Applications of Big Data in Disaster Management: A Review

Abstract

Disasters can be both manmade or natural, but the consequences have been atrocious and require swift action to manage the devastating impact. The digital footprint is being left behind at a huge rate in the modern world. The overwhelming digital interactions across the technology-oriented world has necessitated the need of an efficient way to organise and utilise them for a better tomorrow. With ease of access to the internet and high percentage of e-literacy rates, involvement of the citizens of the world in the digital arena is increasing at an impeccable exponential rate. This data is generated at the rate of a quintillion bytes per day and has a total probability to increase furthermore. This paper was synthesized in an effort to consolidate the existing technology in handling the crisis with innovation. In this context, the paper has talked about the utility of big data and the related technological concepts, which help to monitor or detect the hazard, mitigate the efforts in tackling it, and systemize the post-disaster recovery process statistically.