Big data-derived tool facilitates closer monitoring of recovery from natural disasters

(Texas A&M University) By analyzing peoples' visitation patterns to essential establishments like pharmacies, religious centers and grocery stores during Hurricane Harvey, researchers at Texas A&M University have developed a framework to assess the recovery of communities after natural disasters in near real time. They said the information gleaned from their analysis would help federal agencies allocate resources equitably among communities ailing from a disaster.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news