Delhi Copenhagen Urban Challenge

‘Emergency Incident Intimation Service and Urban Mobility’

Group 1:Cynthia SorensenHarshit Srivastava

Rahul JainSilke Herold

Terrorist AttacksTraffic AccidentSudden Weather Changes

Issues

Background – Copenhagen

• August 2010: A 6 lane highway with cars caught under water and a 100 meter underpass got flooded very fast due to heavy rains

• July 2011: Heavy rains which caused flooding in the Danish capital Copenhagen, damaging homes and sparking travel chaos in parts of the city

• August 2014: Parts of Copenhagen flooded by violent storms overnight• February 2015: Terrorist attack• April 2015: Copenhagen science centre 'destroyed' by fire

Population : 1.9 million

No. of vehicles: 2.1 million cars

(Denmark)

Area: 88.25 sq. km

Background – Delhi

Population: 25 million

Vehicular population : 9.63 million

Area: 1483 sq. km

• Heavy rains and flooding each year• Regular traffic jams : 8623 accidents in 2014• 2.5 million new vehicles registered in last five years• September 2008 : Terrorist Attacks• September 2011 : Terrorist Attacks• May 2015: Earthquakes in northern part of India• Regular political demonstrations

Current Scenario• We contacted the following department in order to understand the current scenario:

Copenhagen1. Police2. Danish emergency management agency3. Fire department4. Armed forces 5. Danish meteorological institute

Delhi1. Traffic Police2. National Disaster Management Authority3. Fire department4. Indian meteorological department

Nationwide siren based warning system but only for widespread emergencies

No system to alert citizens proactively about all the emergencies in real time

Most of the citizens receive alerts through traditional media (Radio , TV )

No system to send location specific alerts

Delhi traffic police used to provide SMS based intimation

Information is not sent to the commuters

Most of the citizens receive alerts through FM Radio

No system to send location specific alerts

Data Collection: Face-to-Face Interviews & Online Questionnaire

• Sample Size• Ever received intimation?• Intimation to be location

specific?• Intimation in all

emergencies

Copenhagen• 196• Only 2 • 96%

• 53%

Delhi• 144• Only 6• 100%

• 40%

Data Collection - Copenhagen: Face-to-Face Interviews & Online Questionnaire

63

29

8

Transportation Mode

CyclePrivate CarPublic Transportation

65%

27%

5%3%

Preferred Notification Mode

Flash MessageSMSSocial MediaOther

47

39

14

Willingness to Pay

Free of ChargeBetween 1 and 20 DKKMore than 20 DKK

Data Collection - Delhi: Face-to-Face Interviews & Online Questionnaire

2 22

80

40

Transportation Mode

OtherPrivate CarPublic TransportationTwo Wheeler

65%

27%

5%3%

Preferred Notification Mode

Flash MessageSMSSocial MediaOther

30

44

70

Willingness to Pay

Free of ChargeBetween INR 10 and INR 100More than INR 100

Big Data

• Social Media

• Unstructured Big Data

• Traffic sensors

Coordination Center and Analytics

Engine

Wireless operators

Solution

Thank You !!!!