Crowdsourced radiation measurement network: An integration of OSM,

OpenGeoSMS, and Safecast

Dongpo Deng, IIS, Aacdemia SinicaTH Schee, Fertta.com

Slayer Kuo-Yu Chuang, ITRIAt

SotM 2012

Taipower Nuclear Waste Disposal Site

Lanyu (Ponso no Tao)

Who people should believe?

http://goo.gl/tPAUU

http://goo.gl/1QpVJ

Taipower: It’s safe!The radiation is overdosed!

Problem:Lack of information

Solution:Get information, give it to people

Problem:Information doesn’t

exist

Solution:Distribute devices to collect data to create

information

Problem:Very few devices exist

Solution:Create devices, make

them mobile, get people, collect data, map

itAnd, eh, do it fast !

maps.safecast.org

http://radiation.yahoo.co.jp/

OpenGeoSMS OpenStreetMap

Open GeoSMS is a open standard for sharing locations!

Smart phone + Geiger counter

(X, Y, Radiation)

map.safecast.org

radiation data

Ushahidi + OSM

http://www.openstreetmap.org/?pos=22.07786,121.52636&GeoSMS=RAD175 mRem, 40 mSv

http://blog.safecast.org/2011/04/a-little-of-what-weve-been-up-to/

Open data strategies

Puncar Project: Our experiences with crowd

More information http://punchparty.asia/

Thank you for your attentions!

Contact us:dongpo@iis.sinica.edu.tw

schee@fertta.com slayer@itri.org.tw