Leveraging Visual Analytics of Volunteered Geographic Information to Support Impact-Based Weather Warning Systems

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Titel: Leveraging Visual Analytics of Volunteered Geographic Information to Support Impact-Based Weather Warning Systems
Autoren: Navarra, Carlo, 1982, Kucher, Kostiantyn, Dr., 1989, Neset, Tina-Simone, Professor, Greve Villaro, Clara, Schück, Fredrik, Unger, Jonas, 1978, Vrotsou, Katerina, 1980
Quelle: AI4ClimateAdaptation International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 126
Schlagwörter: visualization, classification, Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI), social media data, extreme weather events, flooding
Beschreibung: As extreme weather events such as floods, storms, and heatwaves proliferate, local and regional authorities face challenges in predicting, monitoring, and assessing these events and their impacts. The introduction of impact-based warning services requires detailed, location-specific information on local vulnerability and impacts. This necessitates complementing conventional data with insights from local actors, and to explore novel methods for relevant public data monitoring through social media and news outlets. This paper presents a visual analytics pipeline that was co-developed with practitioners, aiming to detect impacts of extreme weather events, particularly floods, using Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI). The pipeline steps include: collecting VGI from social media, classifying and analysing the data, and visualizing it through an interactive interface. An empirical evaluation study was performed with meteorological and hydrological experts to assess the developed visual interface. The study collected and analysed feedback on the usability of the interface and identified interaction patterns from the experiment’s screen recordings.
Dateibeschreibung: electronic
Zugangs-URL: https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-213966
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105562
Datenbank: SwePub
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Abstract:As extreme weather events such as floods, storms, and heatwaves proliferate, local and regional authorities face challenges in predicting, monitoring, and assessing these events and their impacts. The introduction of impact-based warning services requires detailed, location-specific information on local vulnerability and impacts. This necessitates complementing conventional data with insights from local actors, and to explore novel methods for relevant public data monitoring through social media and news outlets. This paper presents a visual analytics pipeline that was co-developed with practitioners, aiming to detect impacts of extreme weather events, particularly floods, using Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI). The pipeline steps include: collecting VGI from social media, classifying and analysing the data, and visualizing it through an interactive interface. An empirical evaluation study was performed with meteorological and hydrological experts to assess the developed visual interface. The study collected and analysed feedback on the usability of the interface and identified interaction patterns from the experiment’s screen recordings.
DOI:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105562