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How volunteered geographic information can be integrated into emergency management practice? : first lessons learned from an urban fire simulation in the city of Coimbra
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Albuquerque, João Porto de , Almeida, João P., Fonte, Cidália C. and Cardoso, Alberto (2016) How volunteered geographic information can be integrated into emergency management practice? : first lessons learned from an urban fire simulation in the city of Coimbra. In: 13th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management ISCRAM 2016, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 22-25 May 2016
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Abstract
In the past few years, volunteered geographic information (VGI) has emerged as a new resource for improving the management of emergencies. Despite the growing body of research dedicated to the use of VGI in crisis management, studies are still needed that systematically investigate the incorporation of VGI into practical emergency management. To fill this gap, this paper proposes a research design for investigating and planning the incorporation of VGI into work practices and decision-making of emergency agencies by means of simulation exercises. Furthermore, first lessons are drawn from a field study performed within a simulation exercise of an urban fire in Coimbra, Portugal, implemented together with local civil protection agents. Emergency management practitioners identified a high potential in the pictures taken in-situ by volunteers for improving situational awareness and supporting decision-making. They also pointed out to challenges associated to processing VGI and filtering high-value information in real-time.
Item Type: | Conference Item (Paper) | ||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare | ||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Emergency management, Fire -- Simulation methods | ||||
Official Date: | 2016 | ||||
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Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 25 April 2016 | ||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 25 April 2016 | ||||
Funder: | European Cooperation in the Field of Scientific and Technical Research (Organization) (COST) | ||||
Grant number: | TD 1202 (COST) | ||||
Conference Paper Type: | Paper | ||||
Title of Event: | 13th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management ISCRAM 2016 | ||||
Type of Event: | Conference | ||||
Location of Event: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||
Date(s) of Event: | 22-25 May 2016 |
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