1 12 June 2009 http://www.sahana.lk Sahana Sahana Free & Open Source Emergency Free & Open Source Emergency & Disaster Management System & Disaster Management System http://www.sahana.lk http://www.sahana.lk Mark Prutsalis Director, Sahana Software Foundation “No innovation matters more than that which saves lives” Avelino J. Cruz, Jr., Secretary of National Defense, Philippines on the use of Sahana deployed in the aftermath of disastrous mudslides in the Philippines
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112 June 2009 http://www.sahana.lk
SahanaSahanaFree & Open Source Emergency Free & Open Source Emergency & Disaster Management System& Disaster Management System
http://www.sahana.lkhttp://www.sahana.lk
Mark PrutsalisDirector, Sahana Software Foundation
“No innovation matters more than that which saves lives”
Avelino J. Cruz, Jr., Secretary of National Defense, Philippines on the use of Sahana deployed in the aftermath of disastrous mudslides in the Philippines
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What is Sahana?What is Sahana?
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The Historic Trigger: The Historic Trigger: 12/24/04 Indian Ocean 12/24/04 Indian Ocean
TsunamiTsunami• At least 226,000 dead• Up to 5 million
people lost homes, or access to food and water
• 1 million people left without a means to make a living
• At least $7.5 billion in the cost of damages
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Problem: Aftermath of Problem: Aftermath of DisastersDisasters
• The trauma caused by waiting to be found or find the next of kin
• Coordinating all aid groups and helping them to operate effectively as one
• Managing the multitude of requests from the affected region and matching them effectively to the pledges of assistance
• Tracking the location of all temporary shelters, camps, etc.
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How Can Technology How Can Technology Help?Help?
• Scalable management of information No stacks of forms and files to manage
• Efficient distribution of information Accessibility of information on demand
• Automatic collation and calculation No delay for assessments and calculations
• Live situational awareness Reports are updated live as data is entered
Sahana DeploymentsSahana Deployments• Asian Tsunami in Sri Lanka – 2005• Kashmir Earthquake in Pakistan – 2005• Landslide disaster in Philippines– 2005• Sarvodaya and Terre des Hommes (NGOs), Sri Lanka • Yogjakarta Earthquake, Indonesia – 2006• Earthquake in Peru - 2007• Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh – 2007• Coastal Storm Plan in New York City – 2007• Ica Earthquake, Peru – 2007• Chendu-Sitzuan Province Earthquake, China – 2008• National Disaster Management Center & Ministry of
Resettlement & Disaster Relief Services, Sri Lanka – 2009
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RecognitionRecognition• Free Software Foundation Award for Social Benefit
– 2006• SHG Good Samaritan Award – 2006• BBC Documentary, The Codebreakers – 2006• Sourceforge Project of the Month – June 2006• User Award from Redhat Summit – 2005• ICTA Awards to contributors• Used for many Research Projects, University
Courses in many Universities Globally.
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Major 2009 EventsMajor 2009 Events
• Sahana Software Foundation to take over governance of Sahana from the Lanka Software Foundation as independent 501(c)(3) http://www.sahanafoundation.org http://www.sahanasoftware.org