Early Flood Detection for Rapid Humanitarian Response: Harnessing Near Real-Time Satellite and Twitter Signals

Early Flood Detection for Rapid Humanitarian Response: Harnessing Near Real-Time Satellite and Twitter Signals

Humanitarian organizations have a crucial role in response and relief efforts after floods. The effectiveness of disaster response is contingent on accurate and timely information regarding the location, timing and impacts of the event. Here we show how two near-real-time data sources, satellite obs...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Brenden Jongman, Jurjen Wagemaker, Beatriz Revilla Romero, Erin Coughlan de Perez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-10-01
Series:ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
Subjects:
climate risk
social media
flood risk
forecasting
GFDS: early detection
Twitter
humanitarian response
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/4/4/2246

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