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ExtremeCGI - Monitoring Extreme Events integrating Crowdsourced Geographic Information and Real-time Sensor Data

ExtremeCGI - Monitoring Extreme Events integrating Crowdsourced Geographic Information and Real-time Sensor Data

Synopsis

The main aim of the project is to develop an information system capable of integrating diverse sources of geospatial data in such a way that makes it easily available to authorities in order to assist them in risk assessment and mitigation in case of extreme events. Types of data to be integrated include: 1) Crowdsourced data gathered by citizens for various purposes (e.g. geo-tagged photos from social networks); 2) Environmental data from in-situ physical sensors (e.g. water gauges); 3) Event specific data collected by citizens using smartphone apps developed for the aim; 4) Other sources of geospatial data, including remotely sensed imagery and derived products. The integration of diverse sources of data enables to: 1) Perform automatic validation procedures so to assist relevant data mining, using, for instance, the geographical location; 2) Increase the exploitation of crowdsourced data capabilities to provide useful information in real-time, or near real-time – e.g. quick identification of important information to assist mitigation operations or collect data about an occurring event; 3) Combine crowdsourced data with physical measurements, so to enable data validation and their quality assessment. The development of such system will provide authorities with valuable information, both in quantity and quality, especially in real-time situations where decisions that directly affect people’s life need to be taken quickly.

Funding

INESC Coimbra

Total budget

€ 9 000.00

Keywords

volunteered geographic information (VGI), information system, management of emergencies

Start Date

2016-12-01

Partners

INESCC, CISUC, Warwick University, Maynooth University, Hellenic Military Academy, MagIC (New University of Lisbon)

CISUC budget

€ 9 000.00

End Date

2018-09-30

Publications

2018

C. Fonte and J. Patriarca and J. P. D. d. Almeida and A. Cardoso and J. Estima, "Consistency and Relevance of VGI Available from Social Networks for Emergency Mitigation and Municipal Management", in ISPRS TC IV Mid-term Symposium “3D Spatial Information Science – The Engine of Change”, 2018

C. Fonte and D. Fontes and A. Cardoso, "Web GIS-Based Platform to Harvest Georeferenced Data from Social Networks: Examples of Data Collection Regarding Disaster Events", International Journal of Online Engineering (iJOE), vol. 14, no. 02, pp. 165-172, 2018

2017

D. Fontes and C. Fonte and A. Cardoso, "A web GIS-based platform to assist authorities in emergency response using VGI and sensor data", in 4th Experiment@International Conference (exp.at'17), 2017

D. Fontes and C. Fonte and A. Cardoso, "Integration of VGI and sensor data in a Web GIS-based platform to support emergency response", in 4th Experiment@International Conference (exp.at'17), 2017

D. Fontes and C. Fonte and A. Cardoso and J. P. D. d. Almeida and J. Estima, "A platform to integrate crowdsourced, physical sensor and official geographic information to assist authorities in emergency response", in 20th Conference on Geographic Science AGILE 2017, 2017

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