Excellent report from the UN per the ongoing work of the CrisisMapping cohort, UCLA CENS ( http://research.cens.ucla.edu/ ), etc.
http://www.unfoundation.org/press-center/publications/new-technologies-emergencies-conflicts.html
For accurate disaster satellite products, UNOSAT is the UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Operational Satellite Applications Programme, implemented in co-operation with the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN).
http://unosat.web.cern.ch/unosat/
Ushahidi is an excellent example of open source, mobile, situational awareness for disasters response – http://www.ushahidi.com/
What is Ushahidi? from Ushahidi on Vimeo.
