Six-year-old Haitian boy in the intensive care unit aboard Comfort in stable condition, following a major earthquake in Haiti, Tuesday Jan. 19, 2010. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd-Class Chelsea Kennedy)

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Work with world organizations by using publicly available internet tools. Unique maps, images, and videos that display roads, damage areas, and points of interest in near real-time. Reliable and up-to-date information on current relief efforts, operations, important background facts, future concerns, and related efforts. Can handle an influx of web hits and can scale to many users in a little amount of time with cloud computing and web services. Network availability guaranteed at 99.999%, 24/7 worldwide (their network). Secure connection and data not subject to Google monitoring. Includes collaborative mail, calendar, chat (video), groups, contacts, videos, and you can build your own sites. Advance with new Google tools as they become available. Based on tools you and others already know; GMail/Google Apps/Sites/Maps/Earth (450 million users). InRelief.org is a collaborative platform used to promote information sharing between International Organizations, Non-Governmental Organizations, Government Organizations, and Military groups responding to a natural or man-made disaster. Our mission is in accordance with the Oslo Guidelines. Human suffering must be addressed wherever it is found. The dignity and rights of all victims must be respected and protected. Humanitarian assistance must be provided without engaging in hostilities or taking sides in controversies of a political, religious, or ideological nature. Humanitarian assistance must be provided without discrimination. Relief of the suffering must be guided solely by needs. Priority must be given to the most urgent cases of distress.