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Author T.L. Van Zyl; C. Parbhoo; Moodley; Cwela; D. Umuhoza; P. Shabangu; A. Vahed
Title IT infrastructure enabling open access for flood risk preparedness in South Africa Type Conference Article
Year 2009 Publication ISCRAM 2009 – 6th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management: Boundary Spanning Initiatives and New Perspectives Abbreviated Journal ISCRAM 2009
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Keywords Developing countries; Information systems; Open systems; Decision makers; Flood disaster; High-risk areas; Information technology infrastructure; IT infrastructures; Open Access; Sensor web; South Africa; Floods
Abstract The paper focuses on the information technology infrastructure required for the evaluation and monitoring of risk relating to floods in South Africa. It may be argued that in the context of developing countries, flood preparedness is more valuable than the actual response to a flood disaster. The paper looks at this flood preparedness in the context of informal and semi-formal settlements. An information technology infrastructure is proposed that will allow decision makers to be alerted to possible flood high risk areas, and in so doing maximise preparedness.
Address ICT4EO, Meraka Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa; School of Computer Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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Publisher Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM Place of Publication Gothenburg Editor J. Landgren, S. Jul
Language English Summary Language English Original Title
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ISSN 2411-3387 ISBN 9789163347153 Medium
Track Humanitarian Actions and Operations Expedition Conference 6th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management
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Call Number Serial 1048
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Author Fabian Wucholt; Yeliz Yildirim-Krannig; Mareike Mähler; Uwe Krüger; Clemens Beckstein
Title Cultural analysis and formal standardised language-A mass casualty incident perspective Type Conference Article
Year 2011 Publication 8th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management: From Early-Warning Systems to Preparedness and Training, ISCRAM 2011 Abbreviated Journal ISCRAM 2011
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Keywords Hardware; Information systems; Knowledge engineering; Ontology; Cultural analysis; Dynamic scenarios; Inter-organisational; IT infrastructures; Mass casualty incidents; Organisational culture; Standardised language; Knowledge based systems
Abstract Handling highly dynamic scenarios as they arise in mass casualty incident (MCI) situations requires lots of information about the situation and an extremely flexible IT infrastructure that can assist in managing the inci-dent. Normally, rescue workers from different organisational cultures do not communicate across their organisa-tional boundaries, but in an MCI they have to efficiently collaborate in order to successfully manage the inci-dent. In this paper we argue that qualitative cultural analysis can provide important insights into the design of techno-logical systems that are to be deployed in inter-organisational settings like an MCI. We will show how the engi-neering of complex knowledge based systems for such scenarios can profit from the results of such an analysis.
Address Intercultural Business Communication, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena, Germany; Institute of Computer Science, AI Working Group, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Germany
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Publisher Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM Place of Publication Lisbon Editor M.A. Santos, L. Sousa, E. Portela
Language English Summary Language English Original Title
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ISSN 2411-3387 ISBN 9789724922478 Medium
Track User Centred Design Process for EMIS Expedition Conference 8th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management
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Call Number Serial 1106
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