AED Survey

Posted by b-unicycling on 1 December 2022 in English.

Motivated by OpenStreetMap Poland’s openaedmap.org, I went on a targeted survey of AEDs in Kilkenny. I had added some before, and I always do, when I see one, but this time I put some extra effort in, knocked on doors etc.

According to overpass, I’ve edited 141 AEDs, but some are in areas I’ve never been to, so I don’t know how that happened. Unless I used mapillary…Impossible to remember.

Kilkenny is a small Irish town with a lot of tourism. (They want it to be called a “city”, because they got that status in 1609, but the numbers are telling a different story.) I started off using openaedmap.org on my phone, but then I learned about the Quick Actions on OSMAnd, made myself one for AEDs and used it from then on.

Over the course of two days (3-5 hours in total maybe), I went into most

hotels (50-50 chance)
supermarkets (SuperValu and Dunnes good coverage, Lidl not)
shopping centres (100% with 3 surveyed)
banks (bad coverage with 2 surveyed, AIB and Permanent TSB)
some doctors’ offices,
churches,
public offices (good coverage)
major tourist attractions (coverage depends on size and operator)
social facilities (good coverage)

in an about 1km radius etc. Not only was I able to add about 23 unmapped AEDs, but I also raised awareness about the bad coverage after 6pm, because many businesses close then, and none of the AEDs surveyed during these days are outdoors and publicly accessible. Some people also weren’t aware about the closest AED to them or had outdated information.

When I got into longer chats with people, I also got a chance to mention openaedmap.org, and stickers or cards would have come in handy, but they might find it anyway.

AEDs in Kilkenny I suppose, the most surprising places that didn’t have one were the GPO and the Garda (police) station. Well, they said they didn’t have one… I was actually surprised how many there were on High Street and Parliament Street, though.

All in all, I think that openaedmap.org is a great tool for mapping, but also to be able to show people where the nearest AEDs are.

Location: Gardens, Kilkenny, The Municipal District of Kilkenny City, County Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland

Discussion

Comment from EdLoach on 2 December 2022 at 08:49

Thanks for this post. I was unaware of openaedmap.org and wondered how to change the colour of the AEDs shown (as all the ones near me are currently grey). It seems to be controlled by the access tag.

const accessToColourMapping = {
  'yes': 'has-background-green has-text-white-ter',
  'no': 'has-background-red has-text-white-ter',
  'private': 'has-background-blue has-text-white-ter',
  'permissive': 'has-background-blue has-text-white-ter',
  'customers': 'has-background-yellow has-text-black-ter',
  'default': 'has-background-gray has-text-white-ter',
};

I know I have many that should be yes and some that are in stores so should be customers, so when I get chance I’ll review them.

Comment from b-unicycling on 2 December 2022 at 13:07

Before I used the Quick Action on OSMAnd, I had usually just used https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:emergency=defibrillator, but with the Quick Action, you don’t have to remember all the options and can have a preset. You still don’t have to fill all of them in, but at least it can give you all the possible keys, if you have set it up like that.

Comment from craghead on 11 December 2022 at 15:17

Delighted that we are adding to database which will extend the excellent facility of OpenStreetMap Poland’s openaedmap.org and thus raise the profile of this important issue. Since first hearing about that website I have been researching and updating AEDs around Wicklow, the eastern part of the UK and anywhere I can find them. Following your recommendation I have been very impressed with OSMand and now also use the excellent Street Complete app. Your new revelation regarding the use of Quick Action will make a big change when out and about. Good work.

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