Esri has announced a social media map effort to share information from the areas affected by the recent earthquake in Christchurch New Zealand. The app shares near real-time updates from Ushahidi which includes important updates on transportation routes, power lines and other important infrastructure as well as updates from Canterbury Regional Council and Power. There’s also geotagged tweets, flickr photos, and youtube videos. See the map at http://s1.demos.eaglegis.co.nz/JavaScript/earthquake-christchurch/
