Natural hazard-induced disasters have caused catastrophic damage and loss to buildings,
infrastructure, and the affected communities as a whole during the recent decades and their …

The idea of 'citizen as sensors' has gradually become a reality over the past decade. Today,
Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) from citizens is highly involved in acquiring …

This paper presents a vision for a Disaster City Digital Twin paradigm that can:(i) enable
interdisciplinary convergence in the field of crisis informatics and information and …

During natural and man-made disasters, people use social media platforms such as Twitter
to post textual and multimedia content to report updates about injured or dead people …

Abstract People increasingly use Social Media (SM) platforms such as Twitter and Facebook
during disasters and emergencies to post situational updates including reports of injured or …

During a public health crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic, a credible and easy-to-access
information portal is highly desirable. It helps with disease prevention, public health …

Multimedia content in social media platforms provides significant information during disaster
events. The types of information shared include reports of injured or deceased people …

This paper proposed and tested an integrated textual–visual–geo framework to enhance
social sensing techniques in smart city digital twins in the context of disasters. Effective and …

The analysis of natural disaster-related multimedia content got great attention in recent
years. Being one of the most important sources of information, social media have been …

People increasingly use microblogging platforms such as Twitter during natural disasters
and emergencies. Research studies have revealed the usefulness of the data available on …