Sbtf south sudan_svendschelhorn
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The Standby Volunteer Task Force was activated by the UN to collect secondary data from the internet to help inform their response to emergencies in South Sudan. Volunteers curated over 1700 records containing 15,000 pieces of information related to population, displacement, security incidents and other issues. This data was then mapped using tools like ArcGIS to support UN OCHA's operations and aid decisions in South Sudan.
Sbtf south sudan_svendschelhorn
- 1. The Standby Volunteer Task Force Data Curation for South Sudan Svend-Jonas Schelhorn Student @ University of Heidelberg/ Germany shornjonas@googlemail.com @shornjonas Geographer, Crisis Mapper
- 2. Background Launched at the ICCM 2010 in Boston Online Community for Live Crisis Mapping and crowdsourced data collection Nearly 900 members from all over the world Decentralized horizontal network of volunteers acting on the base of a code of conduct Working with Open and Volunteered Data Partner with Ushahidi, Tomnod, Crisistracker Part of Digital Humanitarian Network Svend Schelhorn @shornjonas || Data Curation for South Sudan - SBTF || ISCRAM Summerschool 2012 || 22-08-2012
- 3. The Task ***Official: Immediate UN Activation of SBTF for South Sudan!*** 03.07.2012 OCHA is deploying a team to South Sudan Need of data so they can make informed decisions during their field mission Analyze the impact of emergencies on the population of South Sudan Collect secondary data (ie, information obtainable from the Internet) which is essential to provide the team with targeted and effective assistance to those in need. Svend Schelhorn @shornjonas || Data Curation for South Sudan - SBTF || ISCRAM Summerschool 2012 || 22-08-2012
- 4. The Task Key Questions: Population Searching pre-selected Displacement sources Returnees Search the Internet Refugees Security incidents Consider date and source of Schools publication Water sources Search for data regarding key Health facilities question and State Economic constraints Svend Schelhorn @shornjonas || Data Curation for South Sudan - SBTF || ISCRAM Summerschool 2012 || 22-08-2012
- 5. Data Curation for Disaster Preparedness Data Curation Mapping the Data 1767 unique rows of data 15,271 unique pieces of information records Svend Schelhorn @shornjonas || Data Curation for South Sudan - SBTF || ISCRAM Summerschool 2012 || 22-08-2012
- 6. Data Curation for Disaster Preparedness Data Curation Mapping the Data m .co ce or kf as yt db an .st og bl w. w 1767 unique rows of data w 15,271 unique pieces of information records Svend Schelhorn @shornjonas || Data Curation for South Sudan - SBTF || ISCRAM Summerschool 2012 || 22-08-2012
- 7. Mapping the Data - Approach Phase I: Search for mapping-options in data-entries Phase II: Create geodata and geodatabase Phase III: Mapping, Spatio-temporal analysis, graphs, ... Training for SBTF - Volunteers Supporting UN OCHA in South Sudan Svend Schelhorn @shornjonas || Data Curation for South Sudan - SBTF || ISCRAM Summerschool 2012 || 22-08-2012
- 8. Mapping the Data - Tools For Coordination For Mapping Skype Googledocs Googledocs ArcGIS SBTF Ning Page Quantum GIS Online-Mapping-Tools Svend Schelhorn @shornjonas || Data Curation for South Sudan - SBTF || ISCRAM Summerschool 2012 || 22-08-2012
- 9. Conclusions & Pending Tasks Volunteers created > 400 data entries Keep it short and simple Meeting the Customer's needs? Evaluation of volunteer activities Building geodatabase and Mapping the data Svend Schelhorn @shornjonas || Data Curation for South Sudan - SBTF || ISCRAM Summerschool 2012 || 22-08-2012
- 10. Ongoing and Upcoming Activities Data curation for South Sudan Crisis Tracker test run (September 7-14th) Svend Schelhorn @shornjonas || Data Curation for South Sudan - SBTF || ISCRAM Summerschool 2012 || 22-08-2012
- 11. The Standby Volunteer Task Force Our answer? STANDBY TASK FORCE To become a member apply at http://blog.standbytaskforce.com or contact join@standbytaskforce.com And follow us on Twitter: @SBTaskForce Svend Schelhorn @shornjonas || Data Curation for South Sudan - SBTF || ISCRAM Summerschool 2012 || 22-08-2012