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| Crowd-sourcing aids Japan crisis | Crowd-sourcing aids Japan crisis |
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| People living close to the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan are collaborating to plot local radiation levels. | People living close to the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan are collaborating to plot local radiation levels. |
| The RDTN.org website allows people to submit their own radiation readings and maps them alongside official data. | The RDTN.org website allows people to submit their own radiation readings and maps them alongside official data. |
| It is one of several so-called crowd-sourcing initiatives set up in the wake of the devastating earthquake and tsunami. | It is one of several so-called crowd-sourcing initiatives set up in the wake of the devastating earthquake and tsunami. |
| Another website, JapanStatus.org, also offers similar information. | Another website, JapanStatus.org, also offers similar information. |
| To contribute to the RDTN site people will have to purchase a radiation detection device and the site directs people to four sources of such equipment. A typical device currently sells on Amazon for around $78 (£47). | |
| Readings submitted to the site suggest that radiation levels of between 0.178 - 0.678 microsieverts per hour can be detected in and around Onuma Hitachi City that lies south of Fukushima. | Readings submitted to the site suggest that radiation levels of between 0.178 - 0.678 microsieverts per hour can be detected in and around Onuma Hitachi City that lies south of Fukushima. |
| Progress appears to be being made to restore power to the Fukushima Daiichi plant although, according to official sources, the situation remains very serious. | Progress appears to be being made to restore power to the Fukushima Daiichi plant although, according to official sources, the situation remains very serious. |
| Villagers living nearby have been told not to drink tap water due to higher levels of radioactive iodine. | Villagers living nearby have been told not to drink tap water due to higher levels of radioactive iodine. |
| Other efforts to pool advice on how to cope with the disaster include new pages on The Global Innovations Commons, a site which compiles out-of-date patents. | Other efforts to pool advice on how to cope with the disaster include new pages on The Global Innovations Commons, a site which compiles out-of-date patents. |
| It includes dozens of patents related to cooling down reactors from companies such as Hitachi and Siemens. | It includes dozens of patents related to cooling down reactors from companies such as Hitachi and Siemens. |
| There is also information which could help with the rebuilding efforts, including water filtration technologies, shelter and building techniques and tsunami warning systems. | There is also information which could help with the rebuilding efforts, including water filtration technologies, shelter and building techniques and tsunami warning systems. |