An Event-Driven Platform for Agility Management of Crisis Response

The Medical Information System (MedISys) is a fully automatic 24/7 public health surveillance system monitoring human and animal infectious diseases and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) threats in open-source media. In this article, we explain the technology behind MedISys, deJens P. Linge Joint Research Centre of the European Commission Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen Global Security and Crisis Management Unit, Italy Ralf Steinberger Joint Research Centre of the European Commission Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen Global Security and Crisis Management Unit, Italy Flavio Fuart Joint Research Centre of the European Commission Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen Global Security and Crisis Management Unit, Italy Stefano Bucci Joint Research Centre of the European Commission Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen Global Security and Crisis Management Unit, Italy Jenya Belyaeva Joint Research Centre of the European Commission Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen Global Security and Crisis Management Unit, Italy Monica Gemo Joint Research Centre of the European Commission Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen Global Security and Crisis Management Unit, Italy Delilah Al-Khudhairy Joint Research Centre of the European Commission Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen Global Security and Crisis Management Unit, Italy Roman Yangarber University of Helsinki, Department of Computer Science, Finland Erik van der Goot Joint Research Centre of the European Commission Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen Global Security and Crisis Management Unit, Italy DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-987-3.ch009