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This is a survey for the EU FP7 project ICT SOCIETIES, it will take about 15 minutes to complete.
Your information will be digitally recorded and will remain confidential.

If you feel uncomfortable answering any question, please skip that question and continue to the next. You may withdraw from the survey at any point.
 
 
General Questions
 
 
 
Highest Educational level

 
Secondary level
 
Higher level education
 
Degree
 
Postgraduate
 
Other
 

 
 
 
Gender
 
Male
 
Female
 
 
 
Age
 
18-24 years
 
25-35 years
 
36-45 years
 
46-54 years
 
55-64 years
 
Over 65 years
 
 
 
How many years of experience do you have in Disaster Management Relief?
 
Less than a year
 
Less than 5 years
 
5-15 years
 
over 15 years of experience
 
 
 
Technology Background Experience
 
 
 
The following questions are designed to deepen our understanding of technologies you use and are familiar with in everyday life. This information could help us to design tools that are intuitive and usable in emergency situations.
 
 
How often do you use the following equipment, in your everyday life?
All the time Once or twice daily Once or twice weekly Once or twice monthly Never
Mobile Phone
PDA/SmartPhone
Laptop/Netbook
Desktop Computer
Dictaphone / Recording Device
Media Player
GPS
Printer/Scanner/Fax
Digital Camera
Tetra/Tetrapol/PMR/Other radio
 
 
Please indicate which social media, if any, you use in everyday life?
 
None
 
Facebook
 
Linkedin
 
Twitter
 
MySpace
 
YouTube
 
Flickr
 
Couchsurfing
 
Special Interest Social Network
 
Blogger
 
Wordpress
 
Skype
 
Instant Messaging tools
 
Other (please list below)

 
 
 
Would a specialised social network be useful for any of the following emergency management actions? Please tick all that apply and explain your answer in the space provided below.
 
For exchanging best practices
 
For promoting other agency or organisation contacts
 
Posting announcements for trainings
 
Distributing information to media
 
Other (please specify)
 

 
 
 
During a disaster mission?
   
Outside of the disaster mission?
   
Please explain your answer.
   
 
 
 
Disaster Management Questions
 
 
 
The following questions are related to disaster relief. Their objective is to identify the needs of Disaster Management teams for technologies (in both, hardware and software) that could support you during operations.
 
 
 
Which functionalities listed below could you imagine using in software for disaster management support? Please tick all that apply.
 
Tracking your position and keeping other team members informed about it
 
Communicating your current activity to team members or mission control
 
Support for logistics and resource management
 
Other (please specify)
 

 
 
Which of the following technologies do you use, or would see value in using in disaster management situations?
Yes, I use this. No, but this could be useful. No, and I don't see value in this.
Instant Messaging/Chat
IRC
Email
Video call
GPS
Video cameras
Digital cameras
Digital barometer
Bio-sensors (e.g. monitoring a heart rate)
 
 
Please list any other technologies you think could be relevant or useful below.
   
 
 
 
What in your opinion is the best means of communication during the unprecedented event of a disaster?
   
 
 
 
What are your requirements for extra hardware (e.g. sensors, mobile devices) you would have to carry to enable these functions?
   
 
 
 
Would it be an advantage or disadvantage to have sharing of information among all of these devices or technologies? Please explain your answer.
   
 
 
 
In which situations could you imagine addressing a worldwide community to help solve disaster relief problems?
   
 
 
 
How much would you rely on disaster relief related information (such as road status or road maps) coming from a worldwide community?
   
 
 
 
Thank you very much for your time and effort.
 
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