ABSTRACT

In order to aid professionals in disaster management, efficient procedures and technologies are developed and adopted. This paper intends to present the results of a literature review on the use of the Internet of Things (IoT) in disaster management. Even though the IoT approach was defined many years ago, only recently its technologies have been enhanced and acquired greater clarity and scope. Internationally, scientific studies indexed in two databases, Scopus and Web of Science were found, selected and analyzed. Two portfolios of papers were generated: the first for the bibliometric analysis and, the second, leaner, for qualitative analysis retaining the contributions pertinent to the proposed theme. The literature review identified macro-discussions on the IoT in disaster management and applications of more specific devices or technologies. In disaster operations, the IoT is a target theme in the fields of Computer Science, Electronic Engineering and Environmental Engineering, especially useful in disaster mitigation, rescue, response, and recovery. The main positive impact is the facilitated communication between professionals, more robust data and monitoring of data for environmental management, first aid, people tracking, distribution of supplies and medicines, among other purposes.

摘要

为了帮助专业人士进行灾害管理，开发和采用了有效的程序和技术。本文旨在展示有关在灾害管理中使用物联网 (IoT) 的文献综述的结果。尽管物联网方法是多年前定义的，但直到最近它的技术才得到增强并获得了更大的清晰度和范围。在国际上，在 Scopus 和 Web of Science 两个数据库中索引的科学研究被发现、选择和分析。生成了两个论文组合：第一个用于文献计量分析，第二个用于定性分析，保留与拟议主题相关的贡献。文献综述确定了关于物联网在灾害管理中的宏观讨论以及更具体的设备或技术的应用。在灾害行动中，物联网是计算机科学、电子工程和环境工程领域的目标主题，尤其适用于减灾、救援、响应和恢复。主要的积极影响是促进了专业人士之间的沟通、更可靠的数据和数据监测，用于环境管理、急救、人员跟踪、物资和药品的分发等。