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Table 4 Simulation parameters

From: Using social media for sub-event detection during disasters

Parameter

Description

Value

percGeotagged

Perc. of geotagged posts

10%, 15%, 20%

percGeneric

Perc. of generic posts

10%, 20%, 30%

distrGeoInfoInText

Distribution of geotagging information in the text of a post (PoI/district/street/city)

[0.1, 0.1, 0.2, 0.6] [0.1, 0.2, 0.2, 0.5] [0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 0.4]

numSubEvents

Number of sub-events

5, 10, 20

postPerSubEvent

Min. and max. number of posts for sub-event

[10, 50], [20, 100], [30, 150]

subEventRadius

Min. and max. radius of the area where the sub-event occurred

[50, 100], [50, 150], [50, 200]

distrSubEventPosts

Distribution of sub-event posts among levels (PoI/district/street/city level)

[0.6, 0.2, 0.1, 0.1] [0.5, 0.2, 0.1, 0.1] [0.4, 0.2, 0.1, 0.3]

numSeeds

Number of seeds to be used

10

numSubEvents

Number of sub-events

5, 10, 20

numSeeds

Number of seeds to be used

10

subEventTypes

Types of sub-events

[Damage building, ...]

analysisArea

Analysis area in which posts are generated

[Geographic coordinates ...]

dictionaries

Dictionary of terms by type

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  1. Default values are shown in bold