Special Issue on Contextual Data for Crisis Management and Response

摘要

In May of 2016 the international community of scholars and practitioners focusing on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (ISCRAM) gathered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to hold their annual meeting. The ISCRAM Association's primary mission is to foster a community dedicated to promoting research and development, exchange of knowledge and deployment of information systems for crisis management, including the social, technical and practical aspects of all information and communication systems used or to be used in all phases of management of emergencies, disasters and crises, (iscram.org) This special issue draws from the very best papers presented at this meeting.