Retrieval and summarization of microblogs posted after a disaster event: SMERP 2017 dataset

<p>This is the dataset used in the Data Challenge track of the ECIR 2017 Workshop on Exploitation of Social Media for Emergency Relief and Preparedness (<a href="https://www.computing.dcu.ie/~dganguly/smerp2017/">SMERP 2017</a>).</p> <p>The Data Challenge track was about extracting and summarizing information relevant to a set of practical information needs (topics) that are critical for post-disaster relief operations, such as need and availability of resources, infrastructure damage and restoration, etc. The track used a dataset of tweets / microblogs posted during the August 2016 earthquake in central Italy. Specifically, the data challenge consisted of two tasks:<br> (1) Retrieve the microblogs that are relevant to the given set of topics, and<br> (2) Summarizing the microblogs that are relevant to the given set of topics. &nbsp;</p> <p><br> This dataset can be used to develop algorithms for retrieval and summarization of microblogs that are useful for post-disaster relief operations, in the aftermath of a disaster.</p> <p>For more details, refer to the <a href="https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3130338">workshop report.</a></p>