PROJECT DOOM

A Govhack 2014 Project by team FUS RO DATA

Benefits of Project Doom:

Q: Who benefits? A: Anyone who is interested in the disaster risk of a certain area, be it for business, travel, planning, or buying a home.
Q: How are they benefiting? A: For example, a concert promoter may be selecting a location to hold his next Big Day Out festival. Is the coastal location in any risk of a disaster? Now, with Project Doom, you can assess "Your Risk At a Glance".

Concept

Q: "What does this project aim to do?"

A: Project Doom answers the question:

"Where have disasters occurred in Australia since 1967, and what was their impact?"

We show this on an interactive map, delivering "Your Risk At a Glance".

Data Sets

Project Doom combines an audacious mix of the following data sets:

Australian Emergency Management Knowledge Hub Data
Insurance Council of Australia Historical Disaster Statistics
OpenStreetMap (Map Data)

Technology

Project Doom uses the PostgreSQL DBMS for processing data, and the Javascript programming language for map animation and effects.

Project Doom is built on the following technology stack:

Database: PostgreSQL
Javascript Libraries: Leaflet, jQuery

postgresql.org, openstreetmap.org, leafletjs.com, jquery.org, developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/JavaScript

Project Code

Project Doom source code is on Github here: https://github.com/TheRealEdDawson/Project-Doom

Project Doom is live here: http://www.fusrodata.com/projectdoom

Australian Disasters Visualised

The map covers the boundaries of Australia. The locations of disasters is shown.

Disaster Explorer

Clicking on the categories shows where disasters happened, along with the total impact.

Disaster Type Breakdown

Click on the categories to see only one type of transport for the area in context. You can click on the map or a disaster type to zoom in and see the local area near the disaster.