1. DRBoaST ICT for Disaster management:
(Disaster Resilience through Big open Data and Smart Things)
Jane W. S. Liu
Research Center for Information Technology Innovation and Institute of Information Science
Academia Sinica
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2. OpenISDM DRBoaST (Open Information Systems for Disaster Management)
(Disaster Resilience through Big open data and Smart Things)
A framework for building open and sustainable information systems for disaster management
Generation and use of data for effective disasters preparedness and response
2012
2016
2018
Supported by Taiwan Academia Sinica,
Sustainability Science Research Program

3. F. T. Lin E. T. H. Chu J. W. S. Liu DRBoaST J. M. Ho, IIS, AS
D. T. Lee
IIS, AS
C. S. Shih
CSIE, NTU
F. T. Lin
UP, NCKU
H. L. Lin
H. C. Chou
Geo, NTNU
N. C. Hsiao
SC, CWB
J. C. Lee
IES, AS
W. T. Liang
J. K. Zao
CS, NCTU
T. W. Kuo
CITI, AS
W. L. Hsu
IIS, AS
E. T. H. Chu
CS, YunTech
F. S. Lin
IHP, AS
H. C. Lee
SES, NCDR
F. T. Lin
E. T. H. Chu
J. W. S. Liu
J. W. S. Liu
IIS, AS
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4. Summary of Accomplishments
Virtual information systems:
15 prototype software systems, tools and applications
74 peer-reviewed journal and conference publications
52 workshop and conference keynotes, invited talks, oral presentations, and tutorials
62 graduate theses on topics related the project
Over 12 national and international competitions/contests with entries on or closely related to project’s work
The accomplishment figures as of end of last year. They are obtained starting from accomplishments of OpenISDM project stated in 2015 slides, including papers published at the start of 2015, add what are included in DRBoaST annual report.
The latter numbers are
journal and conferences 11
presentations 10
theses 16
prototypes 5
competition 2
Thee project won prices ranging from gold medal award and first price to honorable mention.

5. Crowdsourcing Disaster Surveillance Data
John K. Zao,
Edward T. H. Chu and Jane W. S. Liu
CROSS (CROwdsourcing Support system for disaster Surveillance) tools:
VMS for managing volunteer resources of multiple projects and process
Participant selection and task assignment
Exploration tour planning
Here is the description for VMS and Ushahidi.
Volunteer Management System(VMS) is designed to manage volunteer resource. Volunteers could join different projects depending on their interests. Once a project manager launches a process, members of the project would receive the request from the manager. And after the participant selection process, members would be assigned for different missions.
Ushahidi+ as a crowd sourcing map would record reports from volunteers who are executing a mission. Also, the location of each volunteer would be posted on Ushahidi+ which allows managers to assign volunteers for new missions appropriately.
Fusion unit for fusing human and physical sensor data synergistically
Ushahidi+ crowdsourcing map management
Broadcast and communication managers

6. DiSRC( Disaster Scenario and Record Capture)
PI and co-PIs: W. L. Hsu, Hsiang-Chieh Lee, Fu-Shih Lin
Authoring System Server
Output for human readers
Participatory sensing systems
CROSS
JSON
Input from recorders
Analysis, simulation & animation tools
XML
RDF
Machine readable outputs
Capabilities include
Storage for cached maps and support information to enable stand alone us
Automatic capture of event time and geo-coordinates
Event and condition analysis
Quality assurance and real-time control
Capture and estimation of object location, area boundaries, people count, etc.
Recorders with Disaster Record Capture Tools (DiReCT)

7. Active disaster prepared living environment
ADiPLE
Active disaster prepared living environment
PI: Tei-Wei Kuo
Co-PIs: Edward T. H. Chu,
Feng-Tyne Lin and
Jane W. S. Liu

8. Current Scenario Effectiveness is limited due to
Alert xmlns: …
Sender: Central Weather Bureau
Status: Actual
MsgType: Alert
Scope: Public
Info
Category: Geo
Event: Earthquake
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Strong
Certainty: Observed
Description: A strong earthquake measuring 7.8 occurred in …
Parameters: Magnitude, depth, …
Areas: Polygons specifying affected areas
Resources: … …
Effectiveness is limited due to
Non-specificity of alerts
Limitation in human reaction time to take advantage
Other EAS and CMAS 8
2018/9/10

9. “Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink.”
from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Data, data everywhere, nor good use of them to help us prepared against calamities!
水，到處都是水，也不喝任何滴
Actually, we are like the ancient mariner amidst all the water around him, had no water to drink. Today, we have an ocean of data, but little of it them are used to significantly improve our abilities to cope with emergencies. 9

10. Walk in indicated directions
A Future Scenario
Alert xmlns: …
Sender: Central Weather Bureau
Status: Actual
MsgType: Alert
Scope: Public
Info
Category: Geo
Event: Earthquake
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Strong
Certainty: Observed
Description: A strong earthquake measuring 7.8 occurred in …
Parameters: Magnitude, depth, …
Areas: Polygons specifying affected areas
Resources: … …
Earthquake,
Stay calm,
Walk in indicated directions
Active use of alerts
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11. Technology Enablers Accurate and timely disaster prediction
Wide adoption of XML-based international standard alert message format
Platforms for authenticating authorized alert senders and dissemination of alerts
Increasing adoption and use of building information and facility management digital data exchange standards
“BIM-level 3, digital building information exchange”,
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12. We now have
Architecture and reusable components for building diverse smart, active devices and applications for preparedness/response
Responsive active mechanism for pushing alerts over the Internet
Prototype Active Emergency Response Systems (AERS)
BeDIS: Prototype building/environment data and information system

13. Gateway
Wide Area Network
Lbeacon data
BeDIPS monitor and
Testing programs
Lbeacon-
URL
mapping
BeDIS server
BeDI Repository
BeDIPS delivers to Bluetooth devices 3D coordinates & location descriptions with 3-10 meter horizontal accuracy
BeDI mist delivers location-specific data and instructions using micros data servers

14. Lbeacons (Location beacons)
Bluetooth smart ready devices in BeDIPS
Stores and broadcasts its 3D coordinates and location description
Provides 3-5 m (or 5-10 m) horizontal location accuracy with zero vertical error
Is compatible with Bluetooth 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0 devices
No APP and indoor maps required

15. Lbeacons: End-Points of BeDI Mist
URL’s of nearby stores
Fine-scale, location-specific building/facility decision support data
Location-specific emergency response instructions 15

16. LBRMS database BeDI repository BeDIP & LBRMS servers BE:EF:F0:0D:CA:FE
& 3D coordinates
LBeacon
BE:EF:F0:0D:CA:FE
Registered Bluetooth smartband
Carts, chairs, etc with Bluetooth smart tags.

17. Practical Challenges
In a major transport hub (e.g., Frankfurt Airport):
There may be 50,000 smoke detectors.
100,000 Lbeacons may be used to achieve the desired location accuracy (e.g., 5-10 meters)
Where should the beacons be placed ?
How to pinpoint the chosen location of each Lbeacon and install it there?
How to systematically and reliably maintain the system during remodeling?
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18. BeDI Repository BeDIS server FM Lbeacon data BeDIPS monitor and
Testing programs
Lbeacon-
URL
mapping
BeDI Repository
BeDIS server 3
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19. Current Work and Plans Pilot studies on BeDIS
To assess the usability and effectiveness of BeDIPS and BeDI mist in real-life operating conditions:
Possible test sites: Nangang Station, NTUH, Sogo
Collaborators: Accton, Taipei City, TRA, Sogo
To develop applications using BeDIS as a platform:
Navigation: general and special purpose
Tracking of people and equipment
Personalized, location specific marketing
Research and development:
A framework for building quality assured AERS
Security and safety of large active systems

20. Thank You!
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