Spatio-temporal filtering techniques for the detection of disaster-related communication

Social Science Research

Volumn 59, Issue , 2016, Pages 137-154

  Fitzhugh, Sean M ^a   Ben Gibson, C ^a   Spiro, Emma S ^b   Butts, Carter T ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Ringgold Standard Institution Informatics   (United States)

Author keywords

Big data; Communication; Disasters; Event detection; Geography; Rumoring

Indexed keywords

DISASTER; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; RESEARCH;

COMMUNICATION; DISASTERS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; RESEARCH;

EID: 84970016281     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2016.04.023     Document Type: Article

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