Created: 3 December 2021
Last edited: 30 January 2023
Crisis Mapping and Crowdsourcing in Flood Management
Quick Facts
Publishing Organisation:
Associated Programme on Flood Management (APFM)
Year:
2017
Languages:
English
Status:
Published
Covers Thematic
Crowdsourcing Describes a distributed problem-solving model where the task of solving a challenge or developing an idea get “outsourced” to a crowd. It implies tapping into “the wisdom of the crowd”.</br></br>Source:DRS Glossary v2.0 LINKS 181220.xlsx
Technologies Software for interaction with, within or among communities in case of a disaster and for analysis of these interactions
Unaffiliated volunteers Spontaneous or unaffiliated volunteers are individuals or groups that:</br>*arrive unsolicited at the scene of a disaster</br>*may or may not be a resident of the affected community</br>*may or may not possess skills necessary to respond to the current disaster</br>*are not associated with any part of the existing emergency management system </br></br>Source: https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/Archive/202852NCJRS.pdf
Target audience
Practitioners Practitioners is a target group in LINKS which comprises local, national and European disaster management organizations, civil protection agencies, first responders, NGOs, security networks...
Disaster Management Phase
After Also referred to as 'Recovery Phase'</br></br>The restoring or improving of livelihoods and health, as well as economic, physical, social, cultural and environmental assets, systems and activities, of a disaster-affected community or society, aligning with the principles of sustainable development and “build back better”, to avoid or reduce future disaster risk.</br></br>Source: https://www.undrr.org/terminology/recovery
Before Comprises 'Preparedness Phase' and 'Prevention Phase'</br></br>Preparedness action is carried out within the context of disaster risk management and aims to build the capacities needed to efficiently manage all types of emergencies and achieve orderly transitions from response to sustained recovery.</br></br>Source: https://www.undrr.org/terminology/preparedness</br></br>Prevention (i.e., disaster prevention) expresses the concept and intention to completely avoid potential adverse impacts of hazardous events.</br></br>Source: https://www.undrr.org/terminology/prevention
During Also referred to as "Response Phase"</br></br>Actions taken directly before, during or immediately after a disaster in order to save lives, reduce health impacts, ensure public safety and meet the basic subsistence needs of the people affected.</br></br>Annotation: Disaster response is predominantly focused on immediate and short-term needs and is sometimes called disaster relief. Effective, efficient and timely response relies on disaster risk-informed preparedness measures, including the development of the response capacities of individuals, communities, organizations, countries and the international community.</br></br>Source: https://www.undrr.org/terminology/response
Synopsis
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Guidance material for practitioners on how to use crowdsourcing-applications for the preparation of an incoming flood, during a flood and facing the aftermath. It also includes the presentation of some popular crisis-mapping networks and platforms, to show readers a wide range of opportunities and instruments that could be included in their use.
Examples for successful crowdsourcing activities:
PAKISTAN FLOOD (2010);QUEENSLAND AND VICTORIA FLOOD (AUSTRALIA, 2010/2011);JAKARTA FLOODS (INDONESIA);UTTARAKHAND FLOOD INDIA, 2013);COLORADO FLOOD (USA, 2013);ELBE RIVER FLOOD (GERMANY, 2013);EBRO RIVER FLOOD – ZARAGOZA (SPAIN, 2015)
