| 1 | == Disaster Response: Remote == |
| 2 | |
| 3 | '''Definition:'''[[BR]] |
| 4 | Group of virtual volunteers, physically remote from an incident but collaborating to reduce suffering and provide situational awareness to any interested parties.[[BR]] |
| 5 | Volunteers may be members of existing organizations (SBTF, GIS Corps, HOT OSM) or interested individuals who have become alerted to an opportunity.[[BR]] |
| 6 | |
| 7 | '''Types of Assistance:''' |
| 8 | * collect social media messages (Twitter, Facebook, Baidu) |
| 9 | * collect email and SMS messages |
| 10 | * collect news, RSS and transcribed radio or voice communications |
| 11 | * translate messages |
| 12 | * categorize messages |
| 13 | * determine geographic coordinates of a need or event |
| 14 | * provide cumulative effort impossible or inconvenient for single agencies |
| 15 | * generate image digitization for shared maps |
| 16 | * provide analytical assessment |
| 17 | * store communications |
| 18 | * supplement existing information networks |
| 19 | |
| 20 | === Technology === |
| 21 | Standards Compliant database containing: |
| 22 | * event identification |
| 23 | * reporter details |
| 24 | * the Report |
| 25 | * available means of communication |
| 26 | * history of interactions regarding that report |
| 27 | * location coordinates |
| 28 | * multiple location names associated with that coordinate |
| 29 | * related reports |
| 30 | * time value (to track an events evolution) |
| 31 | * supporting or responding agencies (who has viewed it, who is responding) |
| 32 | * severity of event |
| 33 | * category (icon driven menu) |
| 34 | * media (photo, video, audio) |
| 35 | * URL groups (supporting organizations, coordinating documents, related web resources) |
| 36 | * URL description |
| 37 | * relevant feed generation (API or RSS etc.) |
| 38 | * tracking of message view or response |