SOCIETIES DM User Questionnaire

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General Questions

Educational level

Gender

Male

Female

Age

What is your Background?

Operational

Academic

Support

Other

Tech Questions

How many years of experience do you have in Disaster Management Relief?

How many hours per day do you usually spend using electronic devices (e.g. mobile phones, PDA, PC, Notebook)?

More than 4

From 2 to 4

Less than 2

What kind of phone do you have?

Internet Applications Phone

Traditional 3G Smart Phone

WAP or non-Internet Phone

Other

How do you interact with your phone?

Touchscreen and a few buttons

Touchscreen and keypad (both qwerty and traditional)

Keypad only

Other

How often do you use SMS for communication a day?

0-5 Times a day

5-10 Times a day

10-20 Times a day

20 or more Times a day

How often do you open the Internet on your mobile phone for browsing?

0-5 Times a day

5-10 Times a day

10-20 Times a day

20 or more Times a day

Social Network Questions

How often do you use social networking sites (SNSs: Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, LinkedIn), blogging sites (Twitter, Blogger, Blogspot, WordPress) and Instant Messaging applications (IMs: Skype, Live Messenger, ICQ, AIM, Google Talk)?

What social networks do you use?

What are the social reasons for using your social network?

None

Gaming

Keep in touch with friends

See my friends photos

Organise parties and events

Networking with friends of friends

Keeping track of friends birthdays

Other

What is the amount of personal information that you share in social networking sites?

What are the professional reasons for using your social network?

None

Make new connections

Keep in touch with previous colleagues

New job opportunities

Consulting opportunities

Freelancing opportunities

Other

While using a social networking site, have you joined any groups?

I have joined groups to be informed of news and events regarding the topic of the group

I have joined groups to show that I'm interested in the topic of the group

I have joined groups to meet other people that are interested in the topic of the group

Other

Have you ever used a location-aware social networking site (L-A SNS) such as Foursquare and/or Facebook Places?

Yes

Community Questions

What type of Communities do you belong to in real life (i.e. not online) or you may be interested in joining? You may select more than one options.

Communities built based on ties of family, friendship, kinship, communication/interaction, authority/hierarchy, trust, shared membership, nationality, language, or other forms of social relationships

Communities of persons sharing common interests (service-related interests, financial/business interests, hobbies, etc.)

Communities of persons sharing a common belief, idea, or goal

Communities of persons sharing common experiences or background or knowledge

Communities of persons sharing the same geographic location (current location, or location/area of residence or work, etc.), including communities of persons that are often co-located (e.g. family members, colleagues, fellow students, classmates, residents of the same building, neighbours)

Other

Why are you a member of some of the above Communities?

I am not a member of any such Communities

To meet people with similar interests, beliefs, ideas, goals, experiences, background or knowledge, or people I have other bonds/ties with

To get involved in activities with the persons above

To exchange views, information, material, experiences on my topics of interest

To stay up to date with topics that interest me

To get informed about events I may be interested in

For business purposes

I hate spending time alone

Other

Rate the manner/degree you feel that Communities in real life serve you?

How often do you meet or communicate with members of real-life Communities?

Do your Communities and your Social Networks overlap?

No, but it would be good if I could overlap them when I choose to

No, and that’s ok

Yes, and it doesn’t work too well

Yes, and I’m very satisfied with the results

The question does not have a simple answer

Other

Disaster Management Questions

The following questions should reflect your experiences with the Disaster Management Tool (DMT). The range of possible answers goes from strong disagreement on the statement, to a strong agreement.

Are there any functionalities you would recommend to be included into the DMT?

Are there any functionalities you identified, that in your opinion are unnecessary?

What do you like most in the DMT?

What do you dislike most in the DMT?

If your answer was yes to the previous question, please select which one of the following applies to you?

The L-A SNS is allowed to pick up my location updates and post them to my profile automatically

The L-A SNS is allowed to pick up my location updates but asks me to confirm posting them to my profile (and sharing it with my friends)

I choose when the L-A SNS gets access to my location information and then I choose whether to post them in my profile

Other

What kind of data do you usually use in a disaster situation?

Which is the basic means of communication during a disaster?

Do you use any system for person management? (e.g. track of missing people, victim identification etc.)

Do you use any system for resource management? (e.g. management, logistics management, relatives notification etc.)

Do you currently use any Disaster Management Tool? If 'yes' please specify.

Yes

Please Specify

How critical is fast and accurate retrieval of each type of data/context?