Early Mapping and 3W Reporting
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The document discusses the work of Humanity Road and the Digital Humanitarian Network in monitoring social media for disaster response. Some key points: - Humanity Road monitors 1-3 events daily and has monitored more events than any other organization since 2010. - They co-chair the US Department of Homeland Security's Virtual Social Media Working Group and test new data mining tools. - During disasters, text messages can provide key information when voice networks are down, as seen in events like the New Zealand earthquake and Alabama tornado. - The Digital Humanitarian Network maps social media reports for organizations like UN OCHA to assess damage and needs after events like the Philippines Typhoon Bopha.
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Early Mapping and 3W Reporting
- 1. Early Mapping and 3W Reporting Cat Graham Vice President, @HumanityRoad http://humanityroad.org Coordinator for Digital Humanitarian Network www.digitalhumanitarians.com Twitter handle: @digihums Hashtag: #Digihums
- 2. About Humanity Road Global 501c3 NGO Public Charity Digital Disaster Response - Monitor 1 -3 events each day, every day! - Our volunteer team has been actively monitoring daily since 2010. - We have live-monitored more events in social media than any other org on earth. - Co-Chair the USA Department of Homeland Security Virtual Social Media Working Group - We test innovative new tools for data mining emerging information 2012 & 2013 www.digitalhumanitarians.com Twitter handle: @digihums Hashtag: #Digihums
- 3. Disaster Communications NEW ZEALAND EARTHQUAKE NEW ZEALAND EARTHQUAKE Text sent to Philippines Text sent to Philippines 2012 – 20K Hours @HumanityRoad Volunteers Contributed 20,000 Hours of Service monitoring and responding to disaster online Mom, I’m buried” Mom, I’m buried” ““ ALABAMA TORNADO ALABAMA TORNADO “I’m Alive” “I’m Alive” HAITI EARTHQUAKE HAITI EARTHQUAKE Canadian woman rescued Canadian woman rescued after texting Canada after texting Canada TURKEY EARTHQUAKE TURKEY EARTHQUAKE Journalists Texting Journalists Texting from under the hotel from under the hotel During disaster, text messages can go through even when voice lines are down. During disaster, text messages can go through even when voice lines are down. Some key search and rescue information emerges as text messages reach family in other locations Some key search and rescue information emerges as text messages reach family in other locations
- 4. Disaster Communications Each of us CAN take an active part during disaster. Food, Fuel, Shelter, Supplies 6.8 Billion people and 5 billion cell phones
- 5. About @Digihums www.digitalhumanitarians.com Twitter handle: @digihums Hashtag: #Digihums
- 6. About @Digihums www.digitalhumanitarians.com Twitter handle: @digihums Hashtag: #Digihums
- 7. Early Mapping and 3W Reporting Who are you where are you and what do you need IDP Migration Libya Typhoon Bopha Philippines Epic Flooding India India Libya Population Assessment L A U N C H Philippines Damage Assessment Aid Assessment www.digitalhumanitarians.com Twitter handle: @digihums Hashtag: #Digihums
- 8. Early Mapping and 3W Reporting Who are you where are you and what do you need IDP Migration Libya Population Assessment Typhoon Bopha Philippines Damage Assessment Epic Flooding India Aid Assessment www.digitalhumanitarians.com Twitter handle: @digihums Hashtag: #Digihums
- 9. Early Mapping: Philippines Challenge: Review social media reports for UN OCHA Assessment Team for social media map. Broad damage from Bopha 12 hours. This created a single solution: SBTF and Humanity Road split the task by impact days, reviewed, compiled and presented data. OCHA Published the map. Google pulled the feed for their Google Crisis Map www.digitalhumanitarians.com Twitter handle: @digihums Hashtag: #Digihums
Editor's Notes
- Monitor 1 -3 events each day, every day. Our volunteer team has been actively monitoring daily since 2010. We have live-monitored more events in social media than any other org on earth. Chair for the US.A Department of Homeland Security Virtual Social Media Working Group We test innovative new tools for data mining emerging information
- The weight of that information can be heavy at times – finding the signal in the noise is important and can save lives In 2012 Humanity Road volunteers contributed over 20k hours of service monitoring disaster Text messages that are received by family and loved ones empower those outside the event to be a participant
- You can take an active part during disaster! After Hurricane Sandy, Over 48k people were helped in this location through The power of facebook, social media messages and both digital and onsite support Evert from Disaster Tech Lab Spoke about this earlier in the day.
- V&TC’s – innovation, experienced, rapid deployment, technological and skilled support – its a special collaborative team That leverages a digital intellectual pool to respond rapidly
- So what can they do?
- Early mapping and reporting can provide rapid population, damage or aid assessments. It can help tackle the sea of information when the local community team needs it
- Within 48 hours of activating – the Libya crisismap was live and providing valuable content on population migration and spontaneous IDP camp locations in the countries bordering Libya. Within 24 hours UN OCHA assessment team published their social media map. The data from this map was exported into other solution maps creating a single source location for data at the onset of an event. Not only speed but size can affect a response agency’s ability to perform their role effectively. On July 2, 2013 over 4,200 villages reportedly had been impacted in the Uttarakhand district of India, the Seeds and Sphere team needed information on who was responding to their disaster. Work already in progress was tapped and within 72 hours, a living digital 3W report of over 100 agencies was delivered.
- Challenge: Review social media reports for UN OCHA Assessment Team for social media map. Broad damage from Bopha – Need it in 12 hours. This created a single solution: SBTF and Humanity Road split the task by impact days, reviewed, compiled and presented data. OCHA Published the map Google pulled the feed for their Google Crisis Map
- Digital Humanitarian Network is innovation in Humanitarian response. Through collaborative engagement we improve data accuracy, veracity and reduce redundant work teams Potentially reducing the time it takes for disaster assessment and allowing us to move more quickly from disaster response into disaster recovery.