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About
Every year, thousands of people in India are displaced by massive floods as a result of torrential rains during monsoon season. Lack of infrastructure during these times lead to significant delays in communication with relief workers and, as a result, aid delivery. NextMap is a mobile communication platform that supports bi- directional broadcasting and data collection. Unlike existing mobile systems that are proprietary or custom-developed, NextMap aims to create a general, open toolset that can be leveraged across various scenarios from disaster management to environmental conservation in remote locations.
Partners
Catholic Relief Services (CRS)
InnovGreen
Project Team
| ROLES | TEAM MEMBERS |
|---|---|
| Students | Sreya Sengupta Vijay Umapathy Jeffrey Warren Anonymous MIT student |
| Video journalists (from Emerson College) | Nicholas Vaky Max Wagenblass |
| Advisor | Rich Fletcher |
Project Documentation
Slides are presented courtesy of the students, used with permission. Videos are from nextlab on Vimeo, and are not covered by our Creative Commons license.
| DELIVERABLE | VIDEOS AND SLIDES |
|---|---|
| FINAL PROJECT | |
| Summary |
Telmex Fellows Forum final video Fall 2008 from nextlab on Vimeo. |
| DEMONSTRATIONS | |
| Catholic Relief Services – disaster assessment |
CRS disaster assessment DEMO from Disaster Management on Vimeo. |
| InnovGreen - NextMap | |
| Final Class Presentation |
Disaster Management Final Presentation from nextlab on Vimeo. PDF 1.6MB |
| MILESTONE PRESENTATIONS | |
| Milestone 1: Elevator Pitch |
Milestone 1 from Disaster Management on Vimeo. |
| Milestone 2: Needs Assessment |
Milestone 2 from Disaster Management on Vimeo. |
| Milestone 3: System Design and Initial Implementation |
Milestone 3 from Disaster Management on Vimeo. |
| Milestone 4: Sustainability |
Milestone 4 from Disaster Management on Vimeo. |
| PROJECT EPISODE VIDEOS | |
| Episode 1: Introduction |
Episode 1 from Disaster Management on Vimeo. |
| Episode 2: "Addressing the needs of CRS" |
Episode 2 from Disaster Management on Vimeo. |
| Episode 3: "Elevator Pitch" |
Episode 3 from Disaster Management on Vimeo. |
| Episode 4: "A Skype conversation with Innovgreen in Taiwan" |
Episode 4 from Disaster Management on Vimeo. |
| Episode 5: "A Coding Session" |
5th Video from Disaster Management on Vimeo. |
| Episode 6 |
Episode 6 from Disaster Management on Vimeo. |
Other Materials
Compiled status entries from "News" section of project blog