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Improving Disaster Management.
- Source :
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Communications of the ACM . Feb2010, Vol. 53 Issue 2, p18-20. 3p. 2 Color Photographs. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- The article discusses the role of various information and communication technologies in improving disaster management. Kathleen Tierney at the University of Colorado cites the value of Web 2.0 applications such as Twitter and blogs in providing rapid information about an emergency. Ramesh Rao at the University of California, San Diego is director of a program that has devised a peer-to-peer notification system in California wherein witnesses can report on an event via cell phones. ImageCat develops tools for estimating losses in the aftermath of a disaster.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00010782
- Volume :
- 53
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Communications of the ACM
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 47776273
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1145/1646353.1646362