Peru launches mobile app to improve disaster response
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The National Institute of Civil Defense (Indeci) in Peru introduced EDAN Digital, a mobile application designed to streamline damage assessment and needs analysis following emergencies and disasters.
Indeci officials developed the app to address shortcomings in the existing manual EDAN system, which often delayed the reporting of crucial information to the National Information System for Response and Rehabilitation (SINPAD).
Previously, evaluators faced challenges recording data quickly while simultaneously attending to affected populations, and information sometimes entered the system after the event occurred. The new EDAN Digital app allows evaluators to collect and register information step-by-step, incorporating GPS coordinates and photos automatically. This improves the quality and traceability of data. Importantly, the application functions without an internet connection, a key feature for remote areas of Peru with limited connectivity.
Evaluators can record information in the field and synchronize it with SINPAD once a signal is restored. Indeci collaborated with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (Cosude) and the World Food Programme (PMA) to create EDAN Digital. The app underwent successful testing in Lima, Cusco, and Piura in August. Indeci intends for the digital app to work alongside the existing manual system, offering more options for those responsible for emergency evaluation, and not to immediately replace it.
