An Experimental Evaluation of a Crowdsourcing-Based Approach for Flood Risk Management

De Brito Moreira, R., Degrossi, L.C. and De Albuquerque, J. P. (2015) An Experimental Evaluation of a Crowdsourcing-Based Approach for Flood Risk Management. In: 18th Ibero-American Conference on Software Engineering (CIBSE 2015), Lima, Peru, 22-24 Apr 2015, pp. 393-403. ISBN 9789972825804

Abstract

Volunteered geographic information (VGI) is a potential source of information to complement other sources in flood risk management. However, there is still not enough experimental evidence about the usefulness of VGI in different situations and scenarios. We conducted an experimental evaluation for verifying if VGI, obtained through a crowdsourcing platform, can be useful for the flood risk management context. The experiment occurred in two points of the watershed of Sao Carlos/ SP in Brazil with 15 participants. The results show that volunteered geographic information is, in average, comparable to sensor data. Thus, we can conclude that using crowdsourcing for producing VGI can be a useful source for flood risk management.

• Item Type: Conference Proceedings
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Porto de Albuquerque, Professor Joao
• Authors: De Brito Moreira, R., Degrossi, L.C., and De Albuquerque, J. P.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Urban Studies
• Journal Name: CIBSE 2015 - XVIII Ibero-American Conference on Software Engineering
• ISBN: 9789972825804

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