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Figure 3: Talkwalker media-monitoring page. This application was able to locate photos that the team had not previously seen and that
contributed to the team’s understanding of the wreckage field.

Talkwalker cut down on the initial review of the photos tion and damage information nent that was included in the
total time involved in gather- that had already been collect- was noted in the spreadsheet: image. This allowed for sorting
ing data and allowed the team ed to start trying to identify • Part Class—Identifying of the spreadsheet by com-
to expand its coverage beyond 1. any key aircraft compo- the “class” of wreckage ponent later. Similarly, if the
the “typical” sources of infor- nents and that was included in the team recognized a particular
mation. 2. major landmarks that image (systems, engine, component in one photo from
As new media continued to could be used to locate the fuselage, etc.). a review of a prior photo, the
be posted to the Internet, the wreckage components in • Part ID Number—The component number would be
Communications Department space. specific identifier assigned repeated in the spreadsheet
remained in touch with the While convened together, to the wreckage shown, to identify that it had already
team, providing occasional the group reviewed each which allowed for mul- been identified as being in-
updates and new material. photo and discussed initial tiple photos of the same cluded in two separate photo-
This automated method cut observations, noting them in piece of wreckage. graphs. This in turn improved
down significantly on the the spreadsheet. • Part Description—A the accuracy by which other
amount of time and effort that plain English description components were placed on
individual team members had Wreckage Observations of the part. the final map.
to put in to traditional search The spreadsheet catalogue • ATA Chapter Number—If One important advantage
engines and allowed the team of images was updated to known. of having the whole team
to focus on reviewing photos include notable information • Part Number—If known. review each photo was that
rather than finding them. about the parts that were seen the group as a whole could
in each image. Any identifia- • Specific Airplane Lo- discuss whether components
ble parts were given a unique cation—Using Boeing’s would benefit from a deeper
Beyond 24 Hours: Building designation based on the gen- standard three-point review by any of the indi-
the Wreckage Map eral area of the airplane where location system. vidual experts on the team.
Around 48 hours after the they were installed (F-001 for Photos that contained Components with evidence
initial notification of the acci- the first identified fuselage multiple identifiable pieces of of fire damage, for example,
dent, photos and videos were part, SYS-012 for the 12th wreckage were given addition- were marked for follow-up by
posted and updated less often. identified systems part, etc.) al entries in the spreadsheet the fire marshal group, while
The team transitioned to an and the following basic loca- for each additional compo- sections of wing and fuselage
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