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Cloud computing is a way of supercomputing shares computer resources on Internet instead of using software or storage on local computers. It can provide scalable and on-demand services on computing, storage, software, and hardware with high reliability and safety to Internet users.
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Abdalla, R., Esmail, M. (2019). Cloud Computing and WebGIS for Disaster and Emergency Management. In: WebGIS for Disaster Management and Emergency Response. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03828-1_7
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