Identifying Users’ Requirements for Emergency Mapping Team Operations in Small Island Developing States: Caribbean Perspective
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) increasingly face natural hazards that overwhelm their capacity to generate and share spatial-information to reduce human–economic losses. Under such circumstances, the emergency mapping team (EMT) enables a common operational picture of the impacted communities...
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| author | Gregorio Rosario Michel Fernando Manzano Aybar Leris Neris Guzmán Christian Villalta Calderón Teodoro Jiménez Durán Joep Crompvoets |
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| description | Small Island Developing States (SIDS) increasingly face natural hazards that overwhelm their capacity to generate and share spatial-information to reduce human–economic losses. Under such circumstances, the emergency mapping team (EMT) enables a common operational picture of the impacted communities. This paper aims to identify user requirements for EMT operations in the Caribbean and, based on those findings, improve the level of preparedness to deliver information-services that contribute to disaster risk management in the region. The results are built upon a case-study and a survey targeted for technical personnel responsible for emergency mapping in three Caribbean states: the Dominican Republic, Saint Lucia and Sint Maarten. Our findings revealed five user requirements for EMT operations: institutional arrangements, implementation of a Cloud-based spatial data infrastructure, linking community stakeholders, partnerships and capacity building. This study provides the foundation for future EMT developments in the Caribbean region and in others SIDS with similar settings in the world. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e95c207f337d4342936891c3ba4ce8182023-11-21T18:33:31ZengMDPI AGISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information2220-99642021-05-0110530710.3390/ijgi10050307Identifying Users’ Requirements for Emergency Mapping Team Operations in Small Island Developing States: Caribbean PerspectiveGregorio Rosario Michel0Fernando Manzano Aybar1Leris Neris Guzmán2Christian Villalta Calderón3Teodoro Jiménez Durán4Joep Crompvoets5Public Governance Institute (PGI), KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, BelgiumDepartamento de Tecnología de la Información y Comunicación, Servicio Geológico Nacional de la República Dominicana (SGN), Santo Domingo 10148, Dominican RepublicDepartamento de Tecnología de la Información y Comunicación, Servicio Geológico Nacional de la República Dominicana (SGN), Santo Domingo 10148, Dominican RepublicDepartment of Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Land Surveying, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico (PUPR), San Juan 00918, Puerto RicoEscuela de Agrimensura, Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña (UNPHU), Santo Domingo 10602, Dominican RepublicPublic Governance Institute (PGI), KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, BelgiumSmall Island Developing States (SIDS) increasingly face natural hazards that overwhelm their capacity to generate and share spatial-information to reduce human–economic losses. Under such circumstances, the emergency mapping team (EMT) enables a common operational picture of the impacted communities. This paper aims to identify user requirements for EMT operations in the Caribbean and, based on those findings, improve the level of preparedness to deliver information-services that contribute to disaster risk management in the region. The results are built upon a case-study and a survey targeted for technical personnel responsible for emergency mapping in three Caribbean states: the Dominican Republic, Saint Lucia and Sint Maarten. Our findings revealed five user requirements for EMT operations: institutional arrangements, implementation of a Cloud-based spatial data infrastructure, linking community stakeholders, partnerships and capacity building. This study provides the foundation for future EMT developments in the Caribbean region and in others SIDS with similar settings in the world.https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/10/5/307emergency mapping teamusers’ requirementsdisaster risk managementgeospatial information managementsmall island developing states |
| spellingShingle | Gregorio Rosario Michel Fernando Manzano Aybar Leris Neris Guzmán Christian Villalta Calderón Teodoro Jiménez Durán Joep Crompvoets Identifying Users’ Requirements for Emergency Mapping Team Operations in Small Island Developing States: Caribbean Perspective ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information emergency mapping team users’ requirements disaster risk management geospatial information management small island developing states |
| title | Identifying Users’ Requirements for Emergency Mapping Team Operations in Small Island Developing States: Caribbean Perspective |
| title_full | Identifying Users’ Requirements for Emergency Mapping Team Operations in Small Island Developing States: Caribbean Perspective |
| title_fullStr | Identifying Users’ Requirements for Emergency Mapping Team Operations in Small Island Developing States: Caribbean Perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Identifying Users’ Requirements for Emergency Mapping Team Operations in Small Island Developing States: Caribbean Perspective |
| title_short | Identifying Users’ Requirements for Emergency Mapping Team Operations in Small Island Developing States: Caribbean Perspective |
| title_sort | identifying users requirements for emergency mapping team operations in small island developing states caribbean perspective |
| topic | emergency mapping team users’ requirements disaster risk management geospatial information management small island developing states |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/10/5/307 |
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