tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398091196418941706.post3680845813041087636..comments2023-08-13T03:31:56.053-04:00Comments on The River Seers: “I smell smoke.”Thomas Paganohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06121193310607983711noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398091196418941706.post-73717472670939809772013-02-21T19:29:02.196-05:002013-02-21T19:29:02.196-05:00The fire warnings included some information about ...The fire warnings included some information about how to respond, although it was just general advice. <br /><br />Using traffic as a parallel: I suppose when you get on google maps and search for directions from one place to another, there's three levels of intelligence in the reply. The simplest would be to base it on distance on the map. The next level would be considering realtime traffic information to avoid traffic jams. The top level would be individual advice that helps solve the problem, e.g. google balances the traffic load by recommending 30 drivers go one way and 50 go another. <br /><br />For fire emergencies, there's passive receipt of warnings with canned "stay safe" advice (level 1). Then there's an element of realtime intelligence (level 2) saying, for example, "in your location the typical evacuation route is North Country Road but fires have also been spotted in that area so we recommend staying in place for now". It's hard to think of a level 3 example except coordinating relief through mutual support of one citizen to another ("I need water at location X" "I am offering water at location Y").<br /><br />For photos at least, it'd be good to know the direction of the photo as well. Thomas Paganohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06121193310607983711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398091196418941706.post-17825275218377957832013-02-19T03:26:45.319-05:002013-02-19T03:26:45.319-05:00Crowdsourcing. Great stuff! What would the next us...Crowdsourcing. Great stuff! What would the next useful development be, you think? Advice on how to respond? Your thoughts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com