Disaster informatics

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[1]Disaster informatics or crisis informatics is the study of the use of information and technology in the preparation, mitigation, response and recovery phases of disasters and other emergencies. Disaster informatics or emergency involves increased use of technology to depict how people can react to emergencies and other disasters that require fast improvements on recovery and preparedness.[2] It began to emerge as a field after the successful use of a variety of technologies in disasters including the Asian tsunami, September 11th and Hurricane Katrina.

Disaster informatics may involve incorporating social media content generated by people in disaster zones into humanitarian response plans based on satellite imagery, early warning systems, and official emergency services procedures. Disaster informatics may involve crowdsourcing, data mining, participatory mapping or citizen science, with members of the public as 'everyday analysts'.[3]

  1. ^ "Empowering Humanitarian Response Through Crisis Informatics | NetHope". nethope.org. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  2. ^ Murphy, Robin. "A National Initiative in Emergency Informatics" (PDF). Commuting Community Consortium. Version 1 (1): 1–8 – via Computing Research Association.
  3. ^ Palen, Leysia; et al. (2010). A vision for technology-mediated support for public participation & assistance in mass emergencies & disasters (PDF). Proceedings of ACM-BCS Visions of Computer Science 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2014.