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Digital Humanitarian in the Sky The overflow of information
DigitalHumanitarianintheSky The overflow of information generated during disasters can be as paralyzing to humanitarianresponseastheabsenceofinformation.Mobilephones,neworbitingmicro‐ satellites, and now Unmanned Aerial Vehicles increasingly generate vast volumes of data duringmajordisasters.ThisflashfloodofinformationisoftenreferredtoasBigData,or Big Crisis Data. Making sense of this overflow of information is proving to be a near impossible challenge for traditional humanitarian organizations, which is precisely why they’re turning to Digital Humanitarians. In virtually real‐time, these cyber responders makesenseofvastvolumesofsocialmedia,SMSandimagerycapturedfromsatellitesand UAVs to support relief efforts worldwide. How? They craft and leverage human and machinecomputingsolutions.
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