Crowdsourcing helps mitigate disasters - ITU Hub

When a disaster strikes Indonesia, residents may well log onto social media before taking shelter. Posts tagging the PetaBencana initiative with a reference to the disaster – be it due to a flood, earthquake, or volcanic eruption – will prompt a chatbot to appear with a link to the PetaBencana platform. Users can then share their location, photos of any visible damage, and details like flood depth. Indonesian government agencies then validate these crowdsourced situation reports, using the data to coordinate emergency response measures. Residents can also consult the resulting collaborative map in real time to make informed decisions about their safety and security.