CONTEXT MAP – A TOOL FOR CARTOGRAPHY SUPPORT IN CRISISMANAGEMENT
Eva Mulíčková, Gustav Šafr, Karel Staněk · 2010
Adaptive cartography aims to create the system that is adapted to the user´s context. The presented paper addresses the problems of context definition in crisis management, i.e. in field when a diverse group of professionals is involved in an emergency, each of them having a specific task and knowledge background. Here, universal maps are not efficient; to minimize the time of map interpretation the final cartographic product must be adapted to a specific user. Fundamental task for the adaptive mapping system design is the selection of factors defining the user’s context. On the example of flood emergency, the system of flood prevention, response and recovery in the Czech Republic is analyzed and the main activities of the involved authorities and professionals are specified. Based on the analysis, emergency context are defined based on the event, task, stage and operation range. Furthermore, relevancy of the information is discussed.