abc ushahidi queensland floods presentation
DESCRIPTION
This presentation was for the Crisis Communications conference in Brisbane in March 2011 sponsored by the Eidos Institute and Queensland University of Technology. The presentation covers the use of Ushahidi and Crowdmap during the Queensland floods in January 2011 for crowdsourced reports by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.TRANSCRIPT
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Ushahidi and Queensland floods
Monique Potts (@moniquep)ABC Innovation
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Global crises
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Media organisation trials
Al Jazeera – Gaza conflict BBC Tube Strike
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The Guardian – Pope’s Visit
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Feral Month.
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Submitting reports
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Reports during crisis
From Public• Power outages• Property damage• Flood levels• Roads closed/impassable• Bridges closed/impassable• Where to get fuel• Photos of floods
From ABC staff• Evacuation centres• Police stations• Hospitals and health centres• Sandbag locations• Water contamination
reports• BOM weather advice
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Reports during recovery
From Public• Emergency accommodation• Volunteers wanted and
available• Food and drink for
volunteers• Clean up supplies• Fuel supplies• Recovery equipment• Pets lost and found
From ABC staff• Centrelink recovery centres• Community recovery
centres• Free vaccinations• Bulk bin locations• Tipping stations• Schools clean up• Pet emergency
accommodation
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Lots of traffic
24 days
230,000 unique visits
1,500 reports
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Purpose
Purely crowdsourcing
Real time data layers
‘Supplemented’ Crowdsourcing
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Editorial Challenges
• Verified vs Unverified events• Trusted sources attribution• Publishing personal details• Business names and references• Requests for help and information
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Next steps
• Broader strategy for emergency digital services
• Integrated mapping strategy• Collaboration and partnerships• Sourcing data in suitable ‘map friendly’
formats• Building culture of participation