The growing role of web-based geospatial technology in disaster response and support

This paper examines changes in disaster response and relief efforts and recent web‐based geospatial technological developments through an evaluation of the experiences of the Center for Geographic Analysis, Harvard University, of the Sichuan (2008) and Haiti (2010) earthquake responses. This paper o...

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Published in:	Disasters Vol. 37; no. 2; pp. 201 - 221
Main Authors:	Kawasaki, Akiyuki, Berman, Merrick Lex, Guan, Wendy
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.2013
Subjects:	Accidents API (application programming interface) Case studies China Colleges & universities crowd-sourcing Decentralization Disaster management Disaster Relief Disasters Dynamical systems Dynamics Earthquakes Educational institutions Employment Evaluation Geographic Information Systems Geographic Information Systems - trends Geographical information systems Geology geospatial portal GIS (geographic information systems) Government agencies Haiti Haiti earthquake Harvard university Humans Information sharing Information systems Information technology Internet mash-ups Natural disasters Participation public involvement Relief Work - organization & administration Remote sensing Satellite navigation systems Seismic activity Seismic phenomena Sichuan earthquake Spatial analysis Studies Technological Change Technology Universities web mapping Webs World Wide Web Haiti China Sichuan China
ISSN:	0361-3666, 1467-7717, 1467-7717
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