social media and crowd-sourcing for emergency...
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Esri Disaster Response Programwww.esri.com/disaster
• Support our users, partners and Esri personnel
• Types of requests:
– Software
– Data
– Technical Support
– Project Support
– Hardware
Live mapping for better situational awareness
Web Servers, Software, Coordination, Staff, Partner Mobilization
Live Streams
Volunteered Information
Community collaboration
Engaging the community and providing a hosted environment for spatial information collection
UnmanagedUnverified
so·cial net·workA social structure made of individuals (or organizations) called "nodes," which are connected) by one or more specific types of interdependency
Traditional social networks
Curated past participle, past tense of cu·rateVerb: Select, organize, and look after the items in (a collection or exhibition).
Typically…verifiedMaybe…managed
Curated social networks
au·thor·i·ta·tiveAdjective: Trusted as being accurate or true; considered to be the best of its kind.
VerifiedManaged
Authoritative GIS Content
Social networks + location can connect you with your neighbour
Geographic information in a geographic context
Show spatial information on a map
Accurate locations lead to good decisions (poor location accuracy does not)
Considering accuracy is key to good decision making
Always consider accuracy