From: Forde, Brian <[email protected]> Date: Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 6:26 PM Subject: Launching disasters.data.gov To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Friends and Colleagues, We wanted to let you know that the Administration just launched disasters.data.gov – a public resource to foster collaboration and the continual improvement of disaster-related open data, free tools, and new ways to empower survivors, first responders, and all levels of government with critical information and resources. As you may recall, the White House Innovation for Disaster Response and Recovery Initiative <http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/08/04/more-1500-people-participate-white-house-innovation-disaster-response-and-recovery-d> was launched by the Administration in response to Hurricane Sandy <http://mashable.com/2013/05/05/brian-forde-sandy-technology/>. Over the last two years the initiative has hosted workshops that have resulted in major commitments from the public and private sector <http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/white_house_innovation_for_disaster_response_-_2014-july29.pdf> at this year’s Demo Day <http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/08/04/more-1500-people-participate-white-house-innovation-disaster-response-and-recovery-d>, the first hardware hackathon for disaster preparedness held in support of the Initiative <http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/11/07/hardware-hacking-disaster-response-red-hook-brooklyn>, and numerous workshops, and we are thrilled to share disasters.data.gov as the Initiative’s first major online presence. Here are some highlights: · *“Types of Disasters” Landing Pages* <http://www.data.gov/disasters/types/>: Categorizes open data sets, apps, and tools to make relevant resources easier to find · *Apps & Tools* <http://www.data.gov/disasters/apps-tools/>: The portal includes apps and tools that can be deployed at minimal cost by first responders, emergency managers, volunteer organizations, survivors, and other stakeholders. The apps and tools featured were presented at the White House Innovation for Disaster Response and Recovery Demo Day <http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/08/04/more-1500-people-participate-white-house-innovation-disaster-response-and-recovery-d> · *Call to Action: Data Stewards* <http://www.data.gov/disasters/call-action-open-data/>*:* Datasets relevant to disaster preparedness (including prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery) have traditionally been closed by default to the public. To help empower the community with information that can improve community resilience, the Administration is working with stakeholders to open a series of disaster-related datasets from all levels of government and the private sector. Learn more here <http://www.data.gov/disasters/call-action-open-data/> and email [email protected] if you are interested in participating · *Innovator Challenge <http://www.data.gov/disasters/innovator-challenge/>*: We are unveiling the first in a series of Innovator Challenges that highlight pressing needs from the disaster preparedness community. The inaugural challenge focuses on a need identified from firsthand experience of local emergency managers, responders, survivors, and Federal departments and agencies, asking innovators: “How might we leverage real-time sensors, open data, social media, and other tools to help reduce the number of fatalities from flooding?” · *Join the “Innovation for Disasters” Movement* <http://www.data.gov/disasters/join-movement/>*:* Whether you visit the site as a tech entrepreneur, developer, hardware tinkerer, journalist, researcher, government official, first responder, survivor, or potential volunteer, there are numerous ways to join the Innovation for Disasters movement and get involved. Learn more here <http://www.data.gov/disasters/join-movement/> We look forward to your input as we continue to expand the website and hope you will join the conversation using #disastertech. You can read the full whitehouse.gov blogpost here <http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/12/15/launching-disastersdatagov-empower-first-responders-and-survivors-innovative-tools-a> and tweet here <https://twitter.com/whitehouseostp/status/544548580242239489>. Feel free to share the news with your family, friends, neighbors, and colleagues! Best, Brian Forde Senior Advisor to the U.S. Chief Technology Officer White House Office of Science and Technology Policy [email protected] | T (202) 456-6131 | M (202) 384-4186 ----------------------------------------- Group home for Newswire - Steven Clift's Democracies Online Newswire: http://groups.dowire.org/groups/newswire Replies go to members of Newswire - Steven Clift's Democracies Online Newswire with all posts on this topic here: http://groups.dowire.org/r/topic/5QS2AAdQaMCPqBPaefTqWO For digest version or to leave Newswire - Steven Clift's Democracies Online Newswire, email [email protected] with "digest on" or "unsubscribe" in the *subject*. Newswire - Steven Clift's Democracies Online Newswire is hosted by Democracies Online - http://dowire.org.
