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Peter Gething and Andrew Tatem discuss the potential impact of mobile phone positioning data on disaster response and highlight challenges that must be addressed if use of this technology is to develop.

More information Original publication

DOI

10.1371/journal.pmed.1001085

Type

Journal article

Publication Date

2011-08-01T00:00:00+00:00

Volume

8

Keywords

Cell Phone, Demography, Disasters, Earthquakes, Emergency Medical Service Communication Systems, Haiti, Humans