Facebook will now share Community Help data with rescue and relief organizations

Facebook is making it easier for relief organizations to pinpoint exactly where people are in crisis — and discover exactly what they need. 

The company announced at its second-annual Social Good Forum Wednesday that it will start sharing its API for the Community Help tool with disaster response organizations, giving them access to data that can help them deliver critical services to those in need. The API pulls information from public Community Help posts, providing organizations with the ID of the post, the type of help being asked for, and the location of the person requesting support.

The goal is to help rescue and relief efforts coordinate information and response resources as fast as possible, and be able to assess needs by location.  Read more…

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