Disasters: There’s an App for That!
Becky Koch and Bob BertschNDSU Agriculture Communication
North Dakota flooding, The National Guard, available under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 license
ND National Guard Flood Response, Dave
Haasser, available under a Creative
Commons Attribution 2.0 license
Download H2O -
Helping to Organize
for Android
http://www.myriaddevices.com
“Just because people may be able to view your PC Website with a mobile device... doesn’t mean it is a pleasant or fulfilling experience.” - MobileThinking.com
Pictured: Texting, Joi Ito, available under
a Creative Commons
Attribution 2.0 license
(Pictured: "Please Pay Here 3-14-09 19", Steven Depolo, available under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 license)
Special Needs Grant
• Create 10 YouTube videos• Conduct six Ready Business and Family
Preparedness train-the-trainer webinars• Create EDEN’s Ready Business and
Family Preparedness courses in Moodle• Instead of Moodle courses, disaster
recovery smartphone app
Disaster Recovery Log
• Helps people record information about damages to home and property using text, images and audio
• Download from Android market
• www.ag.ndsu.edu/ extension/apps
Add Disaster
• Title: June 24, 2011, Souris River Flood
• Description: House had 6 feet water on main floor, back to ground level July 20, basement drained Aug. 8-12
Details
• First Things First• Safety
Details
• Type in description or record audio (Add Voice)
• Pull down for educational info
• Take photo
Resource Information
• Appliances/Electronics• Carpets/Floors• Clothing/Fabrics• Food• Furniture• Gardens/Landscapes• Home (Structural)• Household Items
Photos
• Take a photo• Pull a photo from your
file (gallery)
Export
• Download info for records, FEMA, insurance, etc.
Winter Survival Kit
• Helps people help you find their current location, call 911 and notify your friends and family.
• Download from Google Play & Apple App Store
• www.ag.ndsu.edu/ extension/apps
Stranded
• Get your location• Call 911• Tell your family &
friends• Alerts keep you
awake and aware of risk of CO poisoning
Promotion
• NDSU Extension Apps web site
• News releases• Social media• EDEN
Results
• Local press & media• National press &
media• Online news sites &
blogs• Live shot on Weather
Channel• Top 12 educational
app in App Store
Results
Total installs – 1,973
Total installs – 58,000
Twitter - @ndbob
Facebook – Bob Bertsch
Google + - Bob Bertsch
Becky [email protected]
Facebook – Becky Koch
Recommended
