Presentation of Gisli Olafssen at World Bank's workshop on Disaster Risk Management in the Information Age, Oct.9 2008

1. Disaster Risk Management in the Information Age

4. Challenges Impedes efficient response Challenges & Requirements Technology Transforms Microsoft Product Platform Success Stories Partner Offerings Outdated, slow, and paper-based

5. Collaboration during disaster Coordinated chaos? EU IFRC ICRC Private PNSs WFP NGOs UNDP MIL OCHA Geneva Humanitarian Coordinator Affected Population Affected Government CIMIC NMCC USAID/ DART Ambassadors Donor Govt’s NGOs National military HCR UNICEF IGOs OSSOC UNDAC MEDIA

8. ICT Private Sector Role in Disaster Preparedness Crisis Management Lifecycle Policy Influence Relationship Management Program Offerings Incident Management Preparedness is the enabler for cooperation throughout the Crisis Management Lifecycle

9. When to Deploy New Technology Technology Everyday Disaster day

16. Experiential Learning: Disaster Simulation Learning Architecture

17. How We Simulate The World DEM/DTED Space Shuttle NED Land Class Tiling textures Satellite imagery Vector Data Roads, power lines Coastlines, rivers, lakes World Time and seasons Weather Celestial sphere Cultural Objects Trees and vegetation Generic buildings and objects Unique Objects Area specific Landmark objects Facilities Data Jeppesen Charts NOAA hazards DAFIF Vehicle Simulation Trains, aircraft, boats, etc Single person and multi-user operable Characters Age Ethnicity Ambient population A.I. Paths Car traffic Aircraft traffic Ship traffic Triggers Scenario creation Missions Events After Action Review Analysis Tracking Rewards

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