Digital humanitarians how big data is changing the face of humanitarian response / [electronic resource] :
Patrick Meier.
- Hoboken : CRC Press, 2015.
- 1 online resource (xxviii, 224 p.) : ill. b&w.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ch. 1. The Rise of Digital Humanitarians -- Ch. 2. The Rise of Big (Crisis) Data -- Ch. 3. Crowd Computing Social Media -- Ch. 4. Crowd Computing Satellite and Aerial Imagery -- Ch. 5. Artificial Intelligence for Disaster Response -- Ch. 6. Artificial Intelligence in the Sky -- Ch. 7. Verifying Big Crisis Data with Crowd Computing -- Ch. 8. Verifying Big Data with Artificial Intelligence -- Ch. 9. Digital Humanitarians in the Arab Spring -- Ch. 10. Next-Generation Digital Humanitarians.
The overflow of information generated during disasters can be as paralyzing to humanitarian response as the lack of information. Making sense of this information--Big Data--is proving an impossible challenge for traditional humanitarian organizations, which is precisely why they're turning to Digital Humanitarians. This new humanitarians mobilize online to make sense of vast volumes of data--social media and text messages; satellite and aerial imagery--in direct support of relief efforts worldwide. How? They craft ingenious crowdsourcing solutions with trail-blazing insights from artificial intelligence. This book charts the spectacular rise of Digital Humanitarians, highlighting how their humanity coupled with innovative Big Data solutions is changing humanitarian relief for forever.