Research Lead  The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill CHC-R 5 th Annual Meeting January 31-February 1, 2013 Mobile app prototyping for coastal hazards response. Jefferson Heard, Joe Hope RENCI

Research Lead  The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill CHC-R 5 th Annual Meeting January 31-February 1, 2013 Project Overview Smartphones are gaining market share. Cell networks are more reliable than power grids. Cell bandwidth has increased to allow complex information transmission.

Research Lead  The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill CHC-R 5 th Annual Meeting January 31-February 1, 2013 High bandwidth cell coverage

Research Lead  The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill CHC-R 5 th Annual Meeting January 31-February 1, 2013 Mobile app challenges Screen format, bandwidth, touch interface Data, services, interactivity

Research Lead  The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill CHC-R 5 th Annual Meeting January 31-February 1, 2013 Classes of apps Hazard Response LocationComm.Weather

Research Lead  The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill CHC-R 5 th Annual Meeting January 31-February 1, 2013 Consumer apps help… TwitterFacebook Find My Friends

Research Lead  The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill CHC-R 5 th Annual Meeting January 31-February 1, 2013 But Emergency Response requires more… Situational Understanding Mobile- aware vis Forecast data

Research Lead  The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill CHC-R 5 th Annual Meeting January 31-February 1, 2013 Technical Approach Explore delivery of a subset of NC-CERA layers in a mobile format Develop a prototype map-based app that works cross-platform on Android and iOS tablet devices. Use prototype app to push overlays and other services to test with Jessica Losego.

Research Lead  The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill CHC-R 5 th Annual Meeting January 31-February 1, 2013 Current Progress Develop extensible prototyping platform built on RENCI Geoanalytics. Test platform on Android and iOS tablets Provide basic ADCIRC layers for current coastal hazards

Research Lead  The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill CHC-R 5 th Annual Meeting January 31-February 1, 2013

Research Lead  The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill CHC-R 5 th Annual Meeting January 31-February 1, 2013 Demo

Research Lead  The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill CHC-R 5 th Annual Meeting January 31-February 1, 2013 Future Work Prototype additional layers from ADCIRC, NWS, consumer services, and NHC data. Test as part of Jessica Losego’s Year 6 effort. Solidify best-of- breed into Mobile Integrated Tool for Coastal Hazards (MITCH). Publish services for integration into other Coastal Hazards tools

Research Lead  The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill CHC-R 5 th Annual Meeting January 31-February 1, 2013 Questions and Answers ? ? ?