IS428 AY2019-20T1 Assign Chua Xuan Ni, Rachel HEADER1
IS428 VAST 2019 Mini Challenge 1
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Background
In this challenge, St. Himark has been hit by an earthquake, leaving officials scrambling to determine the extent of the damage and dispatch limited resources to the areas in most need. Given the limited amount of manpower, the search and rescue team need the help from members of the public to gather information about the extent of the damage and to effectively conduct search and rescue work.
In a prescient move of community engagement, the city had released a new damage reporting mobile application shortly before the earthquake. The citizens have been very helpful in providing timely information to the city’s search and rescue team via a community engagement application. The application collects information from citizens regarding the damage of certain infrastructure as well as the shake intensity to identify areas of concerns and advice emergency planners.
With emergency services stretched thin, the goal is to combine the information gathered and work together as a community to triage the effects of the quake to help focus recovery efforts.
