An ontology of information for emergency management

8th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management: From Early-Warning Systems to Preparedness and Training, ISCRAM 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Galton, Antony ^a   Worboys, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Information; Ontology

Indexed keywords

CIVIL DEFENSE; DISASTERS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; ONTOLOGY;

COMMON OPERATING PICTURES; EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; HUMAN VOLUNTEERS; INFORMATION; INFORMATION INTEGRATION; INTEGRATION PROBLEMS;

RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84905647843     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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