Valgeo2011 rethinking tech edge

Valgeo2011 rethinking tech edge

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  [...] technique doesnot aim to a purpose, does not open salvation scenarios, does not reveal the truth, technique ‘works’. Umberto Galimberti RETHINKING TECHNOLOGY EDGE Web and mobile emergency networks to real-time information and geodata management DI LOLLI - LANFRANCO - LOMBARDO - RAPISARDI VVF TAS Torino | Università di Torino | NatRisk | Open Resilience ValGeo 2011 Ispra 17/10/2011
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  Exercise Missing Person Why Managing crowdsourcing [citizens engagement] and collaborative mapping in real time within the framework of procedures applied by Fire Department and Civil Protection Where Protec, Lingotto Fiere, Turin July 2011 Who Fire Department: TAS [Topography Applied to Relief] Turin & Aosta, Search & Rescue teams Centro Intercomunale di Protezione Civile Bassa Val di Cecina University of Turin Open Resilience Network Prisma Engineering Il Giornale della Protezione Civile [media observer] Conference Attendees
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  Nucleo VVF TASTorino The TAS mission Geodata sharing and collaboration between different bodies and institutions Real time geodata updating and sharing
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  Exercise > HOW SHARED MAP Operating Room » VVF - UCL REPORTS VALIDATION Missing Person Operating Room Operating Room CITIZENS AS SENSORS Attendees & Media UCL Unità di Comando Locale geolocated alerts and reports from the population INFORMING THE PUBLIC NETWORKS DATA FORMAT & PLATFORMS Real time information from Operating room GSM/UMTS telecoms cellular GIS data formats (shp, KML, wpt, GPX, network PLT) Lingotto Fiere internal Wi-Fi (plus Platforms GIS or web-gis (OziExplorer, an outdoor ad-hoc exercise ArcPad, Google-maps, Ushahidi, Global network) Mapper) Fire Department WiMAX Fire Department radio network Prisma Engineering - LSUnet
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  Lessons Learned
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  Civil Protection 2.0«Community» Institutions Communications Volunteers Ma ss ne na red gem pa RISKS ent Pre Relief Media Citizens
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  Public/Citizens/VTCs The WEB 2.0 is GEO Emergencies Bodies
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  Overview Networks Data Formats Map Sharing Crowdreports& Validation
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  1 Crowdmapping Focus Geolocation Mapping Several free tools allow the location of The challenge in using social media as a people during an emergency. These crisis map layer is that the data is huge, tools are normaly used to connect to chaotic, free, and collectively good, but friends and for social networking. individually unreliable. Foursquare type check-in, or even To improve the social media data better, an automatic check-in inclusion on crisis maps, we need to technology, could be included in many focus on quality and relevance and on cell phones. social proactive commitment
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  2 Emergency BodiesFocus Geolocation Mapping The challenge is collaboration and a The geolocation in relief operation is massive use of web/mobile solutions. perceived as a crucial need. Processes and procedures should take There is a lack of: common standards, advantage from web/mobile. common policies and skills. Training programme to improve the Technology as enabler of a wider capability to manage geolocated collaboration between the different information from different sources. players. Interoperability of data. Define validation procedures. Abilities to interact with data, see patterns, take decisions.
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  A tech issue?
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  Web changes communications http://www.flickr.com/photos/photodavid/
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  Testo Web changes emergency
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  Testo What about people?
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  The wealth ofnetworks: how social production transforms markets and freedom. Yochai Benkler. The post-Gutemberg revolution is «The end of institutionalised mediation models». Richard Stacy The Web 2.0 World
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  Web 2.0 KeyWords #share #collaborate #communicate #cooperate #support #include - e.g. #diversity
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  «with advances in technology,the gap between professionals and amateurs has narrowed, paving the way for companies to take advantage of the talent of the public.» Darren Gilbert <p>The Crowd</p>
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  SWOT: Web 2.0and Risks Strength Weakness «Web Divide» Local Social Ties Opportunities Common Approach Global Social Networks Crowdsourcing Reliability & Validation Tech Innovation SKA & Organizational Change Volunteers Commitment Resistence to Change Low Budget Web 2.0 Community Free web 2.0 platforms Institutionalized information model Low Web litteracy Citizens driven information model Past Dependencies Threads Low Collaboration Privacy and Security Issues Slow pace of change Privacy and Security Issues Cultural Approach Low Budget Tech dependencies Lack of Continuance
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  Richard Stacy |www.richardstacy.com The assets of a post-Gutemberg world 100% controlled by stakeholders/customers Community Conversation Content 100% controlled by you/institution/organization/....
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  Richard Stacy |www.richardstacy.com The assets of a post-Gutemberg world 100% controlled by stakeholders/customers Community Conversation Content 100% controlled by you/institution/organization/....
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  Focusing on Community #preparedness #resilience
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  Community Ecology from: relief & recovery to: «social & economic continuity» cc: resilience, preparedness
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  The Step Forward 23
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  2.0 Data &Information Communications geolocalization crowdsourcing ss Ma ne na d are emg ep Risk en Pr t Relief tag & taxonomy data format
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  Rethinking the Framework Institutions Volunteers Organizational Models Processes & Procedures SKA & Job Roles Media Citizens
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  Still a techissue?
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  «We are stuckwith technology when what we really want is just stuff that works.» Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt (2002) ELENA RAPISARDI [email protected] MASSIMO LANFRANCO [email protected] ANDREA DI LOLLI DAVIDE LOMBARDO [email protected]