Difference between revisions of "Operationalizing crowdsourcing through mobile applications for disaster management in India"
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+ | |Publishing Organisation=Vibhas Sukhwani & RajibShaw | ||
|Language=English | |Language=English | ||
|Year Published=2020 | |Year Published=2020 | ||
− | | | + | |Target Audience=Businesses, Researchers |
|Status=Published | |Status=Published | ||
− | | | + | |Covers Thematic=Crowdsourcing |
− | | | + | |Audience Experience Level=Advanced |
|Source Website=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590061719300523 | |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. | ||
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+ | '''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 | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:13, 14 August 2023
Created: 9 December 2021
Last edited: 14 August 2023
Last edited: 14 August 2023
Quick Facts
Publishing Organisation:
Vibhas Sukhwani & RajibShawYear:
2020Languages:
EnglishStatus:
PublishedCovers Thematic
Target audience
Audience experience level
Disaster Management Phase
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.
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