Delhi Copenhagen Urban Challenge
‘Emergency Incident Intimation Service and Urban Mobility’
Group 1:Cynthia SorensenHarshit Srivastava
Rahul JainSilke Herold
Terrorist AttacksTraffic AccidentSudden Weather Changes
Issues
Background – Copenhagen
• August 2010: A 6 lane highway with cars caught under water and a 100 meter underpass got flooded very fast due to heavy rains
• July 2011: Heavy rains which caused flooding in the Danish capital Copenhagen, damaging homes and sparking travel chaos in parts of the city
• August 2014: Parts of Copenhagen flooded by violent storms overnight• February 2015: Terrorist attack• April 2015: Copenhagen science centre 'destroyed' by fire
Population : 1.9 million
No. of vehicles: 2.1 million cars
(Denmark)
Area: 88.25 sq. km
Background – Delhi
Population: 25 million
Vehicular population : 9.63 million
Area: 1483 sq. km
• Heavy rains and flooding each year• Regular traffic jams : 8623 accidents in 2014• 2.5 million new vehicles registered in last five years• September 2008 : Terrorist Attacks• September 2011 : Terrorist Attacks• May 2015: Earthquakes in northern part of India• Regular political demonstrations
Current Scenario• We contacted the following department in order to understand the current scenario:
Copenhagen1. Police2. Danish emergency management agency3. Fire department4. Armed forces 5. Danish meteorological institute
Delhi1. Traffic Police2. National Disaster Management Authority3. Fire department4. Indian meteorological department
Nationwide siren based warning system but only for widespread emergencies
No system to alert citizens proactively about all the emergencies in real time
Most of the citizens receive alerts through traditional media (Radio , TV )
No system to send location specific alerts
Delhi traffic police used to provide SMS based intimation
Information is not sent to the commuters
Most of the citizens receive alerts through FM Radio
No system to send location specific alerts
Data Collection: Face-to-Face Interviews & Online Questionnaire
• Sample Size• Ever received intimation?• Intimation to be location
specific?• Intimation in all
emergencies
Copenhagen• 196• Only 2 • 96%
• 53%
Delhi• 144• Only 6• 100%
• 40%
Data Collection - Copenhagen: Face-to-Face Interviews & Online Questionnaire
63
29
8
Transportation Mode
CyclePrivate CarPublic Transportation
65%
27%
5%3%
Preferred Notification Mode
Flash MessageSMSSocial MediaOther
47
39
14
Willingness to Pay
Free of ChargeBetween 1 and 20 DKKMore than 20 DKK
Data Collection - Delhi: Face-to-Face Interviews & Online Questionnaire
2 22
80
40
Transportation Mode
OtherPrivate CarPublic TransportationTwo Wheeler
65%
27%
5%3%
Preferred Notification Mode
Flash MessageSMSSocial MediaOther
30
44
70
Willingness to Pay
Free of ChargeBetween INR 10 and INR 100More than INR 100
Big Data
• Social Media
• Unstructured Big Data
• Traffic sensors
Coordination Center and Analytics
Engine
Wireless operators
Solution
Thank You !!!!