IFRC Go Development

Update, January 2018

How We Do It: Modularity

Building small things and connecting them makes it easier to adapt, align, share and upgrade individual parts.

APIs

  • Making data from Excel sheets and similar available to others through simple sharing and APIs
  • We're currently creating APIs for IFRC data so others can use it
  • Only use data from external partners that is easy to maintain and update

Segregation of Functionalities

  • Backend segregated from frontend
  • Secondary analysis in The Data Entry and Exploration Platform (DEEP)
  • Core GIS functionality in specialised GIS software (GeoNode)
  • Mobile Data Collection using ODK & KoBo
  • etc.

Data Sharing

Tech: Modern + Mature

Phase 0 (Last 12 Months)

Prototyping, Testing Ideas, Changing Minds

Homepage

Individual Operation

Ongoing Operations

Historic Deployments

Phase 1 (Ongoing - January 2018)

Setting Up Core Technology + New Design

New Design: Homepage

New Design: Field Report

New Design: Emergencies

New Design: Individual Emergency

New Design: Deployments

New Design: Subscriptions

Phase 2 (Expected March-August 2018)

Contextual Information &
National Society Users

Baselines & Context

  • Global 3W
  • Baseline Data
  • Secondary Data
  • External Data
  • Country Profiles

    • User Experience

  • Easier editing of content
  • PDF downloads
  • Even more focus on mobile phone use
  • Beginning work on features supporting offline access and optimisation for poor bandwidth settings
  • Iteration on existing design and functionality

    • DMIS Closing Down

    Phase 3 (Expected Late 2018)

    Analysis & Translation

    Current ideas include:

    • Translation into official languages
    • Tighter integrations with GeoNode, DEEP, ODK, and KoBo
    • "First Reporter" (volunteers and staff sending SMS, Photos, Videos)
    • Thematic and Sectorial Focus