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International Journal of Digital Earth Volume 3, 2010 - Issue 3: Early warning and disaster management: the importance of geographic information (Part A)
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Crowdsourcing geographic information for disaster response: a research frontier

Michael F. Goodchild Center for Spatial Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106-4060, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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J. Alan Glennon Center for Spatial Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106-4060, USA
Pages 231-241 | Received 18 Jan 2010, Published online: 15 Apr 2010

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