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1 awesome mobile web application that uses crowd-sourcing to collect post-earthquake data
One of the members of my group took this cool time-lapse video during Day 1 (I'm chilling in the middle table, facing the camera. I don't move much..):
RHOK (pronounced 'rock') stands for Random Hacks of Kindness, and it was a global volunteer event last weekend where a bunch of computer-type people gather at specific locations and spend the weekend designing and creating a computer program/web app/mobile app to save lives and the like. You can find out more at their website: rhok.org.
My group made a mobile webpage where, post-earthquake, users could send their experiences. Because it was designed for mobile use, users' exact locations could be determined, and therefore the information they gave could be pinpointed on a map. The goal of the program was to collect data on the intensity of the earthquake to:
(1) send to government data centers for research
(2) alert emergency services about the places that needed the most urgent care
(3) help people connect with each other to share their awesome earthquake experience (not many earthquakes happen in Australia, so people get pretty excited when they feel the ground shake).
These are our screenshot images from a mostly functioning prototype. I spent most of my time on generating a working form (see the second image in the right column).
Other groups at RHOK Melbourne were focused on fire alert systems, flood warnings, and general emergency evacuation planning.
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