For the last few years, the increasing need for humanitarian support has led to increasing
demand and responsibilities for the international humanitarian system. This trend raises …

Natural hazards threaten millions of people all over the world. To address this risk, exposure
and vulnerability models with high resolution data are essential. However, in many areas of …

Resilience in the urban context can be described as a continuum of absorptive, adaptive,
and transformative capacities. The need to move toward a sustainable future and bounce …

Crowdsourcing platforms have become important information providers after disaster events.
While they can build on some prior experiences, it is not yet well understood how contributor …

Over the last few decades, many countries, especially islands in the Caribbean, have been
challenged by the devastating consequences of natural disasters, which pose a significant …

Crowdsourced mapping has become an integral part of humanitarian response, with high
profile deployments of platforms following the Haiti and Nepal earthquakes, and the multiple …

Maps, like other types of extensive data collections, are usually created and maintained by a
larger number of individuals. The number of individuals using the map is even larger in most …

Surface water maps are essential for many environmental applications. Waterbody
delineation from satellite images remains a challenging task due to sensor limitations, the …

OpenStreetMap (OSM), often thought of as a technological tool or platform, can be
envisioned as a community of communities and informed by a broad understanding of …

Natural disasters, such as wildfires, earthquakes, landslides, or floods, lead to an increase in
topical information shared on social media and in increased mapping activities in …