Sahana Eden Presentation to NEREIDS workshop in Cyprus, April 2013

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Introduction to Sahana Eden
Martin Thomsen
martin@sahanafoundation.org
Fran Boon
fran@sahanafoundation.org

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NEREIDS Scenario Workshop
The Sahana Software Foundation is dedicated to the mission
of saving lives by providing information management solutions
that enable organizations and communities to better prepare for
and respond to Disasters.
We have chosen to present you with one of our programs;
Sahana EDEN, a flexible humanitarian platform with a rich
feature set which can be rapidly customized to adapt to existing
processes and integrate with existing systems to provide
effective solutions for critical humanitarian needs management
either prior to or during a crisis.
We will further introduce you to Sahana Resource Mapping
System developed by the IFRC for the Red Cross and Red
Crescent societies in the Asia Pacific, and is now used in Africa &
Syria as well.

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What is Sahana Eden?
Open Source software platform built specifically
for Disaster Management
Highly Configurable so that it can be used in a
wide variety of different contexts
Easy to modify to build Custom Solutions to
adapt to changing environments
Data is easy to share with flexible Import/Export
options and flexible Access Control
Free to use without restrictions MIT license:

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Users
Red Cross
City of Los Angeles
UN World Food Programme
UN OCHA?
Asia Disaster Preparedness Center
Philippines Government DSWD:
Nepal Government DHM:
Portugal, India, Japan, Taiwan,
Chile, Colombia, Mexico

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Community
Sahana Software Foundation (501c3)
Google Summer of Code
Google Code-In
Commercial Companies
Documentation:
 Wiki
 Book
Mailing List
IRC

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Deployment Options
Host locally in the
command center
on a Laptop
Host in the Cloud
Synchronize these 2 together...

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Integration

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i18n
Themes

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Analysis

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Comms & Social Media

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Some sample modules
Resource Management
Human Resources
Vehicles
Warehouses
Assets
Scenario templates
Incident Tracking
Dispatch
Situational Awareness

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Human Resources Management
Skills
Search
Assign
Credentialling
Training courses
Certification
Mission Record
Reports
Graphs

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Asset Management
Vehicle Management
Monitor Fuel efficiency
Keep track of Service &
Insurance dates
Electronic Filing
System of key
documents
GPS Tracking

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Incident Tracking
Record Incident Details & place on a Map

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Dispatch
Assign Vehicles & People
Send a notification to them which includes the
map location

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Dispatch
Message can be read on any kind of phone
Basic Phone Read text, copy Coordinates to GPS:
Smart phone Click on URL to open Maps:
Android with App:

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In-Field communications
Same Android App
Same ability for people without the App to be able
to use the messages

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Scenario templates
Store assignment plans for specific scenarios
Activated by Dispatch when an event occurs

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Situational Awareness
Map can aggregate data from many sources
Haiti

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Situational Awareness
Pakistan

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Situational Awareness

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Geographical Information
System (GIS)
Maps... and more

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Why Map Data?
Much faster to understand
Takes 5
seconds

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Bring aid to where it s needed most' :

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Summary
Everyone can be affected by disasters whether personally or
indirectly. Disaster Management professionals are kept busy
responding to events of all scales, yet find time to explore the use of
more sophisticated toolsets.
The Sahana Project was conceived by people on the front lines of
the 2004 Sri Lanka Tsunami in order to coordinate the rescue efforts.
The word "sahana" means "relief" in Sinhalese. This has evolved to
provide solutions to both prepare for and respond to disasters no
matter where they happen.
Sahana Eden is an open source software platform which provides a
range of solutions to Disaster Management practitioners to help
them reduce the impact disasters have on our communities through
tracking the needs of the affected populations & coordinating the
responding agencies & their resources
http://slideshare.net/SahanaFOSS/sahana-eden-brochure-10577413
http://bit.ly/sahanaedenbook