Power of Internetand

What Developers Can Do for the Society

Google Developer RelationsFumi Yamazaki

https://plus.google.com/+FumiYamazaki/

2011.3.11 14.46 JSTMagnitude 9.0

Photo: CC BY-NC-SA by Fumi Yamazaki

Photo: CC BY-NC-SA by Fumi Yamazaki

Photo: CC BY-NC-SA by Fumi Yamazaki

1. Respond2. Rebuild3. Remember4. Prepare

Phases and actions

Respond

Person Finder

Lessons learned: Speed is important

Launched 2 hours after the earthquake

Person Finder

Lessons learned: Adjust to reality / Trust people

10,000 photos　5,000 volunteers 670,000 records

Migration of Data

- National Police Agency

- Local governments

- NHK (national broadcaster)

- Mobile telecom carriers

- Shelter information

Rebuild

Create Online PresenceCreate Online Business

http://www.innovationtohoku.com/

Create Future Industry-Tohoku Tech Dojo-

https://sites.google.com/site/tohokudojo/

Remember

Memories for Future

2008/7Before tsunami

2011/84 months after

2013/52 years after

http://www.miraikioku.com/en/

Prepare

Project 311-Great East Japan Earthquake

Big Data Workshop-

• https://sites.google.com/site/prj311e/

Data providers

• Google

• Twitter

• Honda

• Zenrin Data Com

• Asahi Newspaper

• NHK

• Rescue Now

• JCC

• Bit.ly

• Weather News

• Japan Weather Association

Data provided• Traveled roads data• Railroad operation information• Realtime population estimation• Newspaper articles• Transcripts of the audio broadcasted by NHK• Text summary of TV programs• Japanese tweets• Search query trends

Participants

• Hackers and developers

• Researchers from academia

• Researchers from private companies

• Bureaucrats from ministries

• Journalists

Project Hayano

http://speedi.mapping.jp/

Media Coverage Map

http://media.mapping.jp/

Importance of Open Data

Getting the data

Simulation by SPEEDI

Simulation by SPEEDI

Simulation by SPEEDI

Simulation by SPEEDI

Make Data Useful

Quote from citizen in Fukushima“I cannot go out of my house without looking at this app”

Make Data Available

DIY Geiger counters

SPEED

Photo: CC BY by John Talbot

KNOW THE TOOLS

Photo: CC BY-SA by Janne Moren

POWERFUL TOOLS

Photo: CC BY-SA by Charles & Hudson

1,000 USD App Engine1,000 USD Compute Engine

cloud.google.com/starterpack promo code: fuy-in

SHARE

Photo: CC BY-SA by Bob Peterson

END USERS

Photo: CC BY-SA by Ben Grey

UNDERSTAND NEEDS

Photo: CC BY-SA by losheungchi1987

Work on Things that Matter

Technology Can Help Make a Better Society

Developers Can Help Make a Better World

Just in Japan?

Hurricane Manuel e Ingrid

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mexico-emergency-flights-take-tourists-from-flooded-acapulco-1.1857325

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-20/rescuers-search-for-68-people-missing-after-mexican-mudslide/4970402

Haiyan / Yolanda Typhoon in Philippines

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-07/philippines-braces-for-haiyan-seen-as-2013-s-strongest-typhoon.html

GDG/GBG/GSA launched Crisis Map

Google Developers GroupGoogle Business Group

Google Student Ambassadors

http://google.org/crisismap/a/gmail.com/TyphoonYolanda

Incorporated in the Philippine Government Crisis Response Site

http://www.gov.ph/crisis-response/updates-typhoon-yolanda/

Person Finderby Google Crisis Response

http://www.google.org/personfinder/2013-yolanda

Project AgosCollaborative Disaster Map

http://www.rappler.com/rich-media/43075-yolandaph-help-map-criticial-report-agos

Project NoahCrisis Information Site

http://noah.dost.gov.ph/

Hack4good Hackathonfor Crisis Response

https://geekli.st/hackathon/52793a2660fb3f52d50001f8

Just for disaster?

Code for Ciudad de Mexico

http://opendata.mx/

Open Data Hackathon Mexico CityJanuary, 2014

Open Data

http://datos.labplc.mx/datasets/

Open Data

http://lab.data4.mx/

Hack For Japan

https://sites.google.com/site/hackforjapan/

Gracias!

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Drivable Map