ABSTRACT

The overflow of information generated during disasters can be as paralyzing to humanitarian response as the lack of information. This flash flood of information‘social media, satellite imagery and more is often referred to as Big Data. Making sense of this data deluge during disasters is proving an impossible challenge for traditional humanitarian

chapter 1|24 pages

The Rise of Digital Humanitarians

chapter 2|24 pages

The Rise of Big (Crisis) Data

chapter 3|24 pages

Crowd Computing Social Media

chapter 6|14 pages

Artificial Intelligence in the Sky

chapter 9|18 pages

Digital Humanitarians in the Arab Spring

chapter 10|26 pages

Next-Generation Digital Humanitarians