The world is already facing the impacts of climate change through increased severity and frequency of natural-event caused disasters. Through our Crisis Technologies Innovation Lab, we are researching ways that data science can help scale and improve the preparation for, mitigation of, response to and recovery from disasters. Through a two-year, $652,347 grant from the federal Economic Development Administration (EDA), we are developing an platform called APRED (Analysis Platform for Risk, Resilience and Expenditure in Disasters) to help:
Federal agencies make decisions about what kind of projects to fund and where to use funds, with respect to improving disaster recovery & resilience
Regional economists and local decision-makers optimize local investments relative to disaster risks and resiliency.
Researchers carry out advanced studies using linked disaster risk, resilience and expenditure data
You can check out our prototype APRED platform here. We have also partnered with DC-based Disaster Tech to research highly scalable data science platforms for emergency response including a COVID19 dashboard.
Analysis Platform for Risk, Resilience and Expenditure in Disasters (APRED)
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