A Big Data Reference Architecture for Emergency Management

Nowadays, we are witnessing a shift in the way emergencies are being managed. On the one hand, the availability of big data and the evolution of geographical information systems make it possible to manage and process large quantities of information that can hugely improve the decision-making process...

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Published in:Information (Basel) 2020-12, Vol.11 (12), p.569
Main Authors: Iglesias, Carlos A., Favenza, Alfredo, Carrera, Álvaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access control
Architecture
Big Data
Communication
Crowdsourcing
crowdworking
Data processing
Decision making
disaster management
Disaster recovery
Disasters
Emergency management
Emergency preparedness
Evacuations & rescues
Geographic information systems
Management decisions
Prevention
Quality control
Satellites
Social networks
Software
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Summary:Nowadays, we are witnessing a shift in the way emergencies are being managed. On the one hand, the availability of big data and the evolution of geographical information systems make it possible to manage and process large quantities of information that can hugely improve the decision-making process. On the other hand, digital humanitarianism has shown to be very beneficial for providing support during emergencies. Despite this, the full potential of combining automatic big data processing and digital humanitarianism approaches has not been fully realized, though there is an initial body of research. This paper aims to provide a reference architecture for emergency management that instantiates the NIST Big Data Reference Architecture to provide a common language and enable the comparison of solutions for solving similar problems.
ISSN:2078-2489
2078-2489
DOI:10.3390/info11120569