Geomathics tools and web-based open-source giscience public participation field approach for field data collection: Supports for a civil protection exercise in a hydrological risk scenario

Abstract

The improvements in the Information and Communication Technologies, coupled with the observed increase of frequency and intensity of extreme meteorological events, pushed many software houses to realize specific applications for the management of the communications between institutions and citizens during the emergencies. In this context, work methodology and specific instruments have been developed in order to analyze web based tools for field data collection, by mobile devices, and visualization, within a specific application customized for supporting civil protection activities during the emergencies. Methods and tools have been recently tested during a civil protection exercise managed by Piemonte Region, achieving good results both in the field data collection and in the web data management and visualization phases.