Towards an interoperable online volunteered geographic information system for disaster response

AbstractThe Great East Japan Earthquake occurred on March 11, 2011. In the first 10 days after the event, information about radiation risks from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant was unavailable, and the disaster response, including deployment of disaster teams, was delayed. Beginning on March 17, 2011, the Japan Medical Association used a geographic information system (GIS) to visualize the risk of radiation exposure in Fukushima. This information facilitated the decision to deploy disaster medical response teams on March 18, 2011.Nagata T, Kimura Y, Ishii M. Use of a geographic information system (GIS) in the medical response to the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2012;27(2):1-3.

Download Full-text

Designing a Volunteered Geographic Information System for Road Data Validation

Proceedings ◽

10.3390/proceedings2019019007 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

pp. 7 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

José Pablo Gómez-Barrón ◽

Ramón Alcarria ◽

Miguel-Ángel Manso-Callejo

Keyword(s):

Information System ◽

Geographic Information System ◽

Volunteered Geographic Information ◽

Geographic Information ◽

Data Validation ◽

Project Organization ◽

Management Tools ◽

Technological Infrastructure ◽

Main Components ◽

Road Data

The objective of this work is to build a Volunteered Geographic Information System (VGIS) using a methodological design process. The VGIS design focuses on coordinating its three main components—project (organization), participants (community), and technological infrastructure—by aligning the project goal, crowdsourcing strategy and participation environment, the drivers and mechanisms that motivates volunteers, and the technological and data management tools that facilitate engaged participation. Following this process helped to design a solution based on the project’s information requirements to handle a road data tagging task, while offering an experience that meets the interests and needs of potential participants.

Download Full-text

Using Geographic Information System Technology to Improve Emergency Management and Disaster Response for People With Disabilities

Journal of Disability Policy Studies ◽

10.1177/10442073070170040501 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 17 (4) ◽

pp. 223-229 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Alexandra Enders ◽

Zachary Brandt

Keyword(s):

Information System ◽

Geographic Information System ◽

Emergency Management ◽

Disaster Response ◽

People With Disabilities ◽

Geographic Information ◽

System Technology ◽

Geographic Information System Technology ◽

Information System Technology

Download Full-text

THE DATA RELIABILITY OF VOLUNTEERED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION WITH USING TRAFFIC ACCIDENT DATA

ISPRS Annals of Photogrammetry Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences ◽

10.5194/isprs-annals-iv-4-w4-363-2017 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol IV-4/W4 ◽

pp. 363-365

Author(s):

H. K. Sevinç ◽

I. R. Karaş

Keyword(s):

Information System ◽

Geographic Information System ◽

Mobile Devices ◽

Traffic Accident ◽

Great Part ◽

Real Data ◽

Volunteered Geographic Information ◽

Geographic Information ◽

Mobile Technologies ◽

Geographical Information

The development of mobile technologies is important in the lives of humans. Mobile devices constitute a great part of the daily lives of people. It has come to such a point that when people first wake up, they check their smart phones for the first thing. Users may share their positions with the GNSS sensors in mobile devices or they can add information about their positions in mobile applications. Users contribute to Geographical Information System with this sharing. These users consist of native (citizens) living in that geographical position not of the CBS specialists. Creating, collecting, sharing and disseminating the geographical data provided by voluntary individuals constitute the Volunteered Geographic Information System. The data in the Volunteered Geographic Information System are received from amateur users.<br><br> “How reliable will the data received from amateur users instead of specialists of the field be in scientific terms?” In this study, the reliability between the data received from the voluntary users through Volunteered Geographic Information System and real data is investigated. The real data consist of the traffic accident coordinates. The data that will be received from users will be received through the speed values in the relevant coordinates and the marking of the users for possible accident points on the map.

Download Full-text