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Lalitesh Katragadda: Making maps to fight disaster, build economies
Lalitesh Katragadda: kaardid aitavad võidelda katastroofidega ja ehitada üles majandust
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Aastaks 2005 oli vaid 15% maailmast kaardistatud. See takistab hädaabi kohalejõudmist katastroofi korral ja varjab kasutamata maa ja teadmata teede majandusliku potentsiaali. Selles lühikeses kõnes demonstreerib Google'i töötaja Lalitesh Katragadda kaardistusprogrammi Map Maker, mida inimesed üle kogu maailma oma ümbruskonna kaardistamiseks kasutavad.
Lalitesh Katragadda - Engineer
Lalitesh Katragadda builds tools that help groups of people compile information to build something greater than the sum of its parts. His latest fascination: collaborative maps. Full bio
Lalitesh Katragadda builds tools that help groups of people compile information to build something greater than the sum of its parts. His latest fascination: collaborative maps. Full bio
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In 2008, Cyclone Nargis devastated Myanmar.
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2008. aastal laastas orkaan Nargis Birmat.
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Millions of people were in severe need of help.
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Miljonid inimesed vajasid hädasti abi.
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The U.N. wanted to rush people and supplies to the area.
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ÜRO tahtis kiiresti saata riiki inimesi ja varustust.
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But there were no maps, no maps of roads,
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Kuid polnud kaarte, teede kaarte,
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no maps showing hospitals, no way for help to reach the cyclone victims.
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haiglate kaarte, abivajajateni polnud kuidagi võimalik jõuda.
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When we look at a map of Los Angeles or London,
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Kui me vaatame Los Angelese või Londoni kaarti,
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it is hard to believe
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siis on raske uskuda,
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that as of 2005, only 15 percent of the world
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et aastaks 2005 oli vaid 15% maailmast
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was mapped to a geo-codable level of detail.
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geokodeeritud tasemel kaardistatud.
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The U.N. ran headfirst into a problem
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ÜRO põrkus kokku probleemiga,
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that the majority of the world's populous faces:
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millega puutub kokku enamik maailma rahvastikust:
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not having detailed maps.
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et pole detailseid kaarte.
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But help was coming.
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Kuid abi oli saabumas.
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At Google, 40 volunteers
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40 vabatahtlikku Google'ist
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used a new software
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kaardistasid uue tarkvara abil
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to map 120,000 kilometers of roads,
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120 000 kilomeetrit teid,
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3,000 hospitals, logistics and relief points.
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3000 haiglat, transpordi- ja hädaabipunkti.
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And it took them four days.
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Ja neil kulus selleks neli päeva.
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The new software they used? Google Mapmaker.
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Millist uut tarkvara nad kasutasid? Google'i Map Makerit.
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Google Mapmaker is a technology that empowers each of us
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Google'i Map Maker on tarkvara, mis võimaldab igaühel meist
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to map what we know locally.
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kaardistada meie lähiümbrust.
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People have used this software
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Inimesed on kasutanud seda
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to map everything from roads to rivers,
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nii teede kui jõgede,
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from schools to local businesses,
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koolide ja kohalike äride,
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and video stores to the corner store.
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videokaupluste ja külapoodide kaardistamiseks.
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Maps matter.
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Kaardid on vajalikud.
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Nobel Prize nominee Hernando De Soto
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Nobeli auhinna laureaat Hernando De Soto
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recognized that the key to economic liftoff
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märkis, et enamikes arengumaades on
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for most developing countries
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majanduskasvu põhiteguriks
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is to tap the vast amounts of uncapitalized land.
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kapitaliseerimata maa kasutuselevõtt.
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For example, a trillion dollars
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Näiteks ainuüksi Indias jääb
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of real estate remains uncapitalized in India alone.
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kapitaliseerimata biljoni dollari väärtuses kinnisvara.
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In the last year alone,
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Eelmise aasta jooksul
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thousands of users in 170 countries
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kaardistasid tuhanded inimesed
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have mapped millions of pieces of information,
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170 riigist miljoneid infokillukesi
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and created a map of a level of detail never thought viable.
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ja valmistasid sellise detailsusega kaardi, mis varem tundus võimatu.
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And this was made possible by
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Kuid see tehti võimalikuks tänu
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the power of passionate users everywhere.
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entusiastide pingutustele kogu maailmas.
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Let's look at some of the maps
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Vaadakem mõningaid kaarte,
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being created by users right now.
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mida praegu tehakse.
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So, as we speak, people are mapping the world
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Praegu, selle kõne ajal kaardistatakse
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in these 170 countries.
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maailma 170 riigis.
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You can see Bridget in Africa who just mapped a road in Senegal.
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Siin Bridget Aafrikast märkis just kaardile tee Senegalis.
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And, closer to home, Chalua, an N.G. road in Bangalore.
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Ja kodule lähemal, Chalua, N.G. tänava Bangalore'is.
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This is the result of computational geometry,
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See on arvutusgeomeetria,
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gesture recognition, and machine learning.
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viipetuvastuse ja tehisõppe tulemus.
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This is a victory of thousands of users,
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See toob kasu tuhandetele inimestele
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in hundreds of cities,
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sadades linnades,
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one user, one edit at a time.
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üksikute redigeerimiste kaupa.
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This is an invitation to the 70 percent
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See on kutse 70 protsendile
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of our unmapped planet.
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meie kaardistamata planeedist.
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Welcome to the new world.
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Tere tulemast uude maailma!
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(Applause)
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(Aplaus)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Lalitesh Katragadda - EngineerLalitesh Katragadda builds tools that help groups of people compile information to build something greater than the sum of its parts. His latest fascination: collaborative maps.
Why you should listen
Lalitesh Katragadda is a software engineer at Google, working on geo-data, machine vision, machine learning and space robotics. Before joining Google, Lalitesh founded a robotics startup that was acquired by Google. At Google, Lalitesh co-founded Google India and was its founding Joint Center Head for two years. He co-started several projects including Google Finance and Hindi Transliteration, and is now working on maps.
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