Geographic variability of Twitter usage characteristics during disaster events

Twitter is a well-known microblogging platform for rapid diffusion of views, ideas, and information. During disasters, it has widely been used to communicate evacuation plans, distribute calls for help, and assist in damage assessment. The reliability of such information is very important for decisi...

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Main Authors: Kiran Zahra, Frank O. Ostermann, Ross S. Purves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-07-01
Series:Geo-spatial Information Science
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10095020.2017.1371903