2013 01-21 open itp crisis and development data

Crisis and Development Data: (Starting to) Fix the System

Sara-Jayne FarmerChange Assembly

Broken Systems

• Communities• Processes• Tech• Innovation

(Some of) What’s Broken• Development Data– Broken data formats, access, coverage, standards– Ignored data sources– Human vs Data disconnect

• Crisis Data– Remote vs Ground disconnect– Crisis vs Development disconnect– Deployment lead overload

• Communities– Stovepipes, fiefdoms, imperialism, finding…

DEVELOPMENT DATA

Typical Workflow

Data Access

Online, under an open license

Structured (e.g. Excel, not PDF)

Non-proprietary (e.g. CSV, not Arcgis)

URI / API (so people can point at it)

Linked to other data (to give context)

Clean

StandardiseDR Congo in Data.UN.Org:•“Congo, Democratic Republic of the”, “Congo Democratic”, “Democratic Republic of the Congo”, “Congo (Democratic Republic of the)”, “Congo, Dem. Rep.”, “Congo Dem. Rep.”, “Congo, Democratic Republic of”, “Dem. Rep. of Congo”, “Dem. Rep. of the Congo”

DR Congo in common standards: •“Democratic Republic of the Congo” (UN Stats), “Congo, The Democratic Republic of the” (ISO3166), “Congo, Democratic Republic of the” (FIPS10, Stanag), “180” (UN Stats), “COD” (ISO3166, Stanag), “CG” (FIPS10)

Cross-Correlate

Use

CRISIS DATA

Typical Workflow

Find…

Listen…

Estimate…

Geolocate…

Erm… you also need a map…

Cross-Correlate

Use

COMMUNITIES

Support Communities

Combine Experts with Data Science

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