View source for Operationalizing crowdsourcing through mobile applications for disaster management in India

{{Guideline
|Publishing Organisation=Vibhas Sukhwani & RajibShaw
|Language=English
|Year Published=2020
|Target Audience=Businesses, Researchers
|Status=Published
|Covers Thematic=Crowdsourcing
|Audience Experience Level=Advanced
|Source Website=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590061719300523
|Synopsis='''Highlights of this scientific paper  ''(not a guideline)'' '''
* Assessed the current state of 33 freely available disaster-related mobile apps in India.
* Most of the disaster-related mobile apps are found to be primarily educational apps.
* The outreach of current disaster-related apps in India is found to be highly limited.
* Specific suggestions for enhancing community outreach are discussed.
* Key challenges for operationalizing app-based crowdsourcing are also discussed.


'''Abstract'''
* The lack of real-time data on emergent disasters often restrains the decision maker's ability to counter its impacts, especially in developing countries like India. 
* In this regard, the idea of leveraging mobile applications ‘apps’ for crowdsourcing disaster-related information has recently gained high prominence. 
* To operationalize app-based crowdsourcing, this paper methodically investigates the current state of 33 freely-accessible disaster-related mobile apps in India. 
* The study finds that majority of these apps are primarily educational, and their overall outreach is highly limited. 
* It concludes with specific suggestions for enhancing community outreach, ensuring user-friendly interface and promoting Global Positioning System ‘GPS’ based apps.
|Is Archived=No
|Data Sources=Crowd
}}