Open source software is critical to the next generation of crisis management. In this presentation, I presented a case study on hyper-local success using the Ushahidi software during the Snowmageddon snow storms in Washington DC during 2010. I also spoke a bit about Joomla, an open source content management system.
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Snowmageddon!Based on a true story
By Ryan Ozimek - @cozimek
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We’re going to move fast
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Who am I?
Ryan Ozimek
Common boy’sname in the 1970’s
It’s Polish
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On the Twitter at…
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Who am I?
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Who am I?
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Who am I?
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Let’s get local
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…more local…
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…more local…
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…hyper-local!
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Washington DC meets snow…
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…well, it looked more like this.
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Don’t sit around, do something
• Federal government shut down• Businesses shut down• Open source entrepreneurs at PICnet woke up
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Don’t just sit around, do something
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Open source trailblazers
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Let’s use OSS to make a site that…
• Allows neighbors to help neighbors• Aids the local government• Enables us to test out a new open source tool
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Ushahidi
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Snowmageddon Clean Up
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Snowmageddon Clean Up
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Snowmageddon Clean Up
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Snowmageddon Clean Up
“you’ve got the technology, we’ve got the eyeballs…let’s work together”
– essentially what someone atthe Washington Post said to me
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Snowmageddon Clean Up
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By the numbers
• Start-to-live time: 2 hours• Investment required: $7.99 (domain name)• Visitors in first 12 hours: ~ 500 (Facebook)• Visitors in first 48 hours: 33,000 (WashPost)• Reports made: ~ 240• Connections made: unknown (opportunity!)
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The next generation
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A few “ah ha” moments
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Municipalities fend for themselves
• Open source solutions can help smaller governments by lowering total cost of ownership and barriers to entry
• Still requires forethought, planning
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Keep it simple, and fun
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Media + tech = huge outreach
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The first 24 hours are quiet
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You need the right tools for the job
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My core belief is reinforced
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Thanks!
Ryan OzimekPICnet, Inc.
[email protected] : @cozimek
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