Incorporating information from multiple and non-traditional sources

Social media provides opportunities to enrich situational awareness. However, there is a

Prerequisite identified as necessary to achieve an intended outcome, implied or stated.

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to turn raw data into actionable information or intelligence by adding context, validating content and linking follow-on information to provide added value. Challenges lie with the amount of data to be treated and the integration of different formats of data and their displaying onto a unique environment. There are also issues regarding the trustworthiness of sources and the capturing of social media posts in real time on the

Unstable condition involving an impending abrupt or significant change that requires urgent attention and action to protect life, assets, property or the environment.
 

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scene (legal constraints).

References in the literature: this

Difference between the existing capabilities of responders and what was actually needed for effective and timely response.

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is widely recognised and described in the literature, often in relation with terrorist attacks types of crisis.