Sahana Presentation 20090827

SAHANA
Disaster Management System

http://sahana.lk/

Gavin Treadgold
Sahana Board Member
Thursday, 27 August 2009

What is an
Emergency?


Event, known as the "Reid Report" (Ministry of Civil Defence
& Emergency Management, 2004, p 5)

SahanaNew Zealand context...
In the met it?

emergency means a situation that—
While SAHANA cannot solve all the
problems result of any happening, whether natural or otherwise, including,
(a) is the in a disaster, it is an
excellent limitation, is technology earthquake, eruption, tsunami, land
without tool ... It any explosion,
that can help many people in a cyclone, serious fire, leakage or spillage of
movement, flood, storm, tornado,
disaster. In fact,gas or substance, technological failure, infestation, plague,
any dangerous there is no
greater innovation that matters to an emergency service or a lifeline utility, or
epidemic, failure of or disruption
more thanimminent attack or warlike act; and
actual or that which saves lives.
Avelino J Cruz, Jr., Secretary of National Defense, Philippines
after Sahana was deployed may cause loss of life
(b) causes or in response to devastating
or injury or illness or distress or in any
landslides affecting the country.
way endangers the safety of the public or property in New Zealand or any
part of New Zealand; and
(c) cannot be dealt with by emergency services, or otherwise requires a
significant and co-ordinated response under this Act

Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002.


What is
Emergency
Management?
Reduction Readiness Response Recovery


Is there a need for
Emergency Management
Information Systems?


an SahanaAn appropriate computer-based
met it? to integrate
and associated agencies be
information system agreed upon and implemented.
the information flow between
While known as thecomputer-based2004 the
An appropriate cannot solve all Flood
Key Recommendation of the Review of the information system to
SAHANA"Reid Report" (Ministry of Civil Defence
problems ininformation pit is an national
integrate local, CDEM Groupbetween local, CDEM Group
the a disaster, 5) and
Event,
& Emergency Management, 2004, flow
levels ... of emergencymanagementand associated
of emergency management
and national levelsIt is technology
excellent tool
agencies and associated agencies be
that canbe agreed upon and implemented.
help many people in a
Can Sahana met it? disaster.agreed upon and implemented.
In fact, there is no
Key Recommendation of the Review of the 2004 Flood
greater innovation"Reid Report" (Ministry of Civil Defence
Event, known as the that matters
more & Emergency Management, and solve all the
The communicationssaves lives.
than that which 2004, information systems available to the
While SAHANA cannot p 5)
problems agencies involved in emergency management be
public and of a disaster, Philippines
Avelino J Cruz, Jr., Secretaryin National Defense, it is an
after Sahana was deployed in response to devastating
significantly improved.
Can Sahana met it?
landslides excellent tool ... It is technology
affecting the country.
that can help many people in a
disaster. In fact, there is no
While SAHANA that matters of athe consolidated
The identificationcannot solve all single
greater innovation
and adoption
mapping systemdisaster,all residential dwellings,
a showing lives.
problems inwhich savesit is an
more than that
infrastructure and geographical features, accessible to and
excellent tool ... It is technology
after Sahana was deployed in by all levels of emergency management.
agreed upon response to people
that cancountry. many devastating in a
landslides affecting the
help
disaster. In fact, thereReview of the
Key Recommendations from the is no
February 2004 Flood Event.
greater innovation that matters
more than that which saves lives.
ICT featured in three of the eleven key recommendations


local, CDEM Group and national
levels of emergency management
agreed upon and implemented.

A low barrier of entry is essential

Can Sahana met it?
While SAHANA cannot to be all thethen, the New
If something good is solve had,
problems willa argue, let it is anspread as widely as
Zealander in disaster, it be
possible. The more who can participate, the better.
that Michael Lipson. The Politics of Equality – New Zealand
Leslie can help many people in a
Adventures in Democracy (1948).


Free and open source software not only
lowers barriers and increases participation,
but it fits well with the collaborative ethos of
emergency management.


Commercial organisations essential
to widespread deployment of Sahana

Deployment

Training & Exercising

Support

Customisation & Integration
with existing systems

Continuity and IT Disaster Recovery

Surge capacity during emergencies



Academia – Humanitarian FOSS
Can Sahana met it?
... feedback suggests that engaging students in HFOSS projects
problems inaa more constructive perception of the craft of
helps foster disaster, it is an
excellent toolandIt is technology while generally reducing
programming ... problem solving
the computing-is-coding misconception.
disaster. In al. Revitalising Computing Education Through Free and Open
Ralph Morelli et fact, there is no
greater innovation that matters of the ACM (August 2009).
Source Software for Humanity. Communications

Trinity College’s HFOSS Program developed the
Volunteer Management module for Sahana


First attempt at an open source
EMIS in 2003, resulted in complete failure...

... due to an inability to build momentum


26 December 2004 in Sri Lanka
provided the catalyst
Stemmed from a desire to help their countrymen –
using their skills to provide a tool for recovery.

The development model? Chaos
400 ICT volunteers
First week saw continuous 24hr development
Major releases were almost daily

Key tools produced
Missing Persons Registry
Organisation Registry
Request Management System
Camp Registry


Early Stages of
Development
PDA/iPhone Integration
Disaster Victim
Identication
Thees modules are at a formative s
Dashboard Views development. They're being aggres

Sahana Phase 1
Inventory Management worked on, but are currently not y
be utilised because of a lack of sta
Logistics Management
Image Categorisation
Duplicate Record
Identification


information system to integrate Early Stages of
the information flow between Development
local, CDEM Group and national Disaster Victim
Identication
levels of emergency management Dashboard Views
Thees modules are at a formative s
development. They're being aggres
worked on, but are currently not y
and associated agencies be Inventory Management
be utilised because of a lack of sta

agreed upon and implemented. Image Categorisation
Duplicate Record
Key Recommendation of the Review of the 2004 Flood Identification


an Sahana met it?
While SAHANA cannot solve allmanagement system
NEVER build a disaster the
problems in a disaster, it is an
from scratchItduring a disaster again!
excellent tool ... is technology
Chamindra de Silva, Member of the Sahana Board, and first Chair
that Sahanahelp many people in a
of the can Project Management Committee.


Real-Time Mapping
Common Alerting
Protocol Manager
Situational Awarenes
GPS Integration
Up and coming modules are consid
Emergency Housing
safe for 'dry runs only'. They probab
Manager
been used in an actual disaster yet,
Disease Monitoring regularly used in exercises and scen

Sahana Phase 2
Data Synchronization

Early Stages of
Funded Internships
Development

Workshop
Disaster Victim
Identication
Thees modules are at a fo
Dashboard Views development. They're be
Inventory Management worked on, but are curre

Complete rewrite
be utilised because of a l

Duplicate Record
Identification

JANUARI 2003 • METODENH

En sammanfattni


Sahana Governance

Lanka Software Foundation
(2005-2009)

Conference, BarCamp & Board
Meeting – Colombo, March
2009

Community-proposed plan to
LSF to accept ownership

Transition Board to manage
Foundation Formation


Mature
Missing Person Finder
Internally Displaced

Sahana Development
Persons Monitor
Request and Aid Mature modules have been success
Shelter Manager deployed overseas to help manage
They are considered stable because
Messaging and Public proven their worth over successive
Alerting Module deployments.

Developer email list & IRC Volunteer Coordination

Structured mentoring a la GSOC Up and Coming
Real-Time Mapping
Common Alerting
Commercial projects fed back to trunk Protocol Manager
GPS Integration
Code from actual deployments Emergency Housing
Up and coming modules are c
safe for 'dry runs only'. They p
Manager
been used in an actual disaste
Disease Monitoring regularly used in exercises and
Developer Committer Sahana PMC Data Synchronization

Early Stages of
Development
Disaster Victim
Core Framework Modules Identication
Thees modules are
Dashboard Views development. They'
Access Control, Reporting, ... Inventory Management worked on, but are
be utilised because
Form Creation, Database Image Categorisation
Duplicate Record
Access, Mapping, Admin, Identification

APIs, Web Services...


nd coming modules are considered to be
or 'dry runs only'. They probably haven't
used in an actual disaster yet, but are
arly used in exercises and scenarios.

Formative stages of development
aggressively developed, fast-changing,
but unstable and untested
Thees modules are at a formative stage of
development. They're being aggressively
worked on, but are currently not yet able to
be utilised because of a lack of stability.
Phone/PDA applications

Disaster Victim Identification (DVI)

Dashboards and Aggregation

Logistics and Inventory

Duplicate Person Identification


Mature modules have been successfully
deployed overseas to help manage disasters.
They are considered stable because they have
proven their worth over successive
deployments.

ng Up and coming
g
may have been used for actual response,
nes
increasingly used in BarCamps and
Up and coming modules are considered to be
ng
interoperability workshops
safe for 'dry runs only'. They probably haven't
been used in an actual disaster yet, but are
g regularly used in exercises and scenarios.
ion
Situation Awareness (mapping)
ges of
ment
Situation Reports
e Integration
ctim
n
Common Alerting Protocol Aggregator
Views development. They're being aggressively
Management worked on, but are currently not yet able to
Disease Surveillance
anagement
egorisation
Record Data Synchronisation
on


ent Modules
Mature
re
ng Person Finder successfully deployed to disasters, considered
ally Displaced
ns Monitor
st and Aid
stable, used in multiple deployments
Mature modules have been successfully
r Manager deployed overseas to help manage disasters.
They are considered stable because they have
ging and Public proven their worth over successive
ng Module deployments. Missing Persons
teer Coordination

Organisations
Up and Coming
Real-Time Mapping
Common Alerting
Shelters
Protocol Manager
GPS Integration
Requests and Aid
Up and coming modules are considered to be
Emergency Housing
safe for 'dry runs only'. They probably haven't
Manager
Disease Monitoring
Messaging and Alerting
been used in an actual disaster yet, but are
regularly used in exercises and scenarios.
Data Synchronization

Volunteer Management
Early Stages of
Development
Disaster Victim
Identication
Dashboard Views development. They're being aggressively
Inventory Management worked on, but are currently not yet able to
Duplicate Record
Identification

Summer of Code

2009 Slots
Fourth year in Programme
11 Wordpress
1 of only 150 organisations accepted in 2009
10 Debian
1 Project = USD$5000
10 Fedora
3 month internships
10 Sahana
follows a formal and mentored process
10 Linux Foundation
increasingly linked to academic courses
10 Mozilla

10 Open Suse

10 Perl


Asian Tsunami in Sri Lanka (2005)
Kashmir Earthquake in Pakistan (2005)
Landslide in Philippines (2005)
Yogjakarta Earthquake, Indonesia (2006)
Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh (2007)
Ica Earthquake in Peru (2007)
Chendu-Sitzuan Earthquake, China (2008)

Most deployments are during Response
and Recovery. This is akin to installing
backup software after a hard drive failure.


A comprehensive EMIS needs more Reduction
and Readiness tools to encourage adoption
before the next Emergency strikes.

Coastal Storm Plan in New York City (2007-)
National Disaster Management Center & Ministry of
Resettlement & Disaster Relief Services, Sri Lanka (2009)



Software is nothing...
an Sahana met it?
The wide range of organisations involved in emergency management
problemsaincollaborative is an
requires a disaster, it approach to the sharing of information.
excellent tool ... It isto support a collaborative approach to emergency
Information systems technology
that can help many people in value, especially as the scope and scale of
management can add significant a
disaster.increases,there is nothe volume of information that is required to
an event In fact, and with it
be managed and shared. It is essential that information is stored and
more than that which saves lives. ensure that information can be easily
communicated in common formats to
Avelino J Cruz, Jr., Secretary of National Defense, Philippinesdecision making.
exchanged and aggregated to support
landslidesEmergency Information Interoperability Framework Incubator Group Report (20090806).
W3C affecting the country.

... without standards and data


Sahana is moving
from application to ecosystem
Many standards to be developed
Identify niche applications
Build distributions
Bundle data


A significant challenge...
There are very few programmers that
are also emergency managers.

The “cluster” concept, both nationally and
locally, be promoted as a component
of emergency management planning.
Key Recommendation from the Review of the
February 2004 Flood Event.


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Make Sahana work for New Zealand an
Build local capacity and capability Co
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Take our ICT and EM expertise global
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EMIS Developers can’t isolate themselves
from the CDEM community – they must
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form partnerships and openly collaborate ha
with the sector.



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While SAHANA cannot solve all all the
While SAHANA cannot solve the
problems in a a disaster, is an an excellent
problems in disaster, it it is
tool... It is technology that can help
disaster. In fact, there is no In fact, there
many people in a disaster.
greater innovation that matters matters
is no greater innovation that
landslidesSahana was deployed in response to devastating landslides
after affecting the country.
affecting the country.


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that can help many about the Roaring Forties. If you
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more than that which saves lives. Co
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Never tell them you can’t solvething. Get stuck in and
While SAHANA cannot do a all the so
have a go. By the time they find out you’ve never done
problems in a disaster, it is an
it before, you’re ... It is technology
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excellent tool doing it.
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that can help many people in
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disaster. In fact, there is no de
greater innovation that matters ha


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