Impact Study-Supporting Relief Efforts DRI

www.palantir.com/hurricanesandy SUPPORTING RELIEF EFFORTS PALANTIR & DIRECT RELIEF INTERNATIONAL THE STORY In October 2012, Hurricane Sandy devastated portions of the Caribbean, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeastern United States, causing more than 250 deaths and $60 billion in damage. As a first responder, Direct Relief International (DRI) provided medical supplies and services to thousands of people affected by the hurricane. DRI used Palantir Gotham to help identify health needs and coordinate response efforts. OUR SOLUTION In the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, thousands of people were in need of power, “Palantir brought basic provisions, and medical supplies. DRI deployed an assessment team to find out which tremendous intelligence communities were hit hardest and identify the community-based organizations that could lend to bear on field-based support. humanitarian assessment and opened the promise Using Palantir Gotham, DRI monitored the availability of pharmacies and health clinics, of extending our analytic assessed their inventories of basic medical supplies, and routed the necessary medical capacities more directly into events as they happen.” resources. Our engineers integrated a range of relevant data sources, including pharmacy — Andrew Schroeder, DRI locations, weather reports, flood maps, and fuel availability charts, as well as data from New York’s 311 request system. With all information in a single environment, DRI analysts were able to determine which areas had the highest concentration of requests and where response efforts should be targeted. For example, analysts used the Map application to identify working roads and the most efficient routes for supply vehicles. In the weeks following the storm, Palantir’s real-time dashboard capabilities helped analysts monitor infectious disease trends. DRI also deployed Palantir Mobile to teams in the field for real-time collaboration and data collection. Using Palantir on commercial smartphones, DRI analysts on the ground sent information on flood zones, drug availability, and damage levels to coordinators at DRI Headquarters in Santa Barbara who adapted their response plans accordingly. IMPACT & RESULTS DRI identified the most Volunteers on the ground DRI used Palantir Gotham vulnerable communities used Palantir Mobile to to monitor infectious affected by Hurricane collect and send data disease trends and route Sandy to provide immediate back to DRI Headquarters medical supplies to the medical support. in real time. areas in greatest need.