Sahana Eden NYC Python Meetup - July 9, 2013

Sahana Eden Humanitarian Open Source Platform for

Disaster Information Management

NYC Python MeetupJuly 9, 2013

http://bit.ly/EdenNYCPy



Sahana Software Foundation● 501(c)(3) non-profit organization

● Support development of Sahana Open Source Software projects: Eden (Python) and Agasti (PHP)

● Manages a global community of volunteers

● Provide customization, implementation and support services for public sector (government) and other humanitarian organizations.




Sahana Eden:Emergency Development Environment

Python & Web2Py, Javascript

http://eden.sahanafoundation.org

● Code:https://github.com/flavour/eden

● Blueprints:http://eden.sahanafoundation.org/wiki/BluePrint

● Sandy Relief:○ http://eden.sahanafoundation.

org/wiki/Deployments/Sandy/Occupy○ http://eden.sahanafoundation.

org/wiki/BluePrint/OccupyProjects

● Getting Started:http://eden.sahanafoundation.org/wiki/Contribute/Code

● The Book:http://flossmanuals.net/sahana-eden




The Historic Trigger: 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake & Tsunami

● At least 226,000 dead● Up to 5 million people

lost their 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

“Facts and Figures: Asian Tsunami Disaster” New Scientist, 20 January 2005




Sahana first deployed for Sri Lanka tsunami response




Disaster Experience● 2012: Hurricane Sandy, Chile Wildfires● 2011: Joplin Tornado, Tohoku Earthquake & Tsunami,

Christchurch Earthquake, Colombia Floods● 2010: Venezuela Floods, Veracruz Hurricane, Pakistan

Floods, Chile Earthquake, Haiti Earthquake● 2008: Chengdu-Sitzuan Earthquake, Cyclone Nargis

(Myanmar), Bihar Flooding (India)● 2007: Ica Earthquake (Peru), Cyclone Sidr● 2006: Yogjakarta Earthquake,● 2005: Philippine Landslides, Kashmir Earthquake● 2004: Indian Ocean Earthquake & Tsunami




Users● Red Cross ● County of Los Angeles● City of New York● UN World Food Programme● UN OCHA● Asia Disaster Preparedness Center● Philippines Government: DSWD● Nepal Government: DHM● Portugal, India, Japan, Taiwan,● Chile, Colombia, Mexico




Aftermath of Disasters

Challenges of Coordination, Managing Requests and Tracking Information




How Can Technology Help?




Systems can help…




Hurricane Sandy Response




Requests… Meals, Supplies, Volunteers




Human Impact




Sandy Relief Site




Current Needs for NYC LRTOs● Front-End User Interface for Configuring System

● UI for building forms

● Enhancements to mapping system (Openlayers based/PostgreSQL)

● Volunteer Management Module enhancements

● More robust built-in CMS




Get Involved!Website: http://sahanafoundation.org

Sahana Eden wiki:http://eden.sahanafoundation.org

Mailing Lists: [email protected]

IRC: #sahana-eden or #sahana on freenode

Contact: [email protected]@sahanafoss




Sahana Eden NYC Python Meetup - July 9, 2013

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