Use of Online Social Media for Emergency Response and Recovery

Authors

  • Razia Sharif Department of Computer Science Engineering, Military College of Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan
  • Arshad Ali Department of Computer Science Engineering, Military College of Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan
  • M. Shahjahan Raza Department of Computer Science Engineering, Military College of Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37591/jowet.v3i2.741

Abstract

In this age, the information technology sector has improvised so much that without it; it seems that we are handicapped. Nowadays, there are certain measures, which have been taken for the solution of everyday life emergent situations. The rescue brigade, fire brigade etc., are some of the services provided by a nation. These services are considered as an important factor in the development and progress of a country. Today, in every sector, there are more emergency related problems which are to be tackled then and there. In this regard, information technology plays its vital role. The social networking services, which apparently look like a source of passing leisure time, are not only used for this purpose, rather they can be and are being used to identify and mitigate the emergencies well there at the spot. Services such as FB, Twitter and WhatsApp, etc. are used efficiently to send a small message to inform/convey the emergency message to the required officials. 

Keywords: Social networking services, emergency message, information technology

Cite this Article Razia Sharif, Arshad Ali, Shahjahan Raza M. Use of Online Social Media for Emergency Response and Recovery. Journal of Web Engineering & Technology. 2016; 3(2): 15–20p. 

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Published

2016-08-17

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Vol. 3 No. 2 (2016)

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