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Date: Fri, 4 May 2012 10:07:53 -0700 (PDT)
From: Shane Coughlan <shanecough...@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Shane at Openrelief  needs some of Public Laboratories
 practical solutions
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Hi Stoney

Our goals at OpenRelief are not exactly long-term. The first drone is 
mechanically complete, the second will be ready this weekend and shipped to 
Japan, and our first iterations of the visual code are in our repository. 
We are moving towards active testing in Japan and the UK between July and 
December of the airframes, the mission control and the visual recognition. 
The system is on-target to be deployable by the end of the year.

That said, OpenRelief is not about the drones. It is about having effective 
solutions to reduce the fog of confusion around disaster situations. 
Disaster management will always be about eco-systems, about a range of 
potential solutions to address problems that arise, and hopefully 
presenting relief workers with the correct options at the correct time. We 
are kicking off the process by creating sensors and scouting technology 
that would have been a huge help in a certain scenario, and therefore 
addressing a specific requirement and a specific type of cost base. There 
are others. Talking with other projects with similar goals and working 
together is essential to cover such diversity.

It's good to be in contact, and I hope to learn how systems like Mapknitter 
may be linked to the workflow for aid agencies. Our baseline here is Sahana 
Eden, as this has become a de facto norm for large-scale relief efforts 
since the Asian tsunami, and it is what ties into Red Cross efforts. 
Software workflows that can feed into that, and which also make use of 
different hardware for different requirements (balloons, drones, etc), will 
surely be a good thing. The sole proviso is that OpenRelief is not 
precisely the same as Public Laboratories. Your focus appears to be on 
activism and social issues. Ours is on disaster relief. We are walking a 
complementary path, but there will be some differences in our priorities. 
No bad thing, but worth keeping in mind.

Shane

On Saturday, April 28, 2012 12:43:21 AM UTC+7, Stoney wrote:
>
> Shane at Openrelief needs some of Public Laboratories practical low cost 
> solutions.  It is fine for him to have long term loft goals, but he really 
> needs some outreach from Public Laboratories.  I will send him some links, 
> but some outreach would be great.
> http://www.designspark.com/content/openrelief-clearing-fog-disaster 
>

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<div>Hi Stoney</div><div><br></div>Our goals at OpenRelief are not exactly =
long-term. The first drone is mechanically complete, the second will be rea=
dy this weekend and shipped to Japan, and our first iterations of the visua=
l code are in our repository. We are moving towards active testing in Japan=
 and the UK between July and December of the airframes, the mission control=
 and the visual recognition. The system is on-target to be deployable by th=
e end of the year.<div><br></div><div>That said, OpenRelief is not about th=
e drones. It is about having effective solutions to reduce the fog of confu=
sion around disaster situations. Disaster management will always be about e=
co-systems, about a range of potential solutions to address problems that a=
rise, and hopefully presenting relief workers with the correct options at t=
he correct time. We are kicking off the process by creating sensors and sco=
uting technology that would have been a huge help in a certain scenario, an=
d therefore addressing a specific requirement and a specific type of cost b=
ase. There are others.&nbsp;Talking with other projects with similar goals =
and working together is essential to cover such diversity.</div><div><br></=
div><div>It's good to be in contact, and I hope to learn how systems like M=
apknitter may be linked to the workflow for aid agencies. Our baseline here=
 is Sahana Eden, as this has become a de facto norm for large-scale relief =
efforts since the Asian tsunami, and it is what ties into Red Cross efforts=
. Software workflows that can feed into that, and which also make use of di=
fferent hardware for different requirements (balloons, drones, etc), will s=
urely be a good thing. The sole proviso is that OpenRelief is not precisely=
 the same as Public Laboratories. Your focus appears to be on activism and =
social issues. Ours is on disaster relief. We are walking a complementary p=
ath, but there will be some differences in our priorities. No bad thing, bu=
t worth keeping in mind.</div><div><br></div><div>Shane<br><br>On Saturday,=
 April 28, 2012 12:43:21 AM UTC+7, Stoney wrote:<blockquote class=3D"gmail_=
quote" style=3D"margin: 0;margin-left: 0.8ex;border-left: 1px #ccc solid;pa=
dding-left: 1ex;"><div>Shane at Openrelief needs some of Public Laboratorie=
s practical low cost solutions. &nbsp;It is fine for him to have long term =
loft goals, but he really needs some outreach from Public Laboratories. &nb=
sp;I will send him some links, but some outreach would be great.</div><a hr=
ef=3D"http://www.designspark.com/content/openrelief-clearing-fog-disaster" =
target=3D"_blank">http://www.designspark.com/<wbr>content/openrelief-cleari=
ng-<wbr>fog-disaster</a>&nbsp;<br></blockquote></div>
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