TY - GEN
T1 - Profile of a typical mobile SMS user in emergency situations
T2 - 2nd International Conference on Science in Information Technology, ICSITech 2016
AU - Nugraheni, Dinar Mutiara Kusumo
AU - De Vries, Denise
PY - 2017/2/13
Y1 - 2017/2/13
N2 - Employing existing technology for a new purpose has become popular, especially in mobile phone technology. In the context of use for early warning messages, the existing technology that is commonly used is SMS (Short Messaging Services). This study focuses on understanding the profile of a typical mobile SMS user in emergency situations in an urban flood prone area. This profile was assessed based on the mobile devices' preparedness; ease of use (EOU) for using SMS, confidence in SMS skill, satisfaction and frequency of use (FOU). A survey was conducted in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia for data collection. The respondents for this study were voluntarily respondents. Our study found that the user's level of education and FOU for SMS, influences the usage of SMS in emergency conditions.
AB - Employing existing technology for a new purpose has become popular, especially in mobile phone technology. In the context of use for early warning messages, the existing technology that is commonly used is SMS (Short Messaging Services). This study focuses on understanding the profile of a typical mobile SMS user in emergency situations in an urban flood prone area. This profile was assessed based on the mobile devices' preparedness; ease of use (EOU) for using SMS, confidence in SMS skill, satisfaction and frequency of use (FOU). A survey was conducted in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia for data collection. The respondents for this study were voluntarily respondents. Our study found that the user's level of education and FOU for SMS, influences the usage of SMS in emergency conditions.
KW - disaster preparedness
KW - early warning messages
KW - emergency condition
KW - flood
KW - mobile services
KW - mobile SMS user profile
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85016208271&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/ICSITech.2016.7852615
DO - 10.1109/ICSITech.2016.7852615
M3 - Conference contribution
T3 - Proceeding - 2016 2nd International Conference on Science in Information Technology, ICSITech 2016: Information Science for Green Society and Environment
SP - 97
EP - 102
BT - Proceeding - 2016 2nd International Conference on Science in Information Technology, ICSITech 2016
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Y2 - 26 October 2016 through 27 October 2016
ER -