Everyone already knows what to do when disaster strikes — open LINE.
What Is DataHub?
DataHub (v2.geobingan.info) is the operational frontend for the geoBingAn disaster coordination platform. It takes the information already flowing through LINE — situation reports, photos, locations — and organizes it into a live, shared picture that every stakeholder can see and act on. No new app to learn. Your volunteers keep using LINE as they always have. DataHub simply makes that information visible, structured, and actionable for everyone.
Here is what your team gets on day one:
- A real-time dashboard showing active events, total reports, emergency alerts, and casualty counts at a glance
- A COP (Common Operational Picture) map where every field report appears as a geo-tagged marker, filterable by disaster type, severity, time range, and community lifeline
- AI-powered situation briefings that synthesize hundreds of individual reports into a concise summary — available in English, Chinese, and Japanese
- Community Lifeline status tracking aligned with the FEMA framework: safety, food/water/shelter, health, energy, communications, transportation, and hazardous materials
- Medical triage monitoring using START classification (Immediate, Delayed, Minor, Deceased) — critical for mass casualty incidents
- One-click government reporting that exports data directly to EMIC XML format, ready for upload to Taiwan’s national disaster reporting system
- TAK/CoT export for interoperability with military ATAK systems and civil defense coordination
LINE Is the Starting Point. DataHub Is the Shared Picture.
The key insight behind DataHub is simple: LINE is already where people communicate during disasters. We are not asking anyone to stop using LINE or switch to a new tool. Instead, the geoBingAn LINE bot works inside the LINE groups your teams already have. When a volunteer submits a report through the bot — a photo, a location pin, a description — that report flows into DataHub automatically and appears on the shared map.
The result is that every stakeholder can finally see the same picture. A government disaster management officer can open DataHub and see all the reports from the field — organized on a map, classified by type and severity, summarized by AI. An NGO coordinator joining the response can immediately understand the current situation without asking someone to catch them up. A village chief can check which roads in the area have been reported as blocked. Volunteers in the field can see where help has already arrived and where the gaps are.
This is what “aligning actions” looks like in practice. Not more meetings. Not more LINE groups. One shared picture that everyone contributes to and everyone can read.
Built on Open Standards, Ready for Government Reporting
Under the hood, DataHub is powered by the geoBingAn Open API (geobingan.ai), a GeoJSON-native disaster data exchange platform designed around the 4W humanitarian framework (Who, What, Where, When) — the same standard used by the United Nations OCHA for international relief coordination.
For government offices, this means field data is already structured for EMIC compliance. When the county needs a situation update, there is no need to manually copy information from LINE messages into a spreadsheet and then reformat it for upload. One click in DataHub generates an EMIC-compatible XML file, ready to go.
For NGOs, this means cross-organization visibility without requiring everyone to join the same LINE group. When 12 different groups respond to the same earthquake, each can see what the others are doing — on the same map, in real time — while maintaining their own reporting channels.
The underlying API also supports integration with existing GIS tools (ArcGIS, QGIS, Leaflet), TAK/ATAK military coordination systems, and any custom application that reads GeoJSON. Your data is never locked in.
Real-World Impact: Where DataHub Is Already Making a Difference
Hualien Guangfu Recovery (2025–ongoing)
After the devastating earthquake in Hualien, over 12 NGOs coordinated through geoBingAn to support the Guangfu township recovery effort. With DataHub, organizations like Tzu Chi, World Vision, and local community groups can see each other’s activities on a single map — avoiding duplication and identifying gaps in coverage. The recovery portal at guangfu.tw demonstrates how open data coordination looks in practice.
Mt. Fuji Volcanic Drill, Japan (2024)
Approximately 200 emergency personnel from Japanese prefectural governments, fire departments, and self-defense forces participated in a volcanic eruption drill using geoBingAn. Situation reports were submitted in Japanese via mobile devices, appeared instantly on the COP map, and were summarized by AI — giving commanders a real-time briefing without waiting for manual report compilation. NHK covered the exercise.
Myanmar Earthquake Response (2025)
When the earthquake struck Myanmar, geoBingAn was activated to support ASEAN and ADRC coordination efforts. DataHub provided a shared view of field reports across multiple organizations operating in different regions, helping responders prioritize areas with the greatest need.
JENESYS Japan-Taiwan Exchange (2026)
Just last week, a delegation of Japanese students visited GeoThings in Hsinchu and experienced the platform firsthand. Using LINE, they submitted real-time situation reports that appeared instantly on the AI-powered COP — displayed in Japanese. Their reaction: “Why didn’t we know about this tool? This should be used in school disaster drills in Japan!”
How It Works: LINE Report to Shared Map in Seconds
The workflow is built around what people already do — use LINE:
- Report via LINE — A volunteer opens the geoBingAn LINE bot in their existing LINE group and submits a situation report: a photo, a location pin, a brief description. No new app to install. No training required. Just LINE.
- AI Classification — The geoBingAn backend receives the report and Gemini AI automatically classifies it: disaster type, severity level, affected community lifeline. The data is structured using the international 4W framework (Who, What, Where, When).
- Shared Map — Within seconds, the report appears on the DataHub COP map. Everyone with access — government staff, NGO coordinators, community leaders — can see it, filter by category, severity, or lifeline. The picture updates in real time as more reports come in.
- AI Briefing — Instead of scrolling through hundreds of LINE messages, decision-makers get a synthesized situation summary: “14 reports of road damage in the southern district over the past 4 hours. 2 bridges impassable. Transportation lifeline: degraded. No casualties reported.”
- Government Reporting — When the county or central government needs a formal update, one click generates an EMIC-compatible XML file — properly formatted, coordinates converted to TWD97, ready for upload. The same data that came in through LINE is now in the national disaster reporting system.
geoBingAn DataHub — An information hub combining two-way survey reporting with AI capabilities
Resilience Starts with Visibility
Disaster resilience is not just about having the right equipment or the right plan. It is about making sure every person involved — from the village chief to the volunteer to the county coordinator — can see the current situation and understand where their help is needed most.
When a community member can open DataHub and see that three shelters are active and supplies have been delivered to two of them, they know where to direct the next donation. When a government liaison sees that all road-damage reports are concentrated in one district, they can prioritize that area for road-clearing crews. When an NGO coordinator sees that another organization is already covering food distribution in the north, they can redirect their team to the underserved south.
This is what aligning actions looks like. Not top-down commands. Not more coordination meetings. Just shared visibility — so that every stakeholder, at every level, can make better decisions with the information that is already being collected.
Who Should Be Using DataHub?
Local government disaster management offices — DataHub gives your EOC team a ready-to-use dashboard with EMIC export built in. Field reports from LINE flow in automatically, so your team spends time coordinating — not compiling spreadsheets.
NGOs and community organizations — See what other organizations are doing in the same area, on the same map. In Hualien Guangfu, 12+ NGOs coordinate through the same platform — identifying gaps instead of duplicating effort.
Township and village offices — Your residents already use LINE every day. With geoBingAn’s LINE bot, their reports flow into DataHub automatically — giving you real-time visibility into conditions across your community.
Volunteers and community members — Knowing the current situation is empowering. When volunteers and local residents can see what is happening and where help is needed, they become active participants in the response — not just bystanders waiting for instructions.
Regional coordination centers — When multiple townships are affected, DataHub aggregates reports across jurisdictions. Filter by lifeline to see which areas have lost power, which roads are blocked, where medical resources are stretched thin.
Get Started
DataHub is live at v2.geobingan.info. Contact us to set up your organization’s group and start receiving field reports.
For technical teams that want to integrate DataHub data into existing systems, the full API documentation is available at geobingan.ai — with Swagger UI, GeoJSON examples, and EMIC/TAK export specifications.
For organizations in Taiwan, the fastest path is through the geoBingAn LINE bot at geobingan.info. Add the bot, create your group, and you’re ready to coordinate.
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