Map of radio stations, produced by IMS and CartONG.

Maps over the needs of communication assistance in Haiti are taking shape. Over the weekend, IMS and CartONG have compiled and mapped all available information concerning the current state of the communications network in the country

Several organisations have offered their assistance in providing information about the current state of communications networks in haiti. Information includes lists of radio stations that existed before the earth quake, as wll as updated information on which stations have been damaged and unable to function.

A preliminary map has been provided by CartONG and made available over Google Earth. If you do not have Google Earth installed, you can view the map here. the map will be constantly updated as information is provided on the ground.

The IMS team arrived in Port-au-Prince on Saturday and found that the extensive damage has reduced telephone and Internetaccess to a n absolute minimum. In a written report sent via Blackberry, IMs staffer Robert Shaw describes how the destruction in Haiti is extensive. Not surprisingly, he explains, most Haitian media workers are still devoted to caring for shelter and food for their families.

Cell phones: The high-tech version of a Swiss Army Knife

Meanwhile, stories of people still being found in the rubble continued to surface over the weekend. In one incident reported by OCHA ,a man was rescued after 11 days thanks to twitter and his cellphone. According to CNN, a man downloaded information on how to treat his wounds from the internet via his cell phone while still trapped. Once rescued, he said to CNN-reporters that his cell phone worked as a high-tech new version of a Swiss Army knife that helped him stay alive.