Human and economic losses inflicted by disasters are still growing in the world in spite of technological advances. A recent case study from Estonia shows that mobile positioning data can play a key role in improving the availability of emergency assistance, reducing the risk to human life and health in crisis situations. Researchers from the University of Tartu together with private company Positium and the Estonian Rescue Board have developed a novel method for using mobile phone data to estimate the de facto population and population groups in potential disaster areas, and to assess population groups' spatio-temporal variation and vulnerability.

https://www.miragenews.com/mobile-positioning-boosts-crisis-management-1098168/

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