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Sahana Eden NYC Python Meetup - July 9, 2013
1. Sahana Eden
Humanitarian Open Source Platform for
Disaster Information Management
NYC Python Meetup
July 9, 2013
http://bit.ly/EdenNYCPy
2. Sahana Software Foundation
● 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
● Support development of Sahana Open Source
Software projects: Eden (Python) and Agasti
(PHP)
● Manages a global community of volunteers
● Provide customization, implementation and
support services for public sector (government)
and other humanitarian organizations.
http://bit.ly/EdenNYCPy
4. The Historic Trigger: 2004 Indian
Ocean Earthquake & Tsunami
● At least 226,000 dead
● Up to 5 million people
lost their homes, or
access to food and
water
● 1 million people left
without a means to
make a living
● At least $7.5 billion in
the cost of damages
“Facts and Figures: Asian Tsunami Disaster”
New Scientist, 20 January 2005
http://bit.ly/EdenNYCPy
7. Users
● Red Cross
● County of Los Angeles
● City of New York
● UN World Food Programme
● UN OCHA
● Asia Disaster Preparedness Center
● Philippines Government: DSWD
● Nepal Government: DHM
● Portugal, India, Japan, Taiwan,
● Chile, Colombia, Mexico
http://bit.ly/EdenNYCPy
15. Current Needs for NYC LRTOs
● Front-End User Interface for Configuring System
● UI for building forms
● Enhancements to mapping system (Openlayers
based/PostgreSQL)
● Volunteer Management Module enhancements
● More robust built-in CMS
http://bit.ly/EdenNYCPy
16. Get Involved!
Website: http://sahanafoundation.org
Sahana Eden wiki:
http://eden.sahanafoundation.org
Mailing Lists: sahana-eden@googlegroups.com
IRC: #sahana-eden or #sahana on freenode
Contact: info@sahanafoundation.org
@sahanafoss
http://bit.ly/EdenNYCPy