Lalitesh Katragadda: Making maps to fight disaster, build economies

36,524 views ・ 2010-01-13

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Translator: Schubert Malbas Reviewer: TED Open Translation
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In 2008, Cyclone Nargis devastated Myanmar.
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Noong 2008, sinalanta ng Bagyong Nargis ang Myanmar.
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Millions of people were in severe need of help.
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Milyung-milyong tao ang nangailangan ng tulong.
00:25
The U.N. wanted to rush people and supplies to the area.
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Gusto sana ng U.N. na mapabilis ang pagdating ng mga tao at gamit na tutulong sa lugar.
00:29
But there were no maps, no maps of roads,
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Subalit walang mga mapang magagamit, walang mapa ng mga kalye't daan,
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no maps showing hospitals, no way for help to reach the cyclone victims.
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walang mapa ng mga ospital, at walang paraan upang maihatid ang tulong sa mga nasalanta.
00:37
When we look at a map of Los Angeles or London,
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Kung titingnan natin ang mapa ng Los Angeles o London
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it is hard to believe
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mahirap paniwalaan
00:43
that as of 2005, only 15 percent of the world
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na noong 2005, 15 porsyento lamang ng buong mundo
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was mapped to a geo-codable level of detail.
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ang naiguhit at naidetalye na sa mapa.
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The U.N. ran headfirst into a problem
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Napatunayan ng U.N. ang problemang ito
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that the majority of the world's populous faces:
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na kinakaharap ng higit na nakakarami ng sangkatauhan:
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not having detailed maps.
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ang kawalan ng mga detalyadong mapa.
00:56
But help was coming.
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May tulong na paparating.
00:58
At Google, 40 volunteers
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Sa Google, may 40 boluntaryo
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used a new software
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na ang gumamit ng makabagong software
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to map 120,000 kilometers of roads,
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upang maiguhit ang 120,000 kilometro ng kalsada,
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3,000 hospitals, logistics and relief points.
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3,000 ospital, at mga relief centers.
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And it took them four days.
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Inabot lang sila ng 4 na araw.
01:11
The new software they used? Google Mapmaker.
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Ang ginamit nilang bagong software? Google Mapmaker.
01:14
Google Mapmaker is a technology that empowers each of us
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Ang Google Mapmaker ay teknolohiyang nagbibigay kakayahan sa bawat isa sa atin
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to map what we know locally.
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na iguhit sa mapa ang lokal na kaalaman.
01:20
People have used this software
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Ginagamit ng mga tao ang software na ito
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to map everything from roads to rivers,
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upang matukoy sa mapa ang mga kalsada at ilog,
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from schools to local businesses,
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mga paaralan at lokal na kalakal,
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and video stores to the corner store.
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mga video store at tindahan sa may kanto.
01:30
Maps matter.
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Mahalaga ang mga mapa.
01:32
Nobel Prize nominee Hernando De Soto
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Kinilala ni Hernando De Soto, nominado sa Nobel Prize,
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recognized that the key to economic liftoff
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na susi sa tuluyang pag-angat ng ekonomiya
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for most developing countries
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ng mahihirap na bansa
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is to tap the vast amounts of uncapitalized land.
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ang pagpapalago ng mga di-napapakinabangang lupain.
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For example, a trillion dollars
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Halimbawa, isang trilyong dolyar
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of real estate remains uncapitalized in India alone.
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na halaga ng lupa ang hindi pa nagagamit sa India pa lang.
01:47
In the last year alone,
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Noong nakaraang taon lang,
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thousands of users in 170 countries
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libu-libong tao sa 170 bansa
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have mapped millions of pieces of information,
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ang nakapag-imbag ng milyung-milyong impormasyon,
01:56
and created a map of a level of detail never thought viable.
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at nakabuo na ng mga detalyadong mapa na di mo aakalaing mapapakinabangan.
01:59
And this was made possible by
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Naging posible ito sa tulong ng
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the power of passionate users everywhere.
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pinagsamang kakayanan ng mga tao mula sa kung saan-saan.
02:05
Let's look at some of the maps
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Tingnan natin ang ilan sa mga mapang
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being created by users right now.
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binubuo ngayon ng mga gumagamit ng teknolohiya.
02:11
So, as we speak, people are mapping the world
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Habang tayo'y nag-uusap ngayon, maraming tao ang gumuguhit ng mga mapa
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in these 170 countries.
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mula sa 170 na bansa.
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You can see Bridget in Africa who just mapped a road in Senegal.
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Makikita natin si Bridget sa Africa na nakapagguhit ng kalsada sa Senegal.
02:21
And, closer to home, Chalua, an N.G. road in Bangalore.
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Dito sa'tin, si Chalua naman, ang Kalye N.G. sa Bangalore.
02:26
This is the result of computational geometry,
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Ito ang bunga ng computational geometry,
02:29
gesture recognition, and machine learning.
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gesture recognition, at machine learning.
02:32
This is a victory of thousands of users,
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Tagumpay ito ng libu-libong gumagamit ng teknolohiya,
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in hundreds of cities,
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sa daan-daang lungsod,
02:36
one user, one edit at a time.
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isang tao bawat isang edit.
02:38
This is an invitation to the 70 percent
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Ito ay paanyaya sa 70 porsiyento
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of our unmapped planet.
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ng ating planeta na hindi pa naiguguhit.
02:44
Welcome to the new world.
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Maligayang pagdating sa makabagong mundo.
02:46
(Applause)
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(Palakpakan)
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