The past three years have witnessed unprecedented growth of user-generated
volunteered geographic information (VGI) on the Web. Although scholars, decision
makers, and citizens have recognized the potential value of VGI in emergency
management, there exists no rigorous study on the availability, quality, and feasibility of
VGI for applications related to emergency management. This dissertation applies
methodologies of GIScience and computer science to present an overview of VGI and
explore its value in emergency management with the goal of developing a wiki GIS
approach for community emergency preparedness.
This dissertation research concludes that VGI and wiki GIS represent new
development in public participation in the production and use of geographic information.
In emergency management, VGI and wiki GIS suggest a new approach to incorporate
the general public in emergency response activities. By incorporating VGI in emergency
management, official agencies and the general public gain better situational awareness in
emergency management.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:tamu.edu/oai:repository.tamu.edu:1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-08-8458 |
| Date | 2010 August 1900 |
| Creators | Xu, Chen |
| Contributors | Sui, Daniel Z. |
| Source Sets | Texas A and M University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | thesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
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