Mobile crowdsensing in disaster management
Citation: Cicek D, Kantarci B. Use of mobile crowdsensing in disaster management: A systematic review, challenges, and open issues. Sensors. 2023;23:1699.
Language: Abstract and full text available in EN.
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Funding sources: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Discovery Program.
What is this? Crowdsensing improves situational awareness and supports disaster management. In this systematic review, the authors searched for publications related to the use of mobile crowdsensing in disaster management. They searched in November 2022 and found 25 reports.
What was found: Sensors in smartphones (like cameras, Global Positioning System (GPS), and accelerometers) can capture visual, location, and movement information at a low cost. The studies showed that crowdsensing targeted the preparation, response, and recovery phases of the disaster management cycle. Most studies that proposed guidance on the use of crowd-sensed data for disaster management focused on data collection, generation, or processing.
Implications: The authors of the review stated that their findings identified how smartphone sensors were used to address different types of disaster management problems. The authors noted that there was an absence of guidance on crowdsensing technologies for disaster management authorities, and that more interdisciplinary research is warranted.
Other considerations: The authors of the review did not discuss their findings in the context of issues relating to health equity.
This summary was prepared by Joly Ghanawi, checked by Grace Meng, and finalized by William Summerskill.