{"id":115642,"date":"2020-04-09T08:54:04","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T18:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=115642"},"modified":"2020-04-09T09:34:57","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T19:34:57","slug":"uh-pdc-covid-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/04\/09\/uh-pdc-covid-research\/","title":{"rendered":"糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Pacific Disaster Center using data and technology to fight COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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PDC<\/abbr>\u2019s COVID-19 dashboard collects data from multiple sources, providing daily updates and analysis of the virus within the U.S.<\/abbr> and around the world.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As the global community joins together to offer their best skills and resources to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Pacific Disaster Center<\/a> (PDC<\/abbr>), a research and technology organization under the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> in K\u012bhei, Maui, has teamed up with organizations across sectors, state lines and international borders to share the most important information and analysis as soon as it breaks.<\/p>\n

“Pacific Disaster Center is approaching the response to this global pandemic by partnering with the most reliable data providers to ensure accurate, timely, easy-to-understand and actionable information is at the fingertips of emergency managers, decision makers and the general public,” said PDC<\/abbr> Executive Director Ray Shirkhodai<\/strong>. “We specialize at bringing together the best science and information through our many partnerships around the world, and we\u2019re making this information completely accessible through our free and open DisasterAWARE platform as soon as it\u2019s released.”<\/p>\n

PDC<\/abbr> has also analyzed a variety of crucial COVID-19 data through new online dashboards that give the public instant access to the most authoritative information, in near real-time.<\/p>\n

“It is the combination of PDC<\/abbr>\u2019s data, analytical tools and technologies, and its scientific research on risk and vulnerability that is ensuring the best information gets into the hands of FEMA<\/abbr>, civil and national defense authorities, the National Guard Bureaus, and all agencies and organizations in disaster management in the United States and around the world,” said 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> President David Lassner<\/strong>.<\/p>\n