| | 102 | Note by Dominic: |
| | 103 | |
| | 104 | There are no "missing persons" in Eden, but just "persons", and neither "missing" nor "found" actually define a status of a person, but both are handled as "events" on a trail. |
| | 105 | |
| | 106 | The fact that someone is missing a person is gathered by a "missing report", which is basically a search request indicating that someone is seeking information about a person. The submission of a missing report is also recorded as a "missing" event, regardless of whether the person is currently missing or found. |
| | 107 | |
| | 108 | The fact that a person has been "found" is likewise an event report about the respective person covering the where, when and condition (temporary or permanent stay, known or unknown current/next location) of the "find", and this is as well independent of whether the person is missing or not. |
| | 109 | |
| | 110 | Both "missing" as well as "found" events are recorded by the same type of event report called "presence", which forms an observation trail over time. |
| | 111 | |
| | 112 | All "presence" records contain a location, time and description of the respective event, differentiated into: |
| | 113 | |
| | 114 | Presence condition: |
| | 115 | |
| | 116 | 1) missing |
| | 117 | 2) deceased |
| | 118 | 3) seen at a location |
| | 119 | 4) placed at a location |
| | 120 | |
| | 121 | Health status (not implemented yet, but planned): |
| | 122 | |
| | 123 | 1) well-being |
| | 124 | 2) injured |
| | 125 | 3) ill |
| | 126 | 4) unknown |
| | 127 | |
| | 128 | Procedure (free text up to now), e.g.: |
| | 129 | |
| | 130 | 1) treatment in hospital |
| | 131 | 2) accomodation in IDP camp |
| | 132 | 3) evacuation from a region |
| | 133 | |
| | 134 | The missing "status" as you understand it is actually the answer to the following question: |
| | 135 | |
| | 136 | Is there any "found" event after the time the "missing" report has been submitted, and if yes, has the person who has submitted the "missing" report been notified about that? |
| | 137 | |
| | 138 | But "presence" can document/answer more questions beyond "missing", e.g.: |
| | 139 | |
| | 140 | a) procedure status |
| | 141 | b) placement in shelters (currently being implemented) |
| | 142 | c) checkpoints in evacuation |
| | 143 | d) tracking/tracing of staff and volunteers |
| | 144 | |
| | 145 | etc. |
| | 146 | |
| | 147 | "Presence" is, btw, not limited to persons, but as well used for |
| | 148 | |
| | 149 | - groups |
| | 150 | - organisations/offices |
| | 151 | - dead bodies |
| | 152 | - personal effects |
| | 153 | - vehicles and other property items |
