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Slide 1: Wildfire by DisasterRadio.org GIS maps stimulate social networking, geo-tweets, crowd-source info Mark Zaller mszaller@DisasterRadio.org
Slide 2: Core Functions • • • • • Updated detailed GIS maps, a lure that fulfills Easy for neophytes, depth for sophisticated Stimulate social networking, calms & informs Force Geo-tweets, maps those at risk Data-mining for Crowd-Sourced info to IC Wildfire by DisasterRadio.org
Slide 3: Wildfire ScreenShot Wildfire ScreenShot GIS to the people evolved from AirborneGIS • • • • GeoMAC.gov Fresh fire perimeters Autonomous: no moderator or input Scales small. 1st person – 1st time Minimize bandwidth, offline resilient Everybody wants to know where the fire is Wildfire Wildfire by DisasterRadio.org ScreenShot
Slide 4: Click to see 1 min YouTube Demo of AirBorneGIS in use over fires that DisasterRaido evolved from for Civilians
Slide 5: Twitter for fire • Define #hashtag to firename • Easy: Attract novices-satisfy veterans – Eventually voice enabled and more • Encourage guided conversation • People get Info & Participation • Public Safety announcements Wildfire ScreenShot Wildfire by DisasterRadio.org
Slide 6: Geo-enabled Tweets • • • • GPS is precise - cell towers ok See each other, band up to help Whose left behind, lost, at risk IC gets map of people locations Wildfire by DisasterRadio.org
Slide 7: Safer Perimeters • • • • • Distant people are affected Supply info to the worried Attract help & aide Donate, Gawk, Volunteer Encourage safe distance Wildfire by DisasterRadio.org
Slide 8: Crowd Sourced data • • • • People locations help IC Analysts data-mine CrowdSource Ushahidi can create structure Who in IC team will accept data? CalFire reluctant to release current maps Crowd-source value encourages new maps Wildfire by DisasterRadio.org
Slide 9: Add-ons & options Locate Family & Friends (mashup) Alert! Hurt! Find Me! Lost! Scroll News Emergency Radio Volunteer-Donate DisasterRadio Cross Platform Geo-Located Video & Photos I have / I need Escape Routing around closures Voice Recognition TTS - Translate Wildfire by DisasterRadio.org
Slide 10: Wildfire ScreenShot Issues - Concerns • Alert! Hurt! Find Me! Lost! Who is listening? Too easy? Enable when staffed, priority tweet, Populate your own emergency contacts, better than nothing • 911 simply dials phone, Are you Sure? Disclaimers • Help get people to follow evacuations • Could burglars/looters use it? Can’t address all concerns at first. Planning reduces issues & more prepared for the unexpected Wildfire by DisasterRadio.org
Slide 11: What’s next? • Funding to Release It! fix, evolve & iterate • Keeping it alive: Profitable, funding, monetizing, subscription – Winning hack-a-thons isn’t software engineering • Strategy, Vision & Tactics – Cross disciplinary governing board, crowd-source, organization • Need a Team: Paid, Open-Source/GitHub, Volunteer, Nonprofit, Crisis-Mappers, University, Agency, board of experts • Other disasters: Floods, earthquakes, heat waves, outages Wildfire by DisasterRadio.org
Slide 12: Wildfire by DisasterRadio.org Funding needed Mark Zaller mszaller@DisasterRadio.org
Slide 13: Backup slide Tactical GIS for ground firefighters • Moving-Map GIS on iPhone/iPads now – Get ATT or Verizon version, but service not needed • Offline: Base topos, daily Fire GIS – – – – Safety – Fire Lines- Road Names Fire Point – Division Breaks Wifi updating during breakfast in firecamp/motel No 3G needed • iOS software on Apple Apps Store now – Avenza PDF Maps uses standard Fire PDFs – Gaia GPS, free but paid is better