Using Geospatial Data to Map Haiti’s Hazards & Development Progress

HaitiData.org facilitates open access to Haiti-related geospatial data and information, providing tools to view, upload, download and share.

Contact: mford@worldbank.org

BBL Presentation, 28th June, 2011

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Empowering Data Use

• Following the January 2010 earthquake a large amount of data has been produced

• Site responds to need for data sharing for improved analysis & decision making

• Strong link to the Open Risk Data Initiative (ORDI) – encouraging sharing of risk data for improved risk reduction, policy & action

• Open source software, open standards, focus on providing good quality metadata - for sustainability

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Why Open Risk Data in HaitiOpen data means: • More people can view, use, critique, analyze, model• Explore critical assumptions; test methodologies; generate

insights• Lower barriers to collaboration & knowledge-based decision

making• Increase innovation, learning, motivation amongst teams

Open data can increase the amount, quality, and speed of exchange of information, and enhance the goodwill to share and innovate.

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HaitiData Features

• Explore maps• Create maps• Search and Download data• View and download metadata• Upload data • Link to development partner information• Link to hazards analysis • All features in French and English

Live Demonstration: http://haitidata.org

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Use Case: Vulnerability of Shelter Residents to Flooding & Landslide Hazard

Steps:

• Explore created map

• Add additional layers – e.g. to help build understanding of exposure to hazards

• Zoom to view detail

• Download data for quantitative analysis

• View the metadata – to review who made it, when, how, why… for analysis and follow up.

• Upload your own data to create a new map syntheses

• Link to development partner information or hazards analysis to find more info’

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Next Steps

• Present, engage, with CMU, SMUs, TTLs

• Engage stakeholders in-country

• Develop data management approach and rollout plan

• Transition to Government Ownership

• Continue improving mash-ups and adding quality data sets

• Work with the community and other developers to develop features and robustness of platform

• Develop user ‘Help’ guides

• New deployments in other countries

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Feedback & Discussion