@inproceedings{25577e3301884155b9c979e91c034f2d,
title = "IT infrastructure enabling open access for flood risk preparedness in South Africa",
abstract = "The paper focuses on the information technology infrastructure required for the evaluation and monitoring of risk relating to floods in South Africa. It may be argued that in the context of developing countries, flood preparedness is more valuable than the actual response to a flood disaster. The paper looks at this flood preparedness in the context of informal and semi-formal settlements. An information technology infrastructure is proposed that will allow decision makers to be alerted to possible flood high risk areas, and in so doing maximise preparedness.",
keywords = "Flood lines, Open system, Risk preparedness, Sensor web",
author = "\{Van Zyl\}, \{T. L.\} and C. Parbhoo and D. Moodley and B. Cwela and D. Umuhoza and P. Shabangu and A. Vahed",
year = "2009",
language = "English",
isbn = "9789163346040",
series = "ISCRAM 2009 - 6th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management: Boundary Spanning Initiatives and New Perspectives",
publisher = "Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM",
booktitle = "ISCRAM 2009 - 6th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management",
address = "Spain",
note = "6th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management: Boundary Spanning Initiatives and New Perspectives, ISCRAM 2009 ; Conference date: 10-05-2009 Through 13-05-2009",
}
