Rapid assessment of disaster damage using social media activity

Abstract

Researchers show a correlation between per-capita social media activity and disaster damage, facilitating its rapid assessment.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Mar 04, 2016
Source ID
10.1126/sciadv.1500779

Entities

People

  • Esteban Moro
  • Haohui Chen
  • James H. Fowler
  • Manuel Cebrian
  • Nick Obradovich
  • Pascal Van Hentenryck
  • Yury Kryvasheyeu

Organizations

  • Australian National University
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
  • Ministry of Science and Technology
  • Monash University
  • National Science Foundation
  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography
  • United States Army Research Laboratory
  • Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
  • University of California, San Diego
  • University of Michigan

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Psychology