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  title info:
    title: Exploring volunteered geographic information (VGI) for emergency management
    sub title: toward a wiki GIS framework
  name:
    name part: Xu, Chen.
    role:
      role term: creator
  name:
    name part: Sui, Daniel Z.
    role:
      role term: thesis advisor.
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: txu
    date issued: 2011
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: remote
    extent: 1 online resource.
  abstract: 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.
  note: by Chen Xu.
  note: "Major Subject: Geography"
  note: Title from author supplied metadata (automated record created 2011-11-01 09:04:20).
  note: Electronic resource.
  note: Doctor of Philosophy Texas A&M University 2010 http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-08-8458
  note: Includes bibliographical references.
  note: Text (Dissertation)
  subject:
    topic: Major geography
  subject:
    topic: Volunteered Geographic Information
  subject:
    topic: GIS
  subject:
    topic: Emergency Management
  identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-08-8458
  record info:
    record content source: TXA
    record creation date: 111108
    record change date: 20151202144027.0
    record identifier: in00002718276