Exploring the Rationale for Emergency Management Information Systems for Local Communities

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 16-37
Author(s):  
Niklas Hallberg ◽  
Jonas Hallberg ◽  
Helena Granlund ◽  
Rogier Woltjer
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Emergency Response ◽  
Design Patterns ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Management Information Systems ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Community Level ◽  
Management Information ◽  
Emergency Responders

Emergency responders at the local community level are the prime actors concerning emergency management. It has been claimed that information systems have considerable potential to support emergency management. However, development of such systems is demanding, due to the complexity of emergency management. The ability to be able to reveal the stakeholders' needs for support are essential for successful system developments. The objective of this paper is to explore the rationale for emergency management information systems at the local community level. This was accomplished by an extensive needs assessment based on 49 governing documents and 12 interviews with representatives for local as well as regional emergency response organizations. The analysis uncovered eleven areas where emergency management information systems could enhance the capability of local communities' to manage emergencies. The identified needs categories are proposed to constitute a foundation for design patterns for the development of emergency management information systems for local communities.

Interaction Design Principles for Web Emergency Management Information Systems

2013 ◽  
pp. 113-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa Onorati ◽  
Alessio Malizia ◽  
Paloma Díaz ◽  
Ignacio Aedo
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Interaction Design ◽  
Management Information Systems ◽  
Design Strategy ◽  
Design Principles ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Management Information ◽  
Common Features ◽  
Task List

The interaction design for web emergency management information systems (WEMIS) is an important aspect to keep in mind due to the criticality of the domain: decision making, updating available resources, defining a task list, and trusting in proposed information. A common interaction design strategy for WEMIS seems to be needed, but currently there are few references in literature. The aim of this study is to contribute to this lack with a set of interactive principles for WEMIS. From the emergency point of view, existing WEMIS have been analyzed to extract common features and to design interactive principles for emergency. Furthermore, the authors studied design principles extracted from a well-known (DERMIS) model relating them to emergency phases and features. The result proposed here is a set of design principles for supporting interactive properties for WEMIS. Finally, two case studies have been considered as applications of proposed design principles.

Emergency management information systems: Could decision makers be supported in choosing display formats?

2012 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 318-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milton Shen ◽  
Melody Carswell ◽  
Radhika Santhanam ◽  
Kyle Bailey
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Management Information Systems ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Management Information

scholarly journals Big spatio-temporal data mining for emergency management information systems

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 1649-1657 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Dagaeva ◽  
Alina Garaeva ◽  
Igor Anikin ◽  
Alisa Makhmutova ◽  
Rifkat Minnikhanov
Keyword(s):  
Data Mining ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Management Information Systems ◽  
Temporal Data Mining ◽  
Temporal Data ◽  
Management Information ◽  
Spatio Temporal

Interaction Design Principles for Web Emergency Management Information Systems

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 48-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa Onorati ◽  
Alessio Malizia ◽  
Paloma Díaz ◽  
Ignacio Aedo
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Interaction Design ◽  
Management Information Systems ◽  
Design Strategy ◽  
Design Principles ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Management Information ◽  
Common Features ◽  
Task List

The interaction design for web emergency management information systems (WEMIS) is an important aspect to keep in mind due to the criticality of the domain: decision making, updating available resources, defining a task list, and trusting in proposed information. A common interaction design strategy for WEMIS seems to be needed, but currently there are few references in literature. The aim of this study is to contribute to this lack with a set of interactive principles for WEMIS. From the emergency point of view, existing WEMIS have been analyzed to extract common features and to design interactive principles for emergency. Furthermore, the authors studied design principles extracted from a well-known (DERMIS) model relating them to emergency phases and features. The result proposed here is a set of design principles for supporting interactive properties for WEMIS. Finally, two case studies have been considered as applications of proposed design principles.

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