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Volunteered geographic information in natural hazard analysis : a systematic literature review of current approaches with a focus on preparedness and mitigation
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Klonner, Carolin, Marx, Sabrina, Usón, Tomás, Albuquerque, João Porto de and Höfle, Bernhard (2016) Volunteered geographic information in natural hazard analysis : a systematic literature review of current approaches with a focus on preparedness and mitigation. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 5 (7). pp. 1-20. 103. doi:10.3390/ijgi5070103 ISSN 2220-9964.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijgi5070103
Abstract
With the rise of new technologies, citizens can contribute to scientific research via Web 2.0 applications for collecting and distributing geospatial data. Integrating local knowledge, personal experience and up-to-date geoinformation indicates a promising approach for the theoretical framework and the methods of natural hazard analysis. Our systematic literature review aims at identifying current research and directions for future research in terms of Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) within natural hazard analysis. Focusing on both the preparedness and mitigation phase results in eleven articles from two literature databases. A qualitative analysis for in-depth information extraction reveals auspicious approaches regarding community engagement and data fusion, but also important research gaps. Mainly based in Europe and North America, the analysed studies deal primarily with floods and forest fires, applying geodata collected by trained citizens who are improving their knowledge and making their own interpretations. Yet, there is still a lack of common scientific terms and concepts. Future research can use these findings for the adaptation of scientific models of natural hazard analysis in order to enable the fusion of data from technical sensors and VGI. The development of such general methods shall contribute to establishing the user integration into various contexts, such as natural hazard analysis.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Subjects: | T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering | ||||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies | ||||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Web 2.0, Hazard mitigation | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information | ||||||||
Publisher: | M D P I AG | ||||||||
ISSN: | 2220-9964 | ||||||||
Official Date: | 25 June 2016 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 5 | ||||||||
Number: | 7 | ||||||||
Number of Pages: | 20 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 1-20 | ||||||||
Article Number: | 103 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.3390/ijgi5070103 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 27 June 2016 | ||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 27 June 2016 | ||||||||
Funder: | Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) | ||||||||
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