RiskMap Japan - RiskMap platform piloted during Kumamoto emergency drill 2019

April, 2019

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For the annual emergency day drill in Kumamoto, Japan Urban Risk Lab in partnership with messaging app LINE, and the city of Kumamoto piloted a novel approach of using chatbot system to manage evacuation shelters during emergency events. Specially developed for Japanese cities, the Shelter Operation Chat-bot helps shelter managers communicate with the emergency control room directly. Through its guided interface, it collects pertinent data and also updates a map interface to show the latest status of the shelter on the Emergency Management Dashboard. The dashboard is designed to reduce the information overload during a crisis, allowing disaster managers to communicate with shelter operators directly, check the latest vital stats and manage resources.

Additionally, RiskMap platform was used to test the public reporting functions to share flood and road closure information, with over 13,500 people participating in the drill across the city.

Riskmap project is A finalist for MIT Solve 2018 Global Challenge.

August, 2018

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Riskmap project is one of the finalists for MIT Solve 2018 Global Challenge in the coastal communities category. 

Solve is an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) that advances lasting solutions from tech entrepreneurs to address the world's most pressing problems. Solve then builds and convenes a community of leaders and changemakers to form partnerships these Solver teams need to scale their impact.

Riskmap harnesses the power of citizen reporting and social media to map time-critical information without needing to install any new applications or training. Currently operating in three countries - Indonesia, India and the United States - this platform connects residents, who often have the best-localized information, with emergency managers to drastically cut down on response times.  

Riskmap.in now extended to include Kerala.

August, 2018

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In view of the recent devastating flooding in Kerala, MIT Urban Risk Lab has expanded the RiskMap platform to support realtime mapping and recovery efforts for the state.

RiskMap connects residents, who often have the best-localized information, with emergency managers to drastically cut down on response times. Through the live map, residents are also able to inform each other about dynamically changing situations in the city and help each other navigate to safety.