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Facebook Disaster Maps: Aggregate Insights for Crisis Response & Recovery
Paige Maas
author
Shankar Iyer
author
Andreas Gros
author
Wonhee Park
author
Laura McGorman
author
Chaya Nayak
author
P. Alex Dow
author
2019
Iscram
Valencia, Spain
English
After a natural disaster or other crisis, humanitarian organizations need to know where affected people are located
and what resources they need. While this information is difficult to capture quickly through conventional methods,
aggregate usage patterns of social media apps like Facebook can help fill these information gaps.
In this paper, we describe the data and methodology that power Facebook Disaster Maps. These maps utilize
information about Facebook usage in areas impacted by natural hazards, producing aggregate pictures of how the
population is affected by and responding to the hazard. The maps include insights into evacuations, cell network
connectivity, access to electricity, and long-term displacement.
In addition to descriptions and examples of each map type, we describe the source data used to generate the maps,
and efforts taken to ensure the security and privacy of Facebook users. We also describe limitations of the current
methodologies and opportunities for improvement.
crisis mapping
crisis informatics
GIS
social media
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PaigeMaas_etal2019
Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response And Management
Iscram 2019
Franco
Z
editor
González
J
J
editor
Canós
J
H
editor
16th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (ISCRAM 2019)
2019
Iscram
Valencia, Spain
conference publication
978-84-09-10498-7
2411-3387
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