Usage of Social Media and Cloud Computing During Natural Hazards

Cloud Computing in Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 297-324

  Huang, Q ^a   Cervone, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloud computing; Data mining; Disaster coordination; Disaster management; Disaster relief; Social media

Indexed keywords

BIG DATA; CLOUD COMPUTING; DATA MINING; DISASTER PREVENTION; DISASTERS; EMERGENCY SERVICES; HAZARDS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; NETWORK FUNCTION VIRTUALIZATION; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURES; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; DISASTER RELIEF; EMERGENCY RESPONSE; RELIEF OPERATIONS; SITUATIONAL AWARENESS; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL MEDIA DATUM;

DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS;

EID: 84969716697     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-803192-6.00015-3     Document Type: Chapter

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