Situation report (SITREP) visualization for effective management of disaster incidents in Sri Lanka

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dc.citation.issue3
dc.citation.volume7
dc.contributor.authorTillekaratne HI
dc.contributor.authorWickramagamage P
dc.contributor.authorWerellagama I
dc.contributor.authorRathnayake U
dc.contributor.authorSiriwardana C
dc.contributor.authorBandara A
dc.contributor.authorMadduma-Bandara CM
dc.contributor.authorBandara TWMTW
dc.contributor.authorAbeynayaka A
dc.contributor.editorGu Q
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-14T02:59:23Z
dc.date.available2024-08-14T02:59:23Z
dc.date.issued2023-10-18
dc.description.abstractDuring and after any disaster, a situation report (SITREP) is prepared, based on the Daily Incident Updates (DIU), as an initial decision support information base. It is observed that the decision support system and best practices are not optimized through the available formal reporting on disaster incidents. The rapidly evolving situation, misunderstood terms, inaccurate data and delivery delays of DIU are challenges to the daily SITREP. Multiple stakeholders stipulated with different tasks should be properly understood for the SITREP to initiate relevant response tasks. To fill this research gap, this paper identifies the weaknesses of the current practice and discusses the upgrading of the incident-reporting process using a freely available software tool, enabling further visualization, and producing a comprehensive timely output to share among the stakeholders. In this case, “Power-BI” (a data visualization software) is used as a 360-degree view of useful metrics—in a single place, with real-time updates while being available on all devices for operational decision-making. When a dataset is transformed into several analytical reports and dashboards, it can be easily shared with the target users and action groups. This article analyzed two sources of data, namely the Disaster Management Center (DMC) and the National Disaster Relief Service Center (NDRSC) of Sri Lanka. Senior managers of disaster emergencies were interviewed and explored social media to develop a scheme of best practices for disaster reporting, starting from just before the occurrence, and following the unfolding sequence of the disasters. Using a variety of remotely acquired imageries, rapid mapping, grading, and delineating impacts of natural disasters, were made available to concerned users.
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dc.identifier.citationTillekaratne HI, Wickramagamage P, Werellagama I, Rathnayake U, Siriwardana C, Bandara A, Madduma-Bandara CM, Bandara TWMTW, Abeynayaka A. (2023). Situation report (SITREP) visualization for effective management of disaster incidents in Sri Lanka. Journal of Infrastructure, Policy and Development. 7. 3.
dc.identifier.doi10.24294/jipd.v7i3.2206
dc.identifier.eissn2572-7931
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn2572-7923
dc.identifier.numberv7i3.2206
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/71289
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherEnPress Publisher LLC
dc.publisher.urihttps://systems.enpress-publisher.com/index.php/jipd/article/view/2206
dc.relation.isPartOfJournal of Infrastructure, Policy and Development
dc.rights(c) 2023 The Author/s
dc.rightsCC BY-NC 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectDaily Incident Updates (DIU)
dc.subjectdisasters
dc.subjectPower-BI
dc.subjectsituation report (SITREP)
dc.titleSituation report (SITREP) visualization for effective management of disaster incidents in Sri Lanka
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.elements-id485381
pubs.organisational-groupCollege of Health
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