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Harnessing the Crowdsourcing Power of Social Media for Disaster Relief
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The advantages and disadvantages of crowdsourcing applications applied to disaster relief coordination are described and several challenges must be addressed to make crowdsourcing a useful tool that can effectively facilitate the relief progress in coordination, accuracy, and security.Abstract:
This article briefly describes the advantages and disadvantages of crowdsourcing applications applied to disaster relief coordination. It also discusses several challenges that must be addressed to make crowdsourcing a useful tool that can effectively facilitate the relief progress in coordination, accuracy, and security.read more
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Using Social Media to Enhance Emergency Situation Awareness
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Social Media Mining: An Introduction
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TL;DR: It is shown that real and perceived threats, together with physical disaster effects, are directly observable through the intensity and composition of Twitter’s message stream, and suggested that massive online social networks can be used for rapid assessment of damage caused by a large-scale disaster.
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Social Media in Disaster Risk Reduction and Crisis Management
TL;DR: The widespread adoption and use of social media by members of the public throughout the world heralds a new age in which it is imperative that emergency managers adapt their working practices to the challenge and potential of this development, but they must heed the ethical warnings and ensure that social media are not abused or misused when crises and emergencies occur.
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Promoting coordination for disaster relief: from crowdsourcing to coordination
TL;DR: The shortfalls of current crowdsourcing applications applied to disaster relief coordination are described and one approach aimed at facilitating efficient collaborations amongst disparate organizations responding to a crisis is discussed.
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