I recently discovered the #italiasicura portal, which is described as
The map of construction sites for hydrogeological risk mitigation, new open data on works against landslides and floods municipality by municipality, and the status of emergencies region by region.
It seems to me an interesting tool from several points of view. Of course, it is also a political operation meant to show what the government is doing. Without entering into that debate, however, it still looks like a well-made tool, with interesting statistics. For example, did you know that damage to public and private assets amounts to around 3 billion euros?
Two other interesting aspects:
1 Open data
ISTAT, the Civil Protection Department, and ISPRA are the three data providers for this tool. And the data are all OPEN. Finally, a tool that aggregates open data that are otherwise scattered across the web. The hope is that other public institutions will soon accept the open-data challenge by making their archives accessible in a way that machines can also understand. Will we manage to do it at INGV? http://mappa.italiasicura.gov.it/#/opendata
2. Open source
The creators of this tool deserve credit: looking at the list of open-source tools they used, it is clear that they did not fixate on a single technology, which is what I call the geek approach. Instead, they used a modular approach, adopting different technologies for different purposes. To run the portal, they combine Python-based technologies, Java, JavaScript, OpenLayers, and other well-integrated technical components. Well done. http://mappa.italiasicura.gov.it/#/opensource
Conclusion
Congratulations on the tool, at least from a technical point of view. The hope? That open data can be used even more effectively, and that institutions will open their archives efficiently. No empty talk, please.