Evaluating flexibility and reliability in emergency response information systems

Proceedings of ISCRAM 2004 - 1st International Workshop on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 93-98

  Mahinda, Edward ^a   Whitworth, Brian ^a  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency response information systems; Evaluation; Flexibility; Questionnaire instrument; Reliability

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY SERVICES; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; SURVEYS;

CUSTOMIZABILITY; EMERGENCY RESPONSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS; EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEMS; EVALUATION; FLEXIBILITY; SYSTEM BREAKDOWN; TAILORABILITY;

RELIABILITY;

EID: 84905436213     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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