By searching public posts, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency fulfills its duty to provide decision-makers with past, present and future insights into locations during a global emergency. The NGA isn’t the only agency augmenting their data analysis efforts, analysis and mapping with the inclusion of public social media feeds. There are many ways that real-time public data via the crowd, secured from social media, can augment data analysis, mapping and decision making.
Public Social Media feeds mapped in Syria (Image Credit: DefenseOne) [Read more…] about 10 Ways industry and government are using social media feeds in webmaps and apps
