Lesson Learned from the Aceh Tsunami of 2004: A Digital Multimedia Display of the Aceh Archive Using an Open-Source Platform for Sustainable Disaster Risk Reduction and Global Information

Abstract

We developed the Aceh Disaster Digital Archive to make information about past disasters more accessible to communities. It employs an open-source data platform, allows free access, and is interactive and easy to use, which is essential for engaging the younger generation. Similar disasters can occur anywhere in the world, and by collecting multimedia data related pre-and post-tsunami Aceh, we have put it into a visual form and linked it with Social Network Services (SNSs) to facilitate the transfer of information and knowledge about earthquake and tsunami experiences in Aceh to promote sustainable disaster mitigation (Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)). The materials were evaluated in local university to enhance tsunami learning.