[Challenge:Future] Project Mass Effect

Interactive MappingIncreasing public awareness via provision of geospatial information

Denis Kotov | Robertas Kurakovas

“The care of the Earth is

our most ancient and most

worthy, and after all our most

pleasing responsibility. To cherish

what remains of it and to foster

its renewal is our only hope”Wendell Barry

The Problem

Environmental

HazardsNatural

Disasters

Emergencies

Our solution is to

• monitor global environmental hazards via digital mapping

• cover majority of hazards

• increase public awareness

• engage users into social activities

We are going to develop a website to

track…

Man Made Hazards

Emergency Events

Global Warming

Natural Disasters

Climate Change

Project Mass Effect

How it works

• Information is provided by organizations in compilation with users

• The website will feature build-in 2D Interactive Map available for users' information management

• 3D Earth, called Interactive Earth, will feature up-to-date emergency news and will be covered by internal team using imagery and geospatial information from data contributors

How it works

• Maps will be powered by ESRI

• ESRI is the software developing company that provides Geographic Information System (GIS) softwares and offers variety of geodatabasemanagement applications

How it works

• Using ESRI’s ArcGIS Online that is geospatial management application

Activities

• Mapping hazards

• Organizing “call for action” events

• Volunteering

• Acting

Activities

With the help of "The call for action" feature, users will be able to recruit volunteers into activities aimed against environmental after-effects; or join

Activities

Integrating donation marketplace

Donation Marketplace

• Users will be able to donate by buying virtual item(s). The money for "virtual" item will be converted into real item.

Positive Impact by Users

• Take actions against environmental hazards

• Contribute information

• Donate

Innovation

Interactive Mapping + Social Activities

Interactive Mapping

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