EQSA: Earthquake Situational Analytics from Social Media [article]

Huyen N. Nguyen, Tommy Dang
2019 arXiv   pre-print
This paper introduces EQSA, an interactive exploratory tool for earthquake situational analytics using social media. EQSA is designed to support users to characterize the condition across the area around the earthquake zone, regarding related events, resources to be allocated, and responses from the community. On the general level, changes in the volume of messages from chosen categories are presented, assisting users in conveying a general idea of the condition. More in-depth analysis is
more » ... ed with topic evolution, community visualization, and location representation. EQSA is developed with intuitive, interactive features and multiple linked views, visualizing social media data, and supporting users to gain a comprehensive insight into the situation. In this paper, we present the application of EQSA with the VAST Challenge 2019: Mini-Challenge 3 (MC3) dataset.
arXiv:1910.08881v1 fatcat:zozrnaqb3jhtvblkmmh2wt6pdu