generally to poor countries.The Bank came into formal existence on 27 December 1945 following international ratification of the Bretton Woods agreements, which emerged from the United Nations Monetary...
, Pakistan's National Database and Registration Authority
National Database and Registration Authority
National Database and Registration Authority is a federal department of the Government of Pakistan that is responsible for issuing identification cards to the citizens of Pakistan. Employing more than 11,000 member of staff and having more than 400 domestic offices and five international offices,...
, and World Online
World Online
World Online was a European Internet Service Provider which came to prominence in the late 1990s dotcom boom.Founded by Dutch entrepreneur Nina Brink, World Online's name indicated its aspiration to rival the hugely successful American ISP, AOL . The company aimed to provide free internet access...
, Pakistan's largest Internet service provider
Internet service provider
An Internet service provider is a company that provides access to the Internet. Access ISPs directly connect customers to the Internet using copper wires, wireless or fiber-optic connections. Hosting ISPs lease server space for smaller businesses and host other people servers...
which is hosting the website.
RISE-PAK was created after the 2005 earthquake
2005 Kashmir earthquake
The 2005 Kashmir earthquake was a major earthquake centered in Pakistan-administered Kashmir known as Azad Kashmir, near the city of Muzaffarabad, affecting Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It occurred at 08:52:37 Pakistan Standard Time on 8 October 2005...
in Kashmir which has claimed more than 80,000 lives with around 70,000 injured in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, and Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
.
The website provides users with maps of about 4000 villages affected by the quake. A database provides detailed demographic information, disaster information, assistance received, and access routes to the villages in the area. It also provides 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.
The Pakistani government, army relief operations, donors, and non-government organizations can add or update information to this database through text messages, faxes, emails, or phone so as to coordinate the massive relief efforts by numerous organizations working in the area.
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- 2005 Kashmir earthquake2005 Kashmir earthquakeThe 2005 Kashmir earthquake was a major earthquake centered in Pakistan-administered Kashmir known as Azad Kashmir, near the city of Muzaffarabad, affecting Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It occurred at 08:52:37 Pakistan Standard Time on 8 October 2005...
- International response to 2005 Kashmir earthquake