1) In a Workspace use Web Links get to Google Maps, browse to a disaster zone, capture the coordinates to geolocate, and capture a close up zoom of the map or satellite view.
2) Create a database for the several towns and village distribution points in the area. The above data can be filed in, along with categories of available supplies, emergency services, and notes unique to each situation - such as roads that are cut.
3) Comparison, prioritization, and transfers can be planned while viewing all records in the database. Perhaps actual changes can be input using a form.
4) Programming to keep track of the increase or depletion of supplies in a specific location might be too difficult.
Sharing this information even on an interrupted network connection might be an advantage to planners.
A sample application like this, using an Excel-like spreadsheet, was created in Groove by Ashok Hingorani.
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