TY - GEN
T1 - A review of information communication technology applied on common tasks during times of emergency
AU - Aman, Hina
AU - Irani, Pourang
AU - Liang, Hai Ning
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Research in emergency response systems has produced significant literature in a very short span of time. We review a corpus of published works on how Information Communication Technology (ICT) is being utilized and the type of tasks ICT attempts to support in the event of a crisis due to disasters, whether natural or man-made. In our research, we have been able to distinguish eight types of tasks supported by technology during a disaster. We list some of these technologies used by the public, practitioners and researchers to illustrate the current trends of technology usage. We also identify gaps and technology needs that require our attention. Given the increasing frequency and severity of disasters, this research is timely as it (1) contributes to our understanding of the trends of development and technology use during times of crises and (2) identifies potential areas for future work to improve ICT's role during times of emergency.
AB - Research in emergency response systems has produced significant literature in a very short span of time. We review a corpus of published works on how Information Communication Technology (ICT) is being utilized and the type of tasks ICT attempts to support in the event of a crisis due to disasters, whether natural or man-made. In our research, we have been able to distinguish eight types of tasks supported by technology during a disaster. We list some of these technologies used by the public, practitioners and researchers to illustrate the current trends of technology usage. We also identify gaps and technology needs that require our attention. Given the increasing frequency and severity of disasters, this research is timely as it (1) contributes to our understanding of the trends of development and technology use during times of crises and (2) identifies potential areas for future work to improve ICT's role during times of emergency.
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M3 - Conference Proceeding
AN - SCOPUS:84905561158
SN - 9780864913326
T3 - ISCRAM 2012 Conference Proceedings - 9th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management
BT - ISCRAM 2012 Conference Proceedings - 9th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management
PB - Simon Fraser University
T2 - 9th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM 2012
Y2 - 22 April 2012 through 25 April 2012
ER -