Rapid and near Real-time Assessments of Population Displacement Using Mobile Phone Data Following Disasters: The 2015 Nepal Earthquake

Conclusions The value of CDRs when integrated with more traditional data sources within modelling frameworks has been shown across multiple disease, development and disaster application examples. The field of CDR analytics in the humanitarian space is therefore moving beyond pilot studies and towards a more mature and operationally valuable platform. Here we have shown how this can be achieved in a disaster response situation through the partnership of scientists, mobile network operators and response agencies. The work described is not a single study, but the initiation of an ongoing dynamic and near-real time monitoring system, providing data support to a country with high levels of poverty, and populations that are highly vulnerable to the effects of natural disasters and disease outbreaks. Competing Interests The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Source: PLOS Currents Disasters - Category: Global & Universal Authors: Source Type: research