The Crisis Map of the Czech Republic: the nationwide deployment of an Ushahidi application for disasters.
Disasters
; 41(4): 649-671, 2017 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
Crisis mapping is a legitimate component of both crisis informatics and disaster risk management. It has become an effective tool for humanitarian workers, especially after the earthquake in Haiti in 2010. Ushahidi is among the many mapping platforms on offer in the growing field of crisis mapping, and involves the application of crowdsourcing to create online and interactive maps of areas in turmoil. This paper presents the Crisis Map of the Czech Republic, which is the first such instrument to be deployed nationwide in Central Europe. It describes the methodologies used in the preparatory work phase and details some practices identified during the creation and actual employment of the map. In addition, the paper assesses its structure and technological architecture, as well as its potential possible development in the future. Lastly, it evaluates the utilisation of the Crisis Map during the floods in the Czech Republic in 2013.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Planificación en Desastres
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Desastres
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Disasters
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
República Checa