RISE-PAK

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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 Pakistani 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.