The research field of crisis informatics examines, amongst others, the potentials and barriers
of social media use during disasters and emergencies. Social media allow emergency …

Social media (eg, Twitter and Facebook) can be regarded as vital sources of information
during disasters to improve situational awareness (SA) and disaster management since they …

Several recent studies point the way to enabling emergency response managers to be able
to find relevant posts and incorporate them into their sensemaking and decision making …

Social media data have emerged as a new source for detecting and monitoring disaster
events. A number of recent studies have suggested that social media data streams can be …

Social media communication serves as an integral part of the crisis response following a
mass emergency (disaster) event. Regardless of the kind of disaster event, whether it is a …

Social media platforms provide active communication channels during mass convergence
and emergency events such as disasters caused by natural hazards. As a result, first …

The success of a disaster relief and response process is largely dependent on timely and
accurate information regarding the status of the disaster, the surrounding environment, and …

Millions of people use social media to share information during disasters and mass
emergencies. Information available on social media, particularly in the early hours of an …

Microblogging sites like Twitter are the important sources of real-time information during
disaster/emergency events. During such events, the critical situational information posted is …

During natural disasters, emergency communication systems become overloaded, and
people are forced to turn to social media to make requests for help. This study employs …