Methodology for Making Geographic Information Relevant to Crisis Management

2005 ◽  
pp. 121-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anders Grönlund
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Management ◽  
Geographic Information

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF VOLUNTEERED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION APPLICATIONS IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT

2018 ◽  
Vol XLII-3/W4 ◽  
pp. 469-473
Author(s):  
H. K. Sevinç ◽  
I. R. Karaş
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Management ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Volunteered Geographic Information ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Crisis Resolution ◽  
Important Requirement ◽  
Conventional Methods ◽  
A Priority

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> In times of crisis, it is a priority to get help as soon as possible and any kind of help can be accepted. Especially, all kinds of support by volunteers, is a great help in crisis resolution. Crisis locations can be developed or less developed regions. It is sometimes difficult to reach help and support in less developed regions. To create Geographic data, which is an important requirement in crisis situations, is time-consuming and costly when attempted to be produced by conventional methods. When the data is produced by volunteers, it is faster and less costly because experts try to reach and support the region. Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) is spatial data that has been contributed for free by volunteers. In our work, that is review, the examples of Volunteered Geographic Information applications in crisis management will be shown on the poster.</p>

USE OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN CRISIS MANAGEMENT

2017 ◽  
Vol 185 (3) ◽  
pp. 32-43
Author(s):  
Jerzy ŁADYSZ
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Crisis Management ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
Intuitive Decision Making ◽  
The Common ◽  
Crisis Situations

The article identifies the possibilities and areas of application of geographic information systems in the implementation of crisis management tasks in public administration and it analyzes examples of their use in crisis management. It has been shown that in crisis situations these systems help to take a reasoned decision that is close to the optimum, in contrast to the common practice of intuitive decision- making in emergency situations.

scholarly journals Missing Maps Project and Its Use in Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
Jan Brodský
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Crisis Management ◽  
Satellite Imagery ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Real Model ◽  
The World ◽  
Different Parts

Abstract. The article is about OpenStreetMap and Missing Maps Project and their introducing in the remote sensing classes at universities to show potential of geographic information to improve education of people about how to help to solve the disaster and crisis situations in the World. This approach also serves as a real model for learning to interpret satellite imagery in such situations.At the beginning of the article different kinds of disasters are briefly mentioned including their causes and effect on the life of people. Then crisis management is briefly introduced from the point of view selected voluntary projects which are analysed to make process more targeted and efficient. After that Missing Maps project is introduced together with OpenStreetMap and their outputs on the example of non-profit organization Doctors Without Borders (MSF) operating in different parts of the World. In the next part the ways how to contribute and improve their activities and how the whole cooperation works are arranged. Next part of the article focuses on Missing Maps mapathons (meetings of volunteers who create open-source maps for MSF) and the way how they are organized in Brno, Czechia. Editing of the OpenStreetMap for the Missing Maps project has been recently introduced to usual remote sensing classes for students of Masaryk University in Brno. Information about this activity is also described.

scholarly journals GeoWeb and crisis management: issues and perspectives of volunteered geographic information

GeoJournal ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephane Roche ◽  
Eliane Propeck-Zimmermann ◽  
Boris Mericskay
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Management ◽  
Volunteered Geographic Information ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Management Issues
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