Question

________ tools gather information from sources such as e-mails, text messages, and tweets and make the information instantly and publicly available for use in emergencies.

A) Social networking
B) Crowdsourcing
C) Crisis-mapping
D) Affective computing

Answer 1

C) Crisis-mapping is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

• Crisis-mapping tools gather information from sources such as e-mails, text messages, and tweets and make the information instantly and publicly available for use in emergencies.

• Crisis mapping is normally conducted to provide maps that have important geographic information related to response and analyze the data during a crisis such as natural disasters, social conflict,political conflict.

• Crisis mapping goal is to prepare and produce data that will be beneficial during the crisis

• Data is provided online to the disaster affected people by the Crisis mappers.