[Sahana_proj] Re: New module concept

[Ralph Morelli]

Hi Turner,

Trishan can probably give  you better feedback than I, especially as  
concerns
the international version of Sahana itself.   But unless it's  
included somewhere else
in Sahana I think the idea of a medical facility registry sounds like  
a good one. In addition
to knowing where they are, knowing whether they are functioning or  
out of commission
or over burdened, etc. would be useful information.

In  terms of scope, however, I think a module such as this might be  
too involved to attempt
this semester. Among other things, an idea such as this would require  
vetting by the core
Sahana team, which takes time.  So perhaps, this could be something  
we explore during
the semester, then maybe get started on it toward the end of the term  
or during the semester
break and then work on its development during the spring???

By posting this response on the list serve, I'm hoping we can get  
Trishan and others
to weigh in on it.

Thanks for bringing it up.

Best,
-- ralph

On Sep 26, 2006, at 12:25 AM, Turner Hayes wrote:

> Hi Trishan and Prof. Morelli,
>
>    I was just thinking about possible additions to Sahana, and I  
> thought I might have an idea for something that could be useful.  
> During or after a disaster, it would probably be useful to know  
> where medical facilities are, to take care of the wounded. So maybe  
> there could be a medical facilities registry, mapped on the Google  
> map with the camps registry, so that one could easily see nearby  
> facilities to a camp or other location. Also, each medical facility  
> could have associated with it a list of staff and of available  
> services or something, and supplies could be requested for a given  
> facility.
>
>    Now, this might be better implemented as a part of the camps  
> registry and inventory management modules, respectively (or maybe  
> it has little to no use in practice, for instance if such  
> facilities are generally not permanent enough to merit special  
> notation). But it might be useful, so I thought I'd throw it out  
> there. Comments? Thoughts?
>
>    Also, is this the kind of thing I should send to the listserv in  
> the future, or maybe suggest to Sahana themselves?
>
> Thank you,
>    Turner
>