In this category you will find the 510 products that pertain to early warning early action. With the following products we assess the possible impact on communities, infrastructure & landscapes.
IAT: IMPACT ASSESSMENT TOOLS (More info to come)
PMT: POPULATION MOVEMENT TOOLS (More info to come)
Below is a collection of posts pertaining to Predictive Impact Analytics and the activities pertaining to it.
DATA SCIENTIST FOR IBF
WHO ARE YOU? You are a bright and creative Data Scientist, with a hands-on approach and strong technical skills who is interested in contributing to humanitarian data needs in Ethiopia/Kenya/Uganda/Mali & The Philippines. You will work from the Hague office but will be in contact with an international and multidisciplinary team, working closely together with…
IBF: IMPACT BASED FORECAST
DATA SCIENTIST FOR IBF IBF: IMPACT BASED FORECAST 510 x VanderSat IBF: IMPACT BASED FORECAST PREDICTING FLOOD IMPACT IN MALAWI DEVELOPING A PRIORITY INDEX FOR EARTHQUAKES FASTER RESPONSE: WITH CAPACITY BUILDING PHILIPPINES PART 2 FASTER RESPONSE: WITH CAPACITY BUILDING PHILIPPINES PART 1 EFFICIENT AID: THROUGH ACCURATE PRIORITY INDEX PART 1
510 x VanderSat
510 and VanderSat sign agreement to research the use of microwave measurements for Impact Based Forecasting WHAT: 510 and VanderSat signed a research agreement to pilot how satellite data-based recommendations can support flood and drought forecasting. The plan is to utilize VanderSat's Soil Moisture Monitoring, where sensors from space gather soil moisture conditions and…
IBF: IMPACT BASED FORECAST
WHY IT IS NEEDED Damage, suffering and the cost of emergency aid will reduce when communities are capable of responding proactively to a disaster through early warning and early action. The goal is to collect and integrate data to predict the impact of impending disasters on vulnerable people that live in areas prone to natural…
PREDICTING FLOOD IMPACT IN MALAWI
I first came upon 510 when searching for a thesis subject. They had already worked on Priority Index Models (PIM ) for typhoons in the Philippines with a vision to do the same for all vulnerable communities across the globe. I have had an interest in humanitarian aid for a long time, specifically in potential applications…
DEVELOPING A PRIORITY INDEX FOR EARTHQUAKES
Identifying aid priority areas by learning from past events Written by Evelien Bulte 510 STUDENT GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SPECIALIST In the first few days following a severe earthquake there typically is a scarcity of reliable information about the impact on local communities. In this situation, decision makers of the humanitarian aid sector struggle to get an…
FASTER RESPONSE: WITH CAPACITY BUILDING PHILIPPINES PART 2
Written by 510 DISASTER INFORMATION MANAGEMENT EXPERT Rebecca Visschedijk. After our team member Jannis Visser was successfully deployed to the Philippines (see: FASTER RESPONSE: WITH CAPACITY BUILDING PHILIPPINES PART 1), there was a request for follow up Surge Information Management Support. This need had a different focus; where Jannis Visser had set up and processes…
FASTER RESPONSE: WITH CAPACITY BUILDING PHILIPPINES PART 1
Written by 510 Jannis Visser RISK ASSESSMENT EXPERT The Netherlands Red Cross data initiative - 510 - is focussing on prototyping innovative solutions for disaster preparedness. However, when a disaster strikes, there is a more direct need for Surge Information Management support. Netherlands Red Cross, the youngest member of the IFRC Surge Information Management Systems (IFRC…
EFFICIENT AID: THROUGH ACCURATE PRIORITY INDEX PART 2
Written by 510 INITIATOR Maarten Van der Veen. This post is an extension to the earlier post. Please read it first to better understand the below additional information. Since the last release of the model we worked on better understanding our learning variable: the total number of houses damaged, adding new algorithms and finding the…