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Linn Marks Collins; James E. Powell Jr.; Carolyn E Dunford; Ketan K. Mane; Mark L.B. Martinez |
| Title |
Emergency information Synthesis and awareness using E-SOS |
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Conference Article |
| Year |
2008 |
Publication |
Proceedings of ISCRAM 2008 – 5th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
Abbreviated Journal |
ISCRAM 2008 |
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Issue |
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Pages |
618-623 |
| Keywords |
Human computer interaction; Information management; Information science; Information systems; Web services; Websites; Awareness tool; Cognitive overload; Emergency Response Information Systems; Information synthesis; Information visualization; User centered designs; Systems engineering |
| Abstract |
In an emergency, people need to be able to report and find relevant information quickly. Fulfilling these information needs is the design goal of E-SOS: Emergency Situation Overview and Synthesis, a research project in progress. E-SOS will consist of (1) a website where users can report information, (2) web services that find and synthesize related information from multiple sources, and (3) interface tools that visualize and display links to this information. In this paper we describe three of these services and tools: the topic, geographic, and information space awareness tools. When a user writes a report, the topic awareness tool will execute a federated search and display links to related information. The information space awareness tool will highlight these links in a visualization of the information space. If the user refers to a location, the geographic awareness tool will focus a map on this location and display topic-related icons. |
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Los Alamos National Laboratory Research Library, Knowledge Systems and Human-Computer Interaction Team, Los Alamos, NM 87545-1362, United States |
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| Publisher |
Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM |
Place of Publication |
Washington, DC |
Editor |
F. Fiedrich, B. Van de Walle |
| Language |
English |
Summary Language |
English |
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2411-3387 |
ISBN |
9780615206974 |
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| Track |
HCI for Emergencies |
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Conference |
5th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
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403 |
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Gregorio Convertino; Helena M. Mentis; Prajakta Bhambare; Caitlin Ferro; John M. Carroll; Mary Beth Rosson |
| Title |
Comparing media in emergency planning |
Type |
Conference Article |
| Year |
2008 |
Publication |
Proceedings of ISCRAM 2008 – 5th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
Abbreviated Journal |
ISCRAM 2008 |
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Issue |
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Pages |
632-641 |
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Groupware; Information systems; Risk management; Software prototyping; Common ground; Cscw; Geocollaboration; Measure; Prototype; Human resource management |
| Abstract |
The research on technology for emergency management is usually based either on studies in the field that focus on workers using current tools or on the development, testing, and deployment of novel software tools used in controlled settings. Little is known about the effects of the new collaborative media and work conditions 'in comparison to' the current media and conditions. In 2007, we presented at ISCRAM a method for studying common ground development through a paper prototype in face-to-face collaboration and subsequently presented preliminary findings on common ground development. In this paper we present preliminary findings from an analogous experiment on teams working remotely via a geo-collaborative software prototype. We compare these findings with those from the prior paper prototype study. We use this comparative research design to explore implications for system design and theory development in computer-supported cooperative work. |
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College of Information Sciences and Technology, Pennsylvania State University, United States |
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| Publisher |
Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM |
Place of Publication |
Washington, DC |
Editor |
F. Fiedrich, B. Van de Walle |
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English |
Summary Language |
English |
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2411-3387 |
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9780615206974 |
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HCI for Emergencies |
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Conference |
5th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
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95 |
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Guido Te Brake; Rick Van Der Kleij; Miranda Cornelissen |
| Title |
Distributed mobile teams: Effects of connectivity and map orientation on teamwork |
Type |
Conference Article |
| Year |
2008 |
Publication |
Proceedings of ISCRAM 2008 – 5th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
Abbreviated Journal |
ISCRAM 2008 |
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Pages |
642-650 |
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Decision support systems; Virtual reality; Data-communication; Decision supports; First responders; Network connectivity; Search and rescue tasks; Situation awareness; Team collaboration; Verbal communications; Information systems |
| Abstract |
Fielded first responders are currently being equipped with support tools to improve their performance and safety. Novel information technology provides opportunities for improvement of task efficiency and situation awareness, but people can get in trouble when data networks fail. In this paper, we examine the effect of glitches in the data network on team performance and look into the strategies people use to cope with these disruptions. Teams of three responders collaborated in a search and rescue task, supported by a map showing their positions and the locations of victims. Data communication required for this support was interrupted, verbal communication remained possible. Two variants were used for the map: a north-up version and a heading-up version that was aligned with the orientation of the responder. Negative effects and changing strategies were found for the condition with interruptions, no differences were found for the two map variants. |
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TNO Defence, Security and Safety, Netherlands |
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| Publisher |
Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM |
Place of Publication |
Washington, DC |
Editor |
F. Fiedrich, B. Van de Walle |
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English |
Summary Language |
English |
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2411-3387 |
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9780615206974 |
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HCI for Emergencies |
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Conference |
5th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
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1001 |
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Jeannette N. Sutton; Leysia Palen; Irina Shklovski |
| Title |
Backchannels on the front lines: Emergent uses of social media in the 2007 Southern California Wildfires |
Type |
Conference Article |
| Year |
2008 |
Publication |
Proceedings of ISCRAM 2008 – 5th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
Abbreviated Journal |
ISCRAM 2008 |
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Issue |
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Pages |
624-631 |
| Keywords |
Disasters; Information science; Information systems; Communications activities; Crisis informatics; Information and Communication Technologies; Information practices; Information resource; Information shared; Southern California; Wildfire; Fires |
| Abstract |
Opportunities for participation by members of the public are expanding the information arena of disaster. Social media supports “backchannel” communications, allowing for wide-scale interaction that can be collectively resourceful, self-policing, and generative of information that is otherwise hard to obtain. Results from our study of information practices by members of the public during the October 2007 Southern California Wildfires suggest that community information resources and other backchannel communications activity enabled by social media are gaining prominence in the disaster arena, despite concern by officials about the legitimacy of information shared through such means. We argue that these emergent uses of social media are pre-cursors of broader future changes to the institutional and organizational arrangements of disaster response. |
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University of Colorado, Boulder, United States; University of California, Irvine, United States |
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| Publisher |
Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM |
Place of Publication |
Washington, DC |
Editor |
F. Fiedrich, B. Van de Walle |
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English |
Summary Language |
English |
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2411-3387 |
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9780615206974 |
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HCI for Emergencies |
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Conference |
5th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
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985 |
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