# Crowdsourced Rescue Mission Websites This Website Lets Volunteers Help Locate a Missing Airline By Rahul Kalvapalle | Published 2014-03-12 | World Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/missing-airline References: [webpronews](http://www.webpronews.com/tomnod-website-set-up-to-involve-public-in-the-search-for-malaysia-airlines-flight-370-2014-03) & [tomnod](http://www.tomnod.com/nod/challenge/malaysiaairsar2014?source=malaysia) Tomnod is a website that has been set up to leverage the amazing power of crowdsourcing in the search for missing airline Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which mysteriously disappeared on March 8 while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Tomnod, which means 'big eye' in Mongolian, is owned by Colorado satellite company [Digital Globe](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digital-silk-road). Digital Globe trained five satellites towards the plane's last known location. These satellites transmit data and photographs to the Tomnod website, where [crowdsourcing volunteers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fire-watch) can comb through the huge database of information in search of clues. Volunteers can then [tag locations and objects of interest](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/earthguessr) such as possible airplane wreckage, with satellite images being regularly updated. It's not the first time Tomnod has engaged in this sort of commendable crowdsourcing. The website set up a similar campaign in the wake of the 2013 typhoon in the Philippines, with volunteers tagging 60,000 objects of interest to help rescue teams on the ground find their bearing. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.2/10 - Popularity: 57% | Activity: 92% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [World](https://www.trendhunter.com/world) > [Regional](https://www.trendhunter.com/regional) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Crowdsourced Search and Rescue:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing platforms that combine crowdsourcing and satellite technology for efficient and widespread search and rescue operations. - **Crowdsourcing Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Creating platforms that leverage the power of crowds to analyze large amounts of data and identify relevant information or patterns. - **Satellite Imaging:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Advancing satellite imaging capabilities to capture high-quality images and provide real-time data for search and rescue missions. ### Who This Affects Most - **Emergency Services:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrating crowdsourcing platforms and satellite imaging technology to improve response time and accuracy in emergency situations. - **Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Building and refining crowdsourcing platforms and satellite imaging technology to enhance various industries' operations, including disaster response and recovery. - **Aerospace:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Collaborating with satellite companies and crowdsourcing platforms to improve aircraft tracking, search and rescue efforts, and enhance airline safety. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Global Travel Hubs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nomadmania.md) - [Connective Non-Profit Funding](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wingtap.md) - [Wildlife Trafficker-Thwarting Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wildlife-traffickerthwarting-app.md) - [Lost Pet Locators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/puppy-platoon.md) - [Community Travel Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/travelshare.md) - [Paranormal Mapping Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ghost-town1.md) - [Mystery Search Engines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mystery-search.md) - [Missing Child App Alerts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/Findmykids-App.md) - [Wildfire-Detecting Social Monitoring AI Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/following-wildfire.md)