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Sahana & Sahana & Disaster Management Software:Disaster Management Software:
Past, Present & FuturePast, Present & FutureWhat can we learn from the experience of professional
disaster managers and humanitarian aid workers to build better humanitarian FOSS software
Mark PrutsalisPresident, Globaliist Inc.
Living-Prepared.comSahana PMC
March 25, 2009
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Employers, Customers, Employers, Customers, ClientsClients• NGOs
Refugees International Rocky Mountain Institute World Vision International
• UN Agencies UNHCR UNICEF UNJLC
• US Government Center of Excellence in Disaster
Management & Humanitarian Assistance
US Navy’s Third Fleet DARPA
• Private Sector Crisis Response Team (IBM) IT Crisis Services
On Site Emergency On Site Emergency Management ExperienceManagement Experience• Cambodia 1993 (elections)• Bosnia & Herzegovina 1993-94 (conflict)• Tanzania 1994 (refugees)• Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Zaire
1994-96 (Great Lakes region refugee emergency & civil conflict)
• Kenya, Southern Sudan, 1997 (OLS)• Mali 1997 (emergency response team training)• Central America 1998 (Hurricane Mitch)• East Timor 1999 (conflict)• Ecuador 1999 (volcano)• Turkey 1999 (earthquake)• Taiwan 2000 (emergency planning)• Gujarat, India 2000 (earthquake)• New York 2001 (9/11)• India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia 2004-05
(earthquake, tsunami)• Kashmir, Pakistan 2005 (earthquake)• City of New York 2004-08 (emergency
planning)
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Today’s TalkToday’s Talk
• Part 1 : History of Disaster Management Software Early efforts (1993-2004) Indian Ocean tsunami (2004-05) Post-tsunami experience (2005-09)
• Part 2 : the Present State of Sahana Challenges of moving Sahana into a public stable 1.0 release What 1.0 means for Sahana and the humanitarian community
• Part 3 : the Future of Disaster Management Software Mission critical functions that have yet to be developed: logistics
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PART ONEPART ONE
Personal History with
Disaster Management Software
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Tanzania 1994Tanzania 1994Estimated 200,000+ Rwandan Refugees enter Tanzania in a single day.
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Turkey 1994Turkey 1994Kocaeli Earthquake and resulting influx of international donations of drugs and medical supplies cripple Turkish Ministry of Health’s ability to respond.
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Organizing the WarehouseOrganizing the Warehouse
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Deploying the SystemDeploying the System
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Commodity Tracking System Architecture Commodity Tracking System Architecture for Turkish Ministry of Healthfor Turkish Ministry of Health
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• Affected Population: 16,972,606• Human Fatalities: 30,000 +• Injured Persons: 68,478• Destroyed Houses: 228,906• Damaged Buildings 397,538
Bhuj, IndiaJanuary, 2001Gujarat Earthquake M7.9
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The Mission: The Mission: Logistics ManagementLogistics Management
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Gujarat Earthquake Relief:Gujarat Earthquake Relief:Receipt, Packaging and Distribution of SuppliesReceipt, Packaging and Distribution of Supplies
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Deploying CommTrack System:Deploying CommTrack System:Ahmadabad, India, 7 February 2000Ahmadabad, India, 7 February 2000
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Cell phone towers Cell phone towers still operatingstill operatingBachau, India,
5 February 2000
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Bhuj, IndiaBhuj, India
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Bhuj Relief WarehouseBhuj Relief Warehouse
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Our Pony ExpressOur Pony Express
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Anjar, IndiaAnjar, India13 February 200013 February 2000
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Semankyali Checkpoint, IndiaSemankyali Checkpoint, India
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Adasar Checkpoint, IndiaAdasar Checkpoint, India
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The Indian Ocean TsunamiThe Indian Ocean Tsunami
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India: Sunil RaghavanIndia: Sunil Raghavan
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India: Tsunami Management System:India: Tsunami Management System:Victim Tracking, Logistics, Information SystemVictim Tracking, Logistics, Information System
Open source, Linux Operating System, MYSQL Database
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India: Warehouse ManagementIndia: Warehouse Management
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India: Logistics SystemIndia: Logistics System
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India: Information SystemIndia: Information System
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Sri LankaSri Lanka
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Person/Victim Registration SystemPerson/Victim Registration System
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Camp/Shelter Registration SystemCamp/Shelter Registration System
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Request/Assistance Management SystemRequest/Assistance Management System
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Organization Registration SystemOrganization Registration System
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Students configuring Sahana in Students configuring Sahana in ColomboColombo
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Sahana Training Sahana Training Provided by Crisis Provided by Crisis Response Team’s Response Team’s Dr. Tom PhelanDr. Tom Phelan
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IndonesiaIndonesiaBanda Aceh
7 Days after tsunami
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SIMBASIMBASistem Informasi Manajemen Bencana Aceh (SIMBA)
Information Management System for Aceh Disaster
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First create a new POSKO, “double-click” on ‘Create new Posko’
SIMBASIMBA
Requirements meeting with Government
Programming Team in Aceh
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Secure Wireless Infrastructure Secure Wireless Infrastructure System (SWIS) Installed in System (SWIS) Installed in Banda Aceh and TeunomBanda Aceh and Teunom
Crisis Response Team installs and adjusts wireless network communications hardware in Teunom camp
Setting up SIMBA in Teunom
SWIS was used in Indonesia to enter and transmit IDP (Internally Displaced Person) information. Previously, these records were hand written and sent by helicopter from Teunom to Banda Aceh .
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Hurricane Katrina, 2005Hurricane Katrina, 2005
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Challenge: Nearly 50 Missing and Challenge: Nearly 50 Missing and Located Persons Registries (examples)Located Persons Registries (examples)
http://callhome.textamerica.com
http://www.karmus.com/photo/100350
http://neworleansrefugees.blogspot.com
http://picayunekatrina.blogspot.com
http://slidell.weblogswork.com
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2005/hurricanes/list
http://www.familylinks.icrc.org/katrina/locate
http://www.bergedalen.com/katrina/survived.aspx
http://homeport.uscg.mil/mycg/portal/ep/home.do
http://www.hurricanerefugee.com
http://www.katrinafinder.us
http://www.katrina-messages.org
http://connect.castpost.com
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9159961
http://nokr.org/nok/restricted/home.htm
http://www.tsasw.org/qso/healthandwelfare.asp
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/4202042.stm
http://208.137.136.144/phpbb2/viewforum.php?f=111
http://survivedkatrina.proboards54.com/index.cgi
http://www.katrinaconnections.com
http://www.hurricanekatrinasurvivors.com/main
http://www.wwltv.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=15
http://katrinacentral.com
http://katrinafamiliesandfriends.com
http://www.fullcircle.net
http://katrinaslost.com/connect
http://www.katrinaslost.com
http://neworleans.craigslist.org/laf
* Based on a full compilation as of Sept 2, 2005 at 8:30pm (list available)
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Challenge: Duplicate ReportingChallenge: Duplicate Reporting
3595 registrations in just the letter “B”. Over
34,000 in total.
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RecommendationsRecommendations
• Information Sharing MOUs• Agreed data collection standards and formats• Identifying duplicate records & false records• Only one official Missing Persons site per
disaster – one database• Sahana can fill this role
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NYC Sahana Intake Based on NYC Sahana Intake Based on Official Paper FormsOfficial Paper Forms
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Kashmir Earthquake 2005Kashmir Earthquake 2005
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Kashmir Earthquake 2005Kashmir Earthquake 2005
Maj. General Khalid Nawaz, GOC Muzaffarabad (GOC 12 DIV)
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Balakot, PakistanBalakot, Pakistan
60% loss of life
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NYC Sahana Branch – 2007+NYC Sahana Branch – 2007+
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NYC BranchNYC BranchStaff Registration SystemStaff Registration System
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NYC Branch Site SystemNYC Branch Site System
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NYC Branch – GIS IntegrationNYC Branch – GIS Integration
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NYC Branch Shelteree Registration NYC Branch Shelteree Registration System ReportingSystem Reporting
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NYC Branch SANDS SystemNYC Branch SANDS System
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NYC Branch SANDS:NYC Branch SANDS:Assigning Staff to Activated SitesAssigning Staff to Activated Sites
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NYC Branch SANDS: Staff NYC Branch SANDS: Staff ManagementManagement
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NYC Branch SANDS:NYC Branch SANDS:Tracking and Updating Staff StatusTracking and Updating Staff Status
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NYC Branch SANDS:NYC Branch SANDS:Situation Awareness of StaffingSituation Awareness of Staffing
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NYC Sahana Branch: Next StepsNYC Sahana Branch: Next Steps
• More automation of business processes• More situational awareness reports
(dashboard)• Logistics management for shelters and
community distribution points• Development, support & maintenance from
City University of New York (CUNY)• Merging NYC Branch features back into
Sahana trunk
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LESSONS LEARNEDLESSONS LEARNED
• Fully functional offline / standalone
• Development priorities driven by emergency/disaster management domain experts
• Stable, reliable, easy to install & run on Windows/IE
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PART TWOPART TWO
The Present State of Sahana:
Whither Sahana 1.0?
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“Sahana is not being utilized in Aus [Australia] at this time for fire evacuee and refugee management due to several fundamental considerations: o Sahana is still in pre-release and thereby not demonstrably robust (hopefully rectified when Sahana 1.0 is released)
o Sahana is not easily installed on Microsoft Windows servers and notebooks
o Sahana is currently considered to be overly complex in terms of features and the complexities of deployment methodologies….”
- e-mail from Don Cameron, Sahana PMC member, 3/16/09
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A call for Sahana 1.0 this yearA call for Sahana 1.0 this year
• Open Source = constant innovation, results in betas – “release often”
• At odds with need for stable & reliable code that emergency managers can depend on to save lives
• If Sahana wants to be “the disaster management software” it has to be stable & reliable.
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Whither Sahana 1.0?Whither Sahana 1.0?
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Sahana 1.0 Release PlanSahana 1.0 Release Plan
• Take a little longer than normal release schedule.• Clean up code• Fix all outstanding bugs• Rigorous bug test & QA• Professional packaging with
installation/configuration scripts for windows, Linux, MAC OSX, Solaris, portable applets, etc.
• Professional documentation for installation & end-users.
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We need your helpWe need your help
• We need developers to support the 1.0 release.• Activities & tasks are documents on wiki:
http://wiki.sahana.lk/doku.php?id=dev:strategic_plan_for_proposed_public_stable_release_of_sahana_1.0
• It is not sexy work, but fulfilling. You will be part of team that will make Sahana 1.0 a reality.
• Get involved. On Sahana-Maindev; IRC #sahana
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Sahana 1.0 launches Sahana into Sahana 1.0 launches Sahana into StratosphereStratosphere
• No, it won’t be in Python.• No, it won’t have all the bells and whistles
planned for with the 0.7 and 0.8 releases and GSoC 2009 projects.
• BUT – when next major sudden onset disaster strikes, no one will hesitate to recommend Sahana’s deployment.
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PART THREEPART THREE
The Future of Sahana and Disaster Management Software
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Sahana needs a Logistics Sahana needs a Logistics Management SystemManagement System
• Emergency experience demonstrates need
• No disaster management system is complete without it
• “Logistics efforts can account up to 80% of disaster relief spending and thus, efficient and effective logistics activities become crucial for successful humanitarian operations.” – ISCRAM 2009
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LogisticsLogistics
• Basic Principle: Get things and people to right place, at right time, for right price.
• Must organize: Procurement Transport Warehousing Distribution
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Design for Sahana Logistics (1)Design for Sahana Logistics (1)
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Design for Sahana Logistics (2)Design for Sahana Logistics (2)
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Next Steps for Sahana LogisticsNext Steps for Sahana Logistics
• GSoC 2009 Project for NGO Warehouse Management
• Again, we need your help!
• Post Sahana 1.0, Sahana logistics should be next major voluntary effort
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THANK YOUTHANK YOU
Mark Prutsalis
President, Glbaliist Inc.
Sahana PMC
http://Living-Prepared.com
http://www.globaliist.com
Skype: mark.prutsalis
IRC #sahana: mprutsalis
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