In recent years, social media emerged as a potential resource to improve the management
of crisis situations such as disasters triggered by natural hazards. Although there is a …

Rapid flood mapping is critical for local authorities and emergency responders to identify
areas in need of immediate attention. However, traditional data collection practices such as …

Social media platforms and mobile phone data are commonly mined to produce accounts of
how people are responding in the aftermath of crisis events. Yet social and mobile datasets …

Social media platforms such as Twitter provide valuable information for aiding disaster
response during emergency events. Machine learning could be used to identify such …

Legacy systems are valuable assets for organisations. They continuously evolve with new
emerged technologies in rapidly changing business environment. Web services, together …

Due to the fact that geospatial information technology is considered necessary for disaster
risk management (DRM), the need for more effective collaborations between providers and …

The extensive use of social media during disasters raises an important issue concerning use
of social media to spread information, including misinformation. This study explores the …

Most disaster responses require manual processing to eliminate errors, which is currently
handled by the government. Although this process ensures quality of the information …

Semantic Web technologies and in particular Linked Open Data provide a means for sharing
knowledge about cities as physical, social, and technical systems, so enabling the …

The online social media such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube has been used extensively
during disaster and emergency situation. Despite the advantages offered by these services …