DisasterAWARE for Big Data Management and Sharing AIDF Asia Summit 2016 Bangkok, 22 June 2016
DisasterAWARE for
Big Data Management and Sharing AIDF Asia Summit 2016
Bangkok, 22 June 2016
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PDC Background
Working to bridge the gap
between science/academia
& disaster management
practitioners through
applied information
research and evidence-
based analysis.
Currently managed by the
University of Hawaii
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Science/
Technology
Disaster
Management
Communication
Systems & Networks
Observation Systems &
Data Collection
Applied Science &
Technology
Capability Building
Evidence-Based
Information Products
Policy & Decision Makers
Disaster Managers
Planners
Humanitarian Assist.
Missions
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GIS & Visualization
Advanced Applications, Models,
Risk & Vulnerability Assessments
PDC’s Integrated Approach
Improve Decision-support
Capabilities
Integrating Information, Science,
& Technology
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DisasterAWARE (All-hazard Warning, Analysis and Risk Evaluation) An integrated platform providing situational
awareness, decision support, and information exchange capabilities to disaster management decision makers.
DisasterAWARE provides an interoperable platform that incorporates international best practice methodologies and technologies for data acquisition, hazard modeling, risk and vulnerability assessment, mapping, visualization, and communications.
DisasterAWARE Platform
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DisasterAWARE Platform
Integrated Multi-hazard
Monitoring
Disaster Early Warning
Automated / Integrated
Modeling
Hazard Maps & Historical
Hazard Data
Intra-Agency Info Sharing
User Added Situation Reports
Damage Products, …
Remote Access (Disaster Alert)
EMOPS
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DisasterAWARE Applications
• Mobile applications for iOS and Android
devices
• Real-Time Hazard Reporting
• Search: Disaster Alert (iTunes/Google Play)
Disaster
Alert
• Publicly accessible application
• Real-Time Hazard Reporting
• Basedata and Observations
• http://atlas.pdc.org/atlas/
Atlas
• Used by State / Local / Foreign Disaster Practitioners
• Enhanced content and response operations
• Authorized users can add hazards & products
• http://emops.pdc.org/emops/
EMOPS
• Fee based custom applications
• Agency or region specific platform
• Customized content and response operations
• Examples: VinAWARE, InAWARE, DMRS, etc…
Custom
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DisasterAWARE Data
1000s of different data sets from
numerous sources Baseline data
Real-time data
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DisasterAWARE Data
Fuses them together for situational
awareness
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Big Data Challenges
Obtaining data from authoritative
sources
Metadata
Timeliness of updates
Formats/protocols to access data
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Metadata in DisasterAWARE
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Overcoming Data Challenges
with DisasterWARE
Robust architecture
to acquire and
process dynamic
data, process alerts
Visualization of data
Summary tools:
Executive Area Brief
Hazards & Products
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Executive Area Brief
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Hazards and Products
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“Fostering Disaster-Resilient Communities”
Victoria Leat