A gamified platform for civic engagement in early warning

Nowadays pervasive devices like smartphones are extremely common and people use them at any moment to share normal and exceptional circumstances through social networks. Emergency Management (EM) organizations and small and medium enterprises have demonstrated a growing interest towards this people's inclination and are developing smart applications to report potential risks to the authorities. In this context, a continuous collaboration between citizens and EM organizations is required to provide a better service. In this work, we describe a gamified mobile platform designed to support civic participation in early warning activities.

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