BNPB Indonesia launches open-source platform to crowdsource flood information

Source(s): OpenGov Asia

Earlier this month, BNPB launched a free, open-source platform, PetaBencana.id, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Urban Risk Lab to deal with the potential threat of flooding during the rainy season. The project is part of InAWARE Disaster Management Early Warning and Decision Support Capacity Enhancement within Indonesia's BNPB and BPBDs (Regional Disaster Management Agencies). It was supported by USAID, the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) and the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Users can visit the website to access the latest information flooding in Greater Jakarta, Surabaya and Bandung. In addition, users can actively provide real-time reports on the flood situation using social media and instant messaging applications.

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Going forward, there are plans to develop similar platforms for other disasters, such as volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.

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