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Examine The Role Of Social Media And Volunteered Geographic Information In 2014’S California Drought, Ligang Zhang
Examine The Role Of Social Media And Volunteered Geographic Information In 2014’S California Drought, Ligang Zhang
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Social media encompasses online communication platforms. Presently, it has been involved in the management and mitigation of crises and disasters. The paper discusses the use of social meida and Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) in the management of the 2014’s California drought. The significance of social media and volunteered geographic information is emphasized in the study. As well as factors that influence the suitability of the two, social media and voluntary geographic information in the whole process of managing the California drought are also explored. The SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis of one-way info-sharing, two-way info-sharing, rumor control, reconnection, …