1. Continuous Improvement of the NOAH Initiative through the Use of Free and Open Source Software Eric Jay dela Peña DOST Project NOAH - Philippines Disaster Management Using WebGIS FOSS4G Seoul 17 September 2015

2. What is Project NOAH NOAH Website v1 Success Stories using NOAH v1 Limitations “New” NOAH Website Open Source Technologies Success Stories using NOAH v2

3. What is Project NOAH? Project NOAH (Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards) is a disaster management program that aims to improve the Philippine government and Filipino people’s capacity to respond against the impact and effect of extreme weather conditions

4. What is Project NOAH? Specifically, Project NOAH aims to provide: flood mitigation system, specifically targeting a 6 hour flood early warning system for communities along 18 major river systems; enhancement of geohazard maps As per President Aquino’s directive to put in place a responsive program for disaster prevention & mitigation, the Department of Science & Technology launched Project NOAH last July 2012 in Marikina City. Nartea, 2012

5. advanced disaster science research how do we do this? multidisciplinary assessment of hazards develop accessible tools that enable prevention & mitigation of disasters (LGUs, planners, policy makers, communities, individuals, families)

6. Project NOAH Website (http://noah.dost.gov.ph)

7. International name: Bopha Area of interest: Cagayan de Oro City From 1000+ deaths in Sendong 2011, CDO City managed to reduce the number to 0 deaths a year later. The city used water level sensors streamed from the NOAH website for early warning and evacuation measures Pablo December 2012 Floods

8. Cagayan de Oro City

9. A.k.a.: Monsoon rains Area of interest: Marikina City Marikina City was one of the most devastated areas during Typhoon Ketsana 2009 The city has used the products of Project NOAH to monitor the water level of the Marikina River and has been using it as an early warning system to augment their existing resources Habagat August 2013 Floods

11. Limitations Google Maps API KML size limit Limited basemaps (Google Maps) Limited knowledge on Open Source Technologies

12. WEB Technologies

13. “NEW” Project NOAH Website (Beta) (http://beta.noah.dost.gov.ph)

14. “NEW” Project NOAH Website (Beta) (http://beta.noah.dost.gov.ph)

15. “NEW” Project NOAH Website (Beta) (http://beta.noah.dost.gov.ph)

16. WEB Technologies (New)

17. WEB Technologies Database and Caching

22. Calungbuyan-Casiber-Rancho bridge in Santa, Ilocos Sur

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