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Author Tiziana Catarci; Massimiliano De Leoni; Andrea Marrella; Massimo Mecella; Manfred Bortenschlager; Renate Steinmann
Title The WORKPAD project experience: Improving the disaster response through process management and geo collaboration Type Conference Article
Year 2010 Publication ISCRAM 2010 – 7th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management: Defining Crisis Management 3.0, Proceedings Abbreviated Journal ISCRAM 2010
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Data integration; Disasters; Information systems; Management information systems; Mobile devices; Risk management; Development cycle; Disaster response; Emergency management; Emergency response; Process management; Process management systems; Project experiences; User centered designs; Emergency services
Abstract In complex emergency/disaster scenarios teams from various emergency-response organizations collaborate with each other to achieve a common goal. In these scenarios the use of smart mobile devices and applications can improve the collaboration dynamically. The lack of basic interaction principles can be dangerous as it could increase the level of disaster or can make the efforts ineffective. The paper focuses on the description of the main results of the project WORKPAD finished in December 2009. WORKPAD worked on a two-level architecture to support rescue operators during emergency management. The use of a user-centered design methodology during the entire development cycle has guaranteed that the architecture and the resulting system meet the end-user requirements. The feasibility of its use in real emergencies is also proven by a demonstration showcased in July with real operators. The paper includes the qualitative and quantitative showcase results and mentions some guidelines which can be useful for persons who want to develop emergency-management systems.
Address Dipartimento di Informatica e Sistemistica, SAPIENZA Universit , Rome, Italy; Salzburg Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Austria
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Publisher Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM Place of Publication Seattle, WA Editor S. French, B. Tomaszewski, C. Zobel
Language English Summary Language English Original Title
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Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 2411-3387 ISBN Medium
Track Technologies and Tools Expedition Conference 7th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management
Notes Approved (up) no
Call Number Serial 381
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