Nowadays, an increasing number of crises worldwide, triggered by climate extremes, natural
and human-made hazards, the coronavirus pandemic, and more, pose a high pressure on …

The increasing occurrence of disasters worldwide has motivated researchers to
continuously evaluate potential technological advances to support disaster management …

The number of crisis events around the world has been increasing in the last years and
suggests there is a real need to make communities more resilient to them. In addition to …

The number of crisis events around the world has been increasing in the last years and
suggests there is a real need to make communities more resilient to them. In addition to …

The immediacy of locational information requirements and importance of data currency for
natural disaster events highlights the value of volunteered geographic information (VGI) in …

Volunteered geographic information refers to a range of geo-collaboration projects in which
individuals voluntarily collect, maintain, and visualize information. This chapter introduces …

The damage caused by recent events in Japan in 2011 and USA in 2012 highlighted the
need to adopt measures to increase the resilience of communities against extreme events …

All phases of disaster management require up-to-date and accurate information. Different in-
situ and remote sensor systems help to monitor dynamic properties such as air quality, water …

Recent disasters, such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, have drawn attention to the potential
role of citizens as active information producers. By using location-aware devices such as …

This paper investigates research using VGI and geo-social media in the disaster
management context. Relying on the method of systematic mapping, it develops a …