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Lightning Talk Intermediate

IDS-DRR: An Open Data and AI Platform for Disaster Management

Approved
Session Description

In India, floods impact over 7.5 million hectares of land annually, causing damages estimated at over Rs. 1900 Crore INR to crops, housing, and public infrastructure. The Intelligent Data Solution for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDS-DRR) is an open-source AI-based analytics platform and open data ecosystem developed by CivicDataLab and the Open Contracting Partnership to address this growing crisis. By integrating diverse datasets from satellite imagery and government spending to demographic vulnerability and historical damages, IDS-DRR generates localized, actionable insights to help governments and communities better prepare for and respond to flood events. It is enabling decision-makers to allocate resources more equitably and efficiently, particularly in high-risk regions.

The next phase of the project aims at integrating more citizen participation in the disaster governance process, by disseminating insights and data, and enabling decentralized reporting on post-disaster needs. We additionally invite contributions to fork and build upon IDS-DRR model for diverse disaster contexts. The goal is to amplify citizen agency and to build richer, more locally relevant datasets for disaster risk reduction data systems.

This talk will share how open data and open-source technologies are being used to reimagine public infrastructure for climate resilience.

Key Takeaways

  • How open-source software and open data can power disaster resilience

  • The role of FOSS in participatory governance

  • The importance of the peer review process

References

https://drr.open-contracting.in/en
https://civicdatalab.in/work/climateaction/idsdrr/

Session Categories

Knowledge Commons (Open Hardware, Open Science, Open Data etc.)
Introducing a FOSS project or a new version of a popular project
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Open Data Devroom

Speakers

Saurabh Levin
Associate Data Lead CivicDataLab
https://www.linkedin.com/in/saurabh-levin-82a1a625/
Saurabh Levin

Saurabh has had 13 years of experience working on open source projects at the intersection of design, data science and the commons. He currently works with CivicDataLab, aiming to develop better public infrastructure for decentralized resource management, through projects such as the IDS-DRR flood risk assessment platform.

Reviews

I wish the description of the talk was longer, and the context was shorter. But, I'm happy to see a talk about open data that is accessible and actionable.

Reviewer #1 Approved
Reviewer #2 Approved

You definitely need to go into detail about how this is new and different than what's been done before and how FOSS comes in to play. Please let the audience know the story of the disaster but also the state of open data, where you got sources, where you plan on getting sources the future, etc. We really need to know the full story and the future for this and how people can participate contribute and build on top of the existing open data.

Reviewer #3 Approved

Thank you for submitting your proposal for IndiaFOSS 2025. Your submission was well-received and progressed to our final review stages.

Unfortunately, due to the high volume of excellent proposals this year, we were unable to select your talk for the final program. We appreciate the effort you put into your submission and encourage you to apply again for future events.

Reviewer #4 Rejected