Digital humanitarians how big data is changing the face of humanitarian response
The overflow of information generated during disasters can be as paralyzing to humanitarian response as the lack of information. Making sense of this information--Big Data--is proving an impossible challenge for traditional humanitarian organizations, which is precisely why they're turning to D...
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Boca Raton, FL
CRC Press
2015
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| 505 | 0 | |a The rise of digital humanitarians -- The rise of big (crisis) data -- Crowd computing social media -- Crowd computing satellite and aerial imagery -- Artificial intelligence for disaster response -- Artificial intelligence in the sky -- Verifying big crisis data with crowd computing -- Verifying big data with artificial intelligence -- Digital humanitarians in the Arab Spring -- Next-generation digital humanitarians. | |
| 520 | |a The overflow of information generated during disasters can be as paralyzing to humanitarian response as the lack of information. Making sense of this information--Big Data--is proving an impossible challenge for traditional humanitarian organizations, which is precisely why they're turning to Digital Humanitarians. This new humanitarians mobilize online to make sense of vast volumes of data--social media and text messages; satellite and aerial imagery--in direct support of relief efforts worldwide. How? They craft ingenious crowdsourcing solutions with trail-blazing insights from artificial intelligence. This book charts the spectacular rise of Digital Humanitarians, highlighting how their humanity coupled with innovative Big Data solutions is changing humanitarian relief for forever. | ||
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