Machine learning for data-driven discovery in solid Earth geoscience
BACKGROUND The solid Earth, oceans, and atmosphere together form a complex
interacting geosystem. Processes relevant to understanding Earth's geosystem behavior …
interacting geosystem. Processes relevant to understanding Earth's geosystem behavior …
[LIBRO][B] Big crisis data: social media in disasters and time-critical situations
C Castillo - 2016 - books.google.com
Social media is an invaluable source of time-critical information during a crisis. However,
emergency response and humanitarian relief organizations that would like to use this …
emergency response and humanitarian relief organizations that would like to use this …
Volunteered geographic information and crowdsourcing disaster relief: a case study of the Haitian earthquake
This paper outlines the ways in which information technologies (ITs) were used in the Haiti
relief effort, especially with respect to web‐based map** services. Although there were …
relief effort, especially with respect to web‐based map** services. Although there were …
Twitter earthquake detection: earthquake monitoring in a social world
The US Geological Survey (USGS) is investigating how the social networking site Twitter, a
popular service for sending and receiving short, public text messages, can augment USGS …
popular service for sending and receiving short, public text messages, can augment USGS …
[HTML][HTML] LastQuake: From rapid information to global seismic risk reduction
Abstract The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), one of the top global
earthquake information centers, has been empirically develo** a multichannel rapid …
earthquake information centers, has been empirically develo** a multichannel rapid …
OMG earthquake! Can Twitter improve earthquake response?
Following the 12 May 2008 Wenchuan, China, earthquake, discussion circulated on the
Internet describing how the US Geological Survey's earthquake notification lagged behind …
Internet describing how the US Geological Survey's earthquake notification lagged behind …
[HTML][HTML] Rapid collaborative knowledge building via Twitter after significant geohazard events
Twitter is an established social media platform valued by scholars as an open way to
disseminate scientific information and to publicly discuss research results. Scientific …
disseminate scientific information and to publicly discuss research results. Scientific …
The importance of smartphones as public earthquake-information tools and tools for the rapid engagement with eyewitnesses: A case study of the 2015 Nepal …
R Bossu, M Laurin, G Mazet-Roux… - Seismological …, 2015 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
This study investigates how people affected by the 2015 Ghorka earthquake sequence in
Nepal have adopted and used the LastQuake smartphone application and associated …
Nepal have adopted and used the LastQuake smartphone application and associated …
Thumbnail‐based questionnaires for the rapid and efficient collection of macroseismic data from global earthquakes
The collection of earthquake testimonies (ie, qualitative descriptions of felt shaking) is
essential for macroseismic studies (ie, studies gathering information on how strongly an …
essential for macroseismic studies (ie, studies gathering information on how strongly an …
Crowdsourcing triggers rapid, reliable earthquake locations
In many cases, it takes several minutes after an earthquake to publish online a seismic
location with confidence. Via monitoring for specific types of increased website, app, or …
location with confidence. Via monitoring for specific types of increased website, app, or …