Base data serves many needs in humanitarian response. Often
responding organizations are scrambling to gather data because
it is not readily available. The focus of HOT’s work in
Indonesia has been data preparedness and Disaster Risk Reduction
(DRR). The original pilot of this project was declared
successful and it has now moved into its second year. In order
to minimize the growing rate of exposure and rising
vulnerability, governments need to first identify where and who
is exposed to disaster risks. AIFDR has developed an open source
risk modeling software, InaSAFE, that performs these
calculations. The ¨Indonesia Scenario Assessment for
Emergencies¨ (InaSAFE) is free software that produces realistic
natural hazard impact scenarios for better planning,
preparedness and response activities. In order to use this
software sufficient base data, such as critical infrastructure,
is necessary. HOT focuses on teaching how to collect and map
this data. Phase II (July 2012- March 2013) Through a
partnership with AIF