Honey Fombuena

This talk will share about the works of Open Mapping Hub Asia-Pacific to support Anticipatory Action and Disaster Preparedness in the Asia-Pacific Region

Using OpenStreetMap, QGIS and InaSAFE to provide information and analysis regarding the Anticipatory Action and Disaster Preparedness, Open Mapping Hub Asia-Pacific have supported some organizations partners and involve OSM Local community as part of their collaboration to participate on the disaster risk reduction effort. This talk will share some of the examples on how the Free and Open Source GIS Tools can really beneficial not only to provide the better information and analysis but also build local capacity on the disaster context.

Other people: Harry Mahardhika Machmud

One of the primary motivations for the Open Mapping Hub Asia-Pacific to increase the quantity and quality of OpenStreetMap (OSM) data in the region is the region's high exposure to multiple types of hazards. Apart from assisting response efforts following a disaster event by providing access to critical geospatial information, the hub aims to ensure that OSM data is already available in high-risk areas, even before a disaster occurs, to be used in critical anticipatory action such as developing early warning systems and mitigation plans. It is critical to have a systematic method for determining the OSM mapping requirements in these disaster hotspots. Although some tools separately assess the Completeness of OSM Data and the Disaster Risk Level of a location, a new tool that combines these assessments is required to highlight the areas that should be prioritized for mapping in OSM. The Open Mapping Hub Asia-Pacific created a data-driven method for determining which areas in OSM disaster mapping should be prioritized. The resulting method is deployed as a QGIS plug-in and distributed to OSM communities for offline assessments to identify disaster-prone areas that have not yet been mapped in OSM.

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Other people: Harry Mahardhika Machmud