Sonaar Luthra: Meet the Water Canary

Prevodilac: Aleksandar Diklić Lektor: Ana Zivanovic-Nenadovic

Cholera was reported in Haiti

Kolera je zabeležena na Haitiju

for the first time in over 50 years

po prvi put u poslednjih pedeset godina

last October.

prošlog oktobra.

There was no way to predict

Nije bilo načina da se predvidi

how far it would spread through water supplies

koliko može da se proširi putem vode

and how bad the situation would get.

i koliko loša situacija može da postane.

And not knowing where help was needed

To što nismo znali gde je pomoć potrebna

always ensured that help was in short supply

je značilo da je ona uvek bila nedovoljna

in the areas that needed it most.

u oblastima gde je bila najpotrebnija.

We've gotten good at predicting and preparing for storms

Postali smo dobri u predviđanju i pripremama za oluje

before they take innocent lives

pre nego što su oduzimale nevine živote

and cause irreversible damage,

i nanosile nenadoknadive štete,

but we still can't do that with water,

ali to još uvek ne možemo da uradimo sa vodom

and here's why.

i evo zašto.

Right now, if you want to test water in the field,

U ovom trenutku, ako želite da proverite vodu na terenu,

you need a trained technician,

treba vam obučeni tehničar,

expensive equipment like this,

skupa oprema kao ova

and you have to wait about a day

i potrebno je da se čeka oko jednog dana

for chemical reactions to take place and provide results.

da se odigraju hemijske reakcije i time obezbede rezultate.

It's too slow

Suviše je sporo

to get a picture of conditions on the ground

dobiti sliku o stanju na terenu

before they change,

pre nego što se ono promeni;

too expensive to implement

previše skupo za primenu

in all the places that require testing.

na svim mestima koja zahtevaju proveru.

And it ignores the fact that, in the meanwhile,

I to zanemaruje činjenicu da u međuvremenu

people still need to drink water.

ljudi i dalje moraju da piju vodu.

Most of the information that we collected on the cholera outbreak

Većina informacija koje smo prikupili o izbijanju kolere

didn't come from testing water;

nije došla od testiranja vode,

it came from forms like this,

došla je iz formulara kao što je ovaj,

which documented all the people

kojim smo dokumentovali sve ljude

we failed to help.

kojima nismo uspeli da pomognemo.

Countless lives have been saved

Kanarinci su spasili nebrojeni živote

by canaries in coalmines --

u rudnicima uglja -

a simple and invaluable way

jednostavan i jeftin način

for miners to know whether they're safe.

zahvaljujući kom su rudari znali da li su bezbedni.

I've been inspired by that simplicity as I've been working on this problem

Ta jednostavnost me je inspirisala dok sam radio na ovom problemu

with some of the most hardworking and brilliant people I've ever known.

sa nekim od najvrednijih i brilijantnih ljudi koje sam ikada upoznao..

We think there's a simpler solution to this problem --

Smartamo da postoji jednostavno rešenje za ovaj problem -

one that can be used

ono koje mogu koristiti

by people who face conditions like this everyday.

ljudi koji se sreću sa ovakvim situacijama svakodnevno.

It's in its early stages,

U ranoj fazi je,

but this is what it looks like right now.

ali ovako izgleda trenutno.

We call it the Water Canary.

Zovamo ga "Vesnik zatrovane vode."

It's a fast, cheap device

To je brza, jeftina sprava

that answers an important question:

koja odgovara na bitno pitanje:

Is this water contaminated?

Da li je voda zagađena?

It doesn't require any special training.

Ne zahteva nikakvu posebu obuku.

And instead of waiting for chemical reactions to take place,

I umesto čekanja na hemijske reakcije

it uses light.

koristi svetlost.

That means there's no waiting

To znači da nema čekanja

for chemical reactions to take place,

na hemijske reakcije,

no need to use reagents that can run out

nema potrebe za korišćenjem reagensa koji mogu da se potroše

and no need to be an expert

i ne treba da budete stručnjak

to get actionable information.

da biste dobili adekvatnu informaciju.

To test water, you simply insert a sample

Da biste testirali vodu, možete jednostavno ubaciti uzorak

and, within seconds,

i za nekoliko sekundi,

it either displays a red light, indicating contaminated water,

ili pokazuje crvenu lampicu, što označava zagađenu vodu,

or a green light, indicating the sample is safe.

ili zelenu, što ukazuje da je uzorak bezbedan.

This will make it possible

Ovo će omogućiti

for anyone to collect life-saving information

svakome da prikuplja informacije od životnog značaja

and to monitor water quality conditions as they unfold.

i da prati kvalitet vode kako se uslovi menjaju.

We're also, on top of that,

Takođe smo, povrh toga,

integrating wireless networking

ugradili bežično umrežavanje

into an affordable device

u uređaj po prihvatljivoj ceni

with GPS and GSM.

sa GPSom i GSMom.

What that means is that each reading can be automatically transmitted to servers

Što znači da svako očitavanje može automatski da se prosledi serverima

to be mapped in real time.

kako bi se mapiralo u stvarnom vremenu.

With enough users,

Sa dovoljno korisnika,

maps like this will make it possible

mape ovog tipa učinile bi mogućim

to take preventive action,

otkrivanje i preventivno delovanje,

containing hazards before they turn into emergencies

zaraza pre nego što se one pretvore u vanredna stanja

that take years to recover from.

od kojih se godinama oporavlja.

And then, instead of taking days

I onda, umesto danima

to disseminate this information to the people who need it most,

distribuirati ove informacije ljudima kojima su najpotrebnije,

it can happen automatically.

mouće je to uraditi trenutno.

We've seen how distributed networks,

Videli smo kako distribuirane mreže,

big data and information

sa mnogo podataka i informacija

can transform society.

mogu da promene društvo.

I think it's time for us to apply them to water.

Mislim da je vreme da ih primenimo na vodu.

Our goal over the next year is to get Water Canary ready for the field

Naša misija narednih godina je da osposobimo ovaj projekat za teren

and to open-source the hardware

i obezbedimo hardver pod licencom tvorenog tipa,

so that anyone can contribute to the development and the evaluation,

tako da svi mogu da doprinesu razvoju i proceni,

so we can tackle this problem together.

kako bismo ovaj problem pobedili zajedno.

Thank you.

Hvala vam.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)